1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this AIC is to inform Spanish airspace users of the changes that will take place in the Aeronautical Information Offices (AIO) of most Spanish Airports.
2. CONTEXT
Aeronautical Information Offices (AIO) are responsible for providing pre-flight and post-flight information services to end-users (pilots, airlines, etc.). Currently, the AIO are located in the operations offices of the aerodromes/heliports to which they provide services.
In these offices, users have access to the different items of the Integrated Documentation, essential cartography and Pre-Flight Information Bulletins, as well as physical terminals for accessing ICARO and the ENAIRE website, additionally, verbal information is provided on request.
Currently, the pre-flight and post-flight information functions described in ICAO Annex 15 are provided in Spain by the following means:
Online via the ENAIRE website:
AIO offices at airports and heliports.
International NOTAM office (NOF).
This change involves a transition from the current scenario, where AIO offices are physically located in the airports of the AENA network, to another scenario where ENAIRE will provide the AIO service centrally, from a single office, for 42 airports in the AENA network.
The Centralised AIO Office will be integrated into the current International NOTAM Office (NOF), located at the Madrid ACC, in Torrejón de Ardoz.
Within this new context, the current AIO offices of the AENA Network airports will cease to provide pre-flight and post-flight information and will no longer offer physical terminals for user access to ICARO and the ENAIRE website. All other assigned functions related to the distribution of local information bulletins and AIS data originator will be maintained.
3. AREA OF APPLICATION
The following table lists the AENA AIO that will cease to provide AIO services following this change:
ID | AIO OFFICE |
LECO | A CORUÑA |
LEAG | ALGECIRAS |
LEAL | ALICANTE/Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández |
LEAM | ALMERÍA |
LEAS | ASTURIAS |
LEBL | BARCELONA/Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat |
LEBB | BILBAO |
LEBG | BURGOS/Villafría |
GECE | CEUTA |
LEBA | CÓRDOBA |
GCHI | EL HIERRO |
GCFV | FUERTEVENTURA |
LEGE | GIRONA |
GCLP | GRAN CANARIA |
LEGR | GRANADA/Federico García Lorca. Granada-Jaén |
LEHC | HUESCA/Pirineos |
LEIB | IBIZA |
LEJR | JEREZ |
GCGM | LA GOMERA |
GCLA | LA PALMA |
GCRR | LANZAROTE/César Manrique Lanzarote |
LERJ | LOGROÑO |
LEMD | MADRID/Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas |
LECU | MADRID/Cuatro Vientos |
LEMG | MÁLAGA/Costa del Sol |
GEML | MELILLA |
LEMH | MENORCA |
LEMI | MURCIA/Aeropuerto de la Región de Murcia |
LEPA | PALMA DE MALLORCA |
LEPP | PAMPLONA |
LERS | REUS |
LELL | SABADELL |
LESO | SAN SEBASTIÁN |
LEXJ | SANTANDER/Seve Ballesteros-Santander |
LEST | SANTIAGO/Rosalía de Castro |
LEZL | SEVILLA |
GCXO | TENERIFE NORTE/Ciudad de La Laguna |
GCTS | TENERIFE SUR |
LEVC | VALENCIA |
LEVX | VIGO |
LEVT | VITORIA |
LEZG | ZARAGOZA |
4. MODE OF OPERATION OF THE CENTRALISED AIO OFFICE
The ENAIRE Centralised AIO service will be provided for airports in the AENA Network by the Aeronautical Information Division through the International NOTAM Office (NOF) and the same means of contact, on a 24H basis.
Contact details of the Centralised AIO Office / International NOTAM Office (NOF):
TEL: +34-913 213 137/138
E-mail: unof@enaire.es
Changes with the mode of operation of the Centralised AIO
For airports in the AENA network:
The AIO service will no longer be provided in person and therefore the possibility of using the pre-flight and post-flight information service in person will cease to exist.
The physical terminals of the current AIO enabling access to ICARO XXI and the ENAIRE AIP website will be removed.
When the transition to the Centralised AIO has been completed, the service will be provided H24.
5. DEADLINES FOR THE CHANGEOVER
The AIO service will be transferred from AENA to ENAIRE on the AIRAC date of 20-FEB-25.
6. PUBLICATION OF USER INFORMATION
The operational change will be published by AIRAC amendment at the aerodromes and heliports concerned.
The changes introduced in the AIRAC amendments will affect the AD part and the GEN 3.1 part of the AIP Spain.