Dear Valued ARINCDirect Customer,     

  

Airspace users have reported GPS spoofing in the Iraq FIR (ORBB) which has led EASA to publish Safety Notice 2022-02R1 and for ORBB A0716/23 FIR NOTAM to be issued.

The reported affected airways are UM860 and UM688 in the ORBB (Baghdad) FIR, close to the Iranian border. When reviewing your international flight plans, please route via the suggested routing in the latest ORBB NOTAM and reference the EASA Safety Notice for additional details. 


BAGHDAD FIR 

ORBB A0721/23 02NOV0000-15NOV2359

AIRAC EFFECTIVE DATE 02 NOV 2023 NIL.

 

ORBB A0716/23 03OCT1900-02DEC2359

GPS JAMMING OR SPOOFING INTERFERENCE WITHIN THE NORTHREN PART OF

IRAQ OPERATORS SHOULD INFORM ATC IMMEDIATELY AND EXPECT RADAR

VECTORING.

 

ORBB A0678/23 05OCT0000-18OCT2359

AIRAC EFFECTIVE DATE 05 OCT 2023 NIL.

 

ORBB A0641/23 05AUG0000-04NOV2359

CIVILIAN AIRLINES HEADING SOUTHBOUND SHOULD BE FLIGHT PLAN,

AS FOLLOWS:

RATVO UM688 KEDIM DCT SISIN UM688 SIDAD

CIVILIAN AIRLINES HEADING NORTHBOUND CAN FLIGHT PLAN, AS FOLLOWS:

TASMI UL602 GADSI UM860 SEPTU DCT VUSEB UM860 NINVA

TASMI UL602 ALPET L718 DEBNI DCT SEVKU L718 KABAN

ALL FLIGHTS MUST BE AT FL280 OR ABOVE AT OR BEFORE DEBNI TO REMAIN

CLEAR OF PROHIBITED AREA OR/P 401 AS PUBLISHED IN AIP

FROM FL280 - UP TO UNL

 

ORBB A0640/23 05AUG0000-04NOV2359

FLIGHTS WITH THE FOLLOWING DESTINATIONS CAN FLIGHT PLAN AS

FOLLOWS:

- TO ORER: TASMI UL602 GADSI UM860 NAMDI DCT RER

- TO ORSU: TASMI UL602 GADSI UM860 NAMDI DCT SUL

REF AIP PAGE ENR 1.10-3, PARA. 4.6.4 AND 4.6.5.



If you prefer to avoid the FIR altogether, you can add ORBB to the “Avoid FIR” line or IRQ to the “Avoid Country(ies)” line when flight planning.

If you have any questions or need routing assistance, please contact our 24x7 Flight Operations team at 1-866-321-6060 (International: +1 410-266-2266) or email flightops@arinc.com. 

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