Philippines landing and overflight permits

01Which flights need a permit

Private, charter and other non-scheduled flights entering Philippine airspace need a permit from CAAP, whether they land or overfly the Manila FIR. Charter flights may also need approval from the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), and non-scheduled commercial operators landing in the country need a Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC).

02Lead time and fees

Permit approvals typically take 48 to 72 hours. The FAOC takes two to three weeks, although a local agent can often obtain a one-off landing permit while it is being processed. Navigation and CAAP fees are paid before the permit is issued, and they are calculated from the routing, so send the exact route with the request.

Overflight permits are generally valid for 72 hours from the approved date. Changes to the registration, aircraft type, date, times or entry and exit points need a revision.

03Documents for a Philippines permit

Provide:

• Operator name, call sign, aircraft type, registration and MTOW
• Schedule, routing and Manila FIR entry and exit points
• Purpose of flight
• AOC and FAOC, for charter flights
• Certificates of registration and airworthiness and insurance, when requested
• Crew and passenger details

Business aviation mostly uses Manila (RPLL), Clark (RPLC) and Mactan-Cebu (RPVM). Manila is congested, so Clark is often the easier choice.

04How we handle Philippine permits

Send us the aircraft, routing and schedule. Our OCC checks the current Philippine requirements for your flight type, prepares the request, files it and follows it up until the permit number is issued. We then pass it to the crew and the flight plan, and revise it if the schedule moves.

We arrange the permits for the rest of the routing in the same trip file, with overflight permits for the countries you cross and landing permits at your destination.