AIP Supplement for HUNGARY 002/2026

1. Background

The European Union (EU) employs restrictive measures to prevent conflict or respond to emerging or current crises. These include flight bans, flight restrictions, supply and service bans as well as individual sanctions on persons and lists of entities.

2. Flight bans

2.1 Military invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation (Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014)

2.1.1 Flight ban

Any aircraft operated by Russian air carriers, including as a marketing carrier in code-sharing or blocked-space arrangements, any Russian registered aircraft and any non-Russian-registered aircraft which is owned or chartered, or otherwise controlled by any Russian natural or legal person, entity or body are prohibited to land in the territory of Hungary, take off from the territory of Hungary or overfly the territory of Hungary. The prohibition in this para shall also apply to any other aircraft which is used for a non-scheduled flight and with regard to which a Russian natural or legal person, entity or body is in a position to effectively determine the place or time of its take-off or landing. The prohibition in this paragraph shall not apply to aircraft that have a maximum seating capacity of 4 persons and a maximum take-off mass of no more than 2000 kg when used for private, non-corporate flights carried out within the territory and airspace of Hungary for recreational purposes or for the purpose of training for private pilot licences and related ratings with Union training providers.

2.1.2 Information requirements for operators of non-scheduled flights

For the purpose of verifying compliance with the flight ban, aircraft operators of non-scheduled flights shall provide the competent authorities of the Member State of departure, destination or overflight with the following information upon request:

credible and satisfactory information regarding the actual ultimate beneficial owner of the aircraft,
information regarding the natural or legal person, entity or body ultimately chartering the aircraft,
a general declaration,
a passenger manifest,
official documents displaying the full names, birth dates, birth places and nationalities of all passengers and the crew members.

2.1.3 Non-scheduled flights between Russia and Hungary

Aircraft operators of non-scheduled flights between Russia and Hungary, operated directly or via a third country, shall notify all relevant information concerning the flight to their competent authorities prior to their operation, and at least 48 hours in advance. Required documents: see 2.1.2.Contact: lrfo@ekm.gov.hu

2.2 Restrictions for Belarusian air carriers

(Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006)Any aircraft operated by Belarusian air carriers, including as a marketing carrier in code-sharing or blocked-space arrangements, are prohibited to land in the territory of Hungary, take off from the territory of Hungary or overfly the territory of Hungary.

2.3 Derogations

The flight ban under 2.1-1 shall not apply in the case of an emergency landing or an emergency overflight. Humanitarian flights (HUM), medical evacuations and ambulance flights (MEDEVAC /HOSP) with aircraft that fall under the flight ban in 2.1.1 require a derogation. Enquiries should be sent to: lrfo@ekm.gov.hu with ‘DATE’, ‘EOBT’, ‘ADEP’ and ‘ADES’.

3. Individual sanctions, sanctioned entities, listings

Entry restrictions and other restrictive measures apply to a large number of people. The assets of organisations and persons may be frozen. Air carriers must ensure that they do not make funds or economic resources available to such persons and organisations. This may include a ban on the provision of air transport services.

3.1 Sanctioned persons and entities, travel restrictions

Current list of sanctioned persons, entities: https://www.sanctionsmap.eu/

3.2 Belarusian air navigation service provider Belaeronavigatsia

It is forbidden to make funds or economic resources directly or indirectly available to the Belarusian air navigation service provider.

4. Legal bases and FAQs

4.1 Legal basis

The EU regulations on which the measures are based apply

directly in every Member State of the European Union;
on board any aircraft under the jurisdiction of a Member State;
to any natural person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State;
to any legal person, entity or body, inside or outside the territory of the Union, which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;
to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.

Violations of the directly applicable restrictive measures of the EU can have consequences under criminal and regulatory law.

Decisions as part of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) / European regulations:

Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial
Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus
Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine

4.2 Supplementary information and FAQs

Sector FAQs: https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/the-agency/faqs/eu-restrictive-measures-against-russia https://finance.ec.europa.eu/publications/aviation_en https://data.europa.eu/apps/eusanctionstracker/

5. REPLACED NOTAMS

This SUP replaces the following NOTAMs: A1564/26, A1636/26, A1637/26, A1638/26

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