Weather & Notams

Notice to airmen (NOTAM)

A NOTAM is a notice distributed by means of the Aeronautical Fixed Service (AFS) containing information concerning the establishment, withdrawal and significant changes in operational capability of radio navigation and air-ground communication services, the timely knowledge  of which is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations.

A NOTAM shall be originated and issued promptly whenever the information to be disseminated is of a temporary nature and of short duration or when operationally significant permanent changes or temporary changes of long duration are made at short notice (except for extensive text or graphics)

NOTAMS are originated and issued for South Africa for the entire area consisting of:

• Cape Town FIR
• Johannesburg FIR and
• Johannesburg Oceanic FIR
• Lesotho and Swaziland are excluded as they publish their own NOTAMS