Paluknys Airfield

NEW AIR NAV OBSTACLE ERECTED AS FLW: IDENT: EYC0105, PSN: 562308N 0222626E, OBST TYPE: TOWER, ELEV 758FT/HGT 525FT, LGTD. REF AIP ENR 5.4 AIR NAV OBST AND ALL RELEVANT C

NEW GROUP OF AIR NAV OBSTACLES ERECTED AT FLW PSN: 1ST PSN: 544558N 0235822E, IDENT: EYC0107, TYPE: WINDMILL FARMS, ELEV 1034FT/HGT 784FT, LGTD. 2ND PSN: 544558N 0235951E, IDENT: EYC0106, TYPE: WINDMILL FARMS, ELEV 1032FT/HGT 784FT, LGTD. REF AIP ENR 5.4 AIR NAV OBST AND ALL RELEVANT C

LAUNCH OF LIGHT UNMANNED FREE MET BALLOON WITH ATTACHED RADIO- SONDE (DIST BTN BALLOON AND RADIOSONDE 55M) WILL TAKE PLACE FM PSN 545259.29N 0235010.72E (ATZ/RMZ ALEKSOTAS). -BALLOON CHARACTERISTICS: COLOUR- WHITE, WT- 500G PLUS APRX WT OF RADIOSONDE 100G, DIAMETER UP TO 190CM. -FREQ 401.000MHZ. -LAUNCH PERIOD/TIME : FROM 01 JAN 2026 TIL 31 DEC 2026/1130UTC (POSS DLA UP TO 30MIN), ONE BALLOON DAILY, FLT DUR UP TO 2HR. -BALLOON TRAJECTORY DEPENDS ON WX/MET COND. -EXP TO REACH 18000M WI 1HR. -CEILING: 25000M. -BALLOON BURST TIME: APRX 1300UTC -OPS CTC: +370 648 06 572, +370 648 05 759. RMK: ACT SUBJ PRIOR PHONE: +370 706 94599 COOR AND APV WITH ATS UNIT IS REQUIRED 30MIN BEFORE LAUNCH

NEW AIR NAV OBSTACLE ERECTED AS FLW: IDENT: EYC0108, PSN: 550709N 0225500E, OBST TYPE: WINDMILL, ELEV 961FT/HGT 787FT, LGTD. REF AIP ENR 5.4 AIR NAV OBST AND ALL RELE- VANT CHARTS

AIR NAV OBST IDENT EYC0078 CHANGED AS FLW: OBST PSN TO READ 550634N 0225155E INSTEAD OF 550609N 0225023E, OBST TYPE TO READ: WINDMILL FARMS INSTEAD OF WINDMILL, OBST ELEV TO READ 942FT INSTEAD OF 485FT, OBST HGT TO READ 787FT INSTEAD OF 331FT. REF AIP ENR 5.4 AIR NAVIGATION OBSTACLES

AIR NAV OBST IDENT EYC0070 COMPLETELY WITHDRAWN. REF AIP ENR 5.4 AIR NAV OBSTACLES AND RELEVANT CHARTS

NEW GROUP OF AIR NAV OBSTACLES ERECTED AT FLW PSN: 1ST PSN: 560235N 0222555E, IDENT: EYC0109, TYPE: WINDMILL FARMS, ELEV 1274FT/HGT 820FT, LGTD. 2ND PSN: 555715N 0222734E, IDENT: EYC0110, TYPE: WINDMILL FARMS, ELEV 1242FT/HGT 820FT, LGTD. 3RD PSN: 560054N 0222405E, IDENT: EYC0111, TYPE: WINDMILL FARMS, ELEV 1250FT/HGT 820FT, LGTD. REF AIP ENR 5.4 AIR NAV OBSTACLES AND RELEVANT CHARTS

REF AIP SUP 03/26 'UPDATED SIAULIAI AD TACAN DATA AND IAC FOR MIL ACFT', AMEND ITEM 1 OF CHANGES: AFTER TACAN SQQ COORD DELETE TEXT: CH - 100X, COVERAGE - 80NM

OMNI-DIRECTIONAL DEPARTURE FROM RWY 08/26 IS AUTHORIZED FM 0500 TO 2000 UTC WINTER TIME, 0400-1900 UTC SUMMER TIME. REF AIP EYKA AD 2.22 FLIGHT PROCEDURES, PARA 3 IFR DEPARTURE, ITEM 3.2.4

PRECAUTION - UNAUTHORIZED UNMANNED FREE BALLOONS FLIGHTS WITH ATTACHED BOXES APPROXIMATELY 30KG WITH SMUGGLED ITEMS MAY BE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN PART OF LITHUANIA, ENTERING FROM BELARUSIAN AIRSPACE INTO LITHUANIAN AIRSPACE. TEMPORARY AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS MAY BE EXPECTED

MILITARY INVASION OF UKRAINE BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION. LITHUANIAN AIR OPERATORS AND OWNERS OF AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN LITHUANIA SHALL NOT ENTER UIR KYIV (UKBU), FIR LVIV (UKLV), FIR KYIV (UKBV), FIR DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV), FIR SIMFEROPOL (UKFV), FIR ODESA (UKOV), FIR ROSTOV-NA-DONU (URRV). SAID OPERATORS AND AIRCRAFT OWNERS SHALL ALSO AVOID FLIGHT OPERATIONS WITHIN THE BUFFER ZONE EXTENDING OUT TO 200NM ALONG THE UKRAINE/RUSSIA BORDER. OPERATIONS WITHIN THE FIR CHISINAU (LUUU) AIRSPACE SHALL ONLY BE UNDERTAKEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE AERONAUTICAL PUBLI- CATIONS ISSUED BY REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA. OPERATORS ARE REMINDED THAT OPERATIONS WITHIN FIR MINSK (UMMV) ARE PROHIBITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EASA SAFETY DIRECTIVES SD-2021-02 AND SD-2021-03. ADDITIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND FLIGHT PLANNING DECISIONS SHALL BE TAKEN BEFORE OPERATING IN THE FOLLOWING AIRSPACE: MOSCOW (UUWV)

ALL NON-COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS FROM REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION ARE ALLOWED WITH THE PRIOR PEERMISSION ONLY. PERMIS- SIONS ARE ISSUED BY LITHUANIAN TRANSPORT SAFETY ADMINISTRATION VIA EMAIL: SANKCIJOS(AT)LTSA.LT AT LEAST 96HR BEFORE THE FLIGHT

UKRAINIAN CRISIS - ALL RUSSIAN REGISTERED AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT OWNED, CHARTERED OR OPERATED BY NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSONS FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OR BY OPERATORS HOLDING AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE (AOC) ISSUED BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AUTHORITIES ARE PROHIBITED TO ENTER, EXIT OR OVERFLY LITHUANIAN AIRSPACE EXCEPT HUMANITARIAN, SAR AND LEASED AIRCRAFT ONE-WAY RETURN- FLIGHTS WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE APPROPRIATE LITHUANIAN AUTHORITIES AND IN CASE OF EMERGENCY LANDING OR EMERGENCY OVER- FLIGHT

ACCORDING TO THE COUNCIL REGULATION IT IS PROHIBITED FOR ANY AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY BELARUSIAN AIR CARRIERS,INCLUDING MARKETING CARRIERS IN CODESHARING OR BLOCKED-SPACE ARRANGEMENTS, TO LAND IN, TAKE-OFF FROM OR OVERFLY THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,EXCEPT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY LANDING OR EMERGENCY OVER- FLIGHT

FOLLOWING EASA SAFETY DIRECTIVE SD NR. 2021-02 LITHUANIAN AIR CARRIERS AND CAPTAINS OF ACFT IN CHARGE OF AIR SERVICE MANAGED BY CARRIERS HOLDERS OF OPERATING LICENCE ISSUED BY LITHUANIA, WHETHER THEY ARE CONTRACTUAL CARRIERS AND/OR DE FACTO CARRIERS, OR PERFORMING AIR SERVICE WITH COMMERCIAL CHARTER AGREEMENT OR WITH CODE SHARING AND TO ALL FLIGHT PERFORMED WITH LITHUANIAN ACFT REGISTRATION, SHALL NOT CONDUCT OPERATIONS IN MINSK FIR (UMMV) UNLESS THE USE OF THAT AIRSPACE IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATION IN CASE OF UNFORESSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS INBOUND LITHUANIAN AIRSPACE ARE RECOMMENDED TO AVOID BELARUS MINSK FIR (UMMV)