Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority

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Operations

ovd1.jpgBULATSA provides continuous air navigation services to the aircraft over an area of approximately 145 000 square km from a single area control center (Sofia ACC). During 2008 over 500 000 overflights of have been serviced, without any delay due to operational constraints.

Sofia ACC

Sofia ACC is located in the building of the Common National Air Traffic Control Centre (CNATCC), in proximity to Sofia Airport. Sofia ACC provides ATS in the Sofia flight information region (Sofia FIR) and the airspace of the Black Sea aquatory where Republic of Bulgaria is responsible for the air traffic service.

Sofia ACC handles up to 1,200 overflights in 24 hours during the peak summer season. Sofia ACC has the capacity to provide services by 11 civil area control sectors and 2 sectors for civil/military co-ordination. Each sector is equipped with two identical air traffic controller working positions - executive and planning CWPs.


Services provided at Bulgarian airports

ovd3.jpgBULATSA provides ATM services to landing and departing aircraft from three Approach Control Units:

  • Sofia;
  • Varna;
  • Burgas,

and from five Aerodrome Control Towers situated at the international airports of Sofia, Varna, Burgas, Plovdiv and Gorna Oryahovitsa.