GEN 2  TABLES AND CODES

GEN 2.1   MEASURING SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT MARKINGS, HOLIDAYS

GEN 2.1.1   UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

The following table of units of measurement will be used by aeronautical stations within Vilnius FIR for air and ground operations.

FOR MEASUREMENT OFUNITS USED
Distance used in navigation, position reporting, etc. generally in excess of 2 nautical milesNautical Miles and tenths
Relatively short distances such as those relating to aerodromes (e.g. runway lengths)Metres
Altitudes, elevations and heightsFeet
Horizontal speed including wind speedKnots
Vertical rateFeet per minute
Wind direction for landing and taking offDegrees Magnetic
Wind direction except for landing and taking offDegrees True
Visibility including runway visual rangeKilometres or Metres
Altimeter settingHectopascal
TemperatureDegrees Centigrade
WeightMetric tons or Kilogrammes
TimeHours and Minutes, the day of 24 hours beginning at midnight UTC

GEN 2.1.2   TEMPORAL REFERENCE SYSTEM

General

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the Gregorian calendar are used by navigation services and in publications issued by the Aeronautical Information Service.

Reporting of time, is expressed to the nearest minute, e.g. 12:40:35 is reported 1241.

In the AIP and associated publications the expression “summer period” will indicate that part of the year in which the “daylight saving time” is in force. The other part of the year will be named the “winter period”.

The “summer period” in Lithuania will be introduced every year on the last Sunday in March at 0100 UTC and it will cease on the last Sunday in October at 0100 UTC.Times applicable during the “summer period” are given in brackets. Local time is:

  • UTC plus 2 HR, during the winter period;
  • UTC plus 3 HR, during the summer period.

GEN 2.1.3   HORIZONTAL REFERENCE SYSTEM

1   Name/destination of systemName/designation of the reference system

All published geographical coordinates indicating latitude and longitude are expressed in terms of the World Geodetic System - 1984 (WGS-84-84) geodetic reference datum.

2   ProjectionIdentification and parameters of the projection

Projection is expressed in term of Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM).

3   EllipsoidIdentification of the ellipsoid used

Ellipsoid is expressed in terms of the World Geodetic System – 1984 (WGS-84) ellipsoid.

4   DatumIdentification of the datum used

The World Geodetic System – 1984 (WGS-84) is used.

5   Area of application

The area of application for the published geographical coordinates coincides with the area of responsibility of the Aeronautical Information Service, i.e. the entire territory of the Republic of Lithuania as well as the airspace over the high sea encompassed by the Vilnius Flight Information Region in accordance with the regional air navigation agreement.

6   Use of an asterisk to identify published geographical coordinatesAn explanation of the asterisk used to identify coordinates

An asterisk (*) will be used to identify those published geographical coordinates which have been transformed into WGS-84-84 coordinates but whose accuracy of original field work does not meet the accuracy requirements in ICAO Annex 11, Chapter 2 and ICAO Annex 14, Volumes I and II, Chapter 2.

GEN 2.1.4   VERTICAL REFERENCE SYSTEM

1   Name/destination of the reference system

The vertical reference system corresponds to mean sea level (MSL).

2   Geoid modelDescription of the geoid model used

The geoid model used is the Earth Gravitational Model 1996 - (EGM-96).

GEN 2.1.5   AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY AND REGISTRATION MARKS

The nationality mark for aircraft registered in the Republic of Lithuania are the letters LY.The nationality mark is followed by a hyphen and a registration mark consisting of 3 letters, e.g. LY-ABC.

GEN 2.1.6   PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Name2023202420252026
New Year’s Day01 JAN01 JAN01 JAN01 JAN
Independence Day16 FEB16 FEB16 FEB16 FEB
Re-establishment of the State11 MAR11 MAR11 MAR11 MAR
Easter09, 10 APR31 MAR,
1 APR
20, 21 APR05, 06 APR
International Labour Day01 MAY01 MAY01 MAY01 MAY
Mother’s Day07 MAY05 MAY04 MAY03 MAY
Father’s Day04 JUN02 JUN01 JUN07 JUN
Midsummer Day24 JUN24 JUN24 JUN24 JUN
Day of Statehood06 JUL06 JUL06 JUL06 JUL
Assumption Day15 AUG15 AUG15 AUG15 AUG
All Saint's Day01, 02 NOV01, 02 NOV01, 02 NOV01, 02 NOV
Christmas Eve24 DEC24 DEC24 DEC24 DEC
Christmas Days25, 26 DEC25, 26 DEC25, 26 DEC25, 26 DEC