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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Press Release – FAA Statement–Notice to Airmen Issued for Ben Gurion International Airport

Press Release – FAA Statement–Notice to Airmen Issued for Ben Gurion
International Airport
For Immediate Release

July 22, 2014
Contact: Kristie M. Greco
Phone: (202) 267-3883
http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=16694


At 12:15 EDT on July 22, 2014, the FAA issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)
informing U.S. airlines that they are prohibited from flying to or from
Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport for a period of up to 24 hours.
The notice was issued in response to a rocket strike which landed
approximately one mile from Ben Gurion International Airport on the morning
of July 22, 2014. The NOTAM applies only to U.S. operators, and has no
authority over foreign airlines operating to or from the airport.

The FAA immediately notified U.S. carriers when the agency learned of the
rocket strike and informed them that the agency was finalizing a NOTAM.

The FAA will continue to monitor and evaluate the situation. Updated
instructions will be provided to U.S. airlines as soon as conditions permit,
but no later than 24 hours from the time the NOTAM went into force.

The text of the NOTAM reads:

!FDC 4/3630 ZZZ PART 1 OF 2 SECURITY ISRAEL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
SITUATION—ISRAEL AIRSPACE DUE TO THE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION CREATED
BY THE ARMED CONFLICT IN ISRAEL AND GAZA, ALL FLIGHT OPERATIONS TO/FROM BEN
GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LLBG) BY U.S. OPERATORS ARE PROHIBITED UNTIL
FURTHER ADVISED. A. APPLICABILITY. THIS NOTAM APPLIES TO ALL U.S. AIR
CARRIERS OR COMMERCIAL OPERATORS, ALL PERSONS EXERCISING THE PRIVILEGES OF
AN AIRMAN CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE FAA EXCEPT SUCH PERSONS OPERATING
U.S.-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER, AND ALL OPERATORS OF
AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT WHERE THE OPERATOR OF SUCH
AIRCRAFT IS A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER. B. PERMITTED OPERATIONS. THIS NOTAM DOES
NOT PROHIBIT PERSONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH A FROM CONDUCTING FLIGHT
OPERATIONS WITHIN THE TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE OF ISRAEL WHEN SUCH OPERATIONS
ARE AUTHORIZED EITHER BY ANOTHER AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WITH
THE APPROVAL OF THE FAA OR BY AN EXEMPTION ISSUED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.
1407221615-1407231615EST END PART 1 OF 2

!FDC 4/3630 ZZZ PART 2 OF 2 SECURITY OPERATORS SHOULD CALL THE DOMESTIC
EVENTS NETWORK (DEN) AT 202-493-5107 FOR AUTHORIZATION. C. EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS. IN AN EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE DECISION AND ACTION FOR
THE SAFETY OF THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF AN AIRCRAFT MAY DEVIATE
FROM THIS NOTAM TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY THAT EMERGENCY. THIS NOTAM WILL BE
UPDATED WITHIN 24 HOURS, OPERATORS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR U.S. NOTAMS
FOR CHANGES OR UPDATES. 1407221615-1407231615EST END PART 2 OF 2

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