The air traffic rules and procedures applicable to air traffic in Vilnius FIR conform with ICAO Annex 2 Rules of the Air Annex 11 Air, Traffic Services and Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Air Traffic Management Doc 4444, and the Regional Supplementary Procedures ICAO Doc 7030, except the differences listed in GEN 1.7.
All operations of hot-air balloons have to be performed according to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395 of 13 March 2018 laying down detailed rules for the operation of balloons pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Rules for Hot-air Balloon flights in Aerodrome Control Zones and Terminal Control Areas, approved by the order No. 2BE-111 of 11 May 2023 of the Director of Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration.
Operations of unmanned aircraft have to be performed according to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 of 24 May 2019 on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft. More detailed information is available on the website www.ans.lt.
In accordance with the requirements set down in SERA.3401 Paragraph d) of the Rules of the Air in Annex to the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 923/2012, the air traffic service units shall, prior to an aircraft taxiing for take-off, provide the pilot with the correct time on request (CAA Director’s Letter No. 12R-2207 of 2 November 2015).
An aerobatic flight may be performed above the water or terrain (aerodrome) surface, and parameters of the flight shall be so as to safeguard appropriate margins for safe altitude and distance to an obstacle. An aerobatic flight in the controlled airspace may be operated only by an aircraft with an operating radar transponder and only upon receiving a clearance for such flight by an air traffic controller, and keeping to all his/her instructions. The pilot-in-command of an aircraft in aerobatic flight is responsible for flight safety and separation from other aircraft performing aerobatic flights in the same part of airspace as well as from obstacles on the terrain and in the air.
An aerobatic flight may be performed in conformity with the Regulation on Aircraft in Aerobatic Flight approved by CAA Director’s Order No 4R-208 of 25 October 2016 and shall comply with the provisions of European Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council.