Please apply for Overflight and Landing permit requests by visiting the link https://portal.gcaa.aero/.
- Overflight/Enroute and Landing Permit
- Information Required
- Exemptions
- Permit Request Procedure
- Payment Details
OverFlight/Enroute and Landing Permit
All non-scheduled flights into, from or over the territory of The Gambia shall be required to obtain a permit at least 72 hours before date of the intended flight.
Scheduled overflight for operators not operating into The Gambia, same rate applied.
The following charges shall be applicable:
Single Request
Landing……………. USD 150.00
Overflight………….USD 150.00
Information Required
The request for Overflight/Enroute and Landing Permits must include the following information:
- Name of Operator
- Address of Operator
- Type Of Aircraft
- Registration
- Call sign
- Estimated Date and Time of Arrival
- Point of Departure and Destination
- Name and Address of Charterer/Local Agent or contact in The Gambia (only Landing request)
- Telephone and Fax
- Pilot’s Name and Nationality
- of souls on board
- Purpose of flight
- Type of Cargo on board
- Type of Arms and Ammunition on board
- Full Itinerary in the Airspace/Routing (point of entry and exit)
- Any other information
- Base of Aircraft
- Billing Address including Email address and Telephone Number.
NOTE: Besides the above, provide BIO-DATA of crew and passengers for landing request only.
Exemptions
Presidential – Aircraft carrying the head of state NB: All presidential flight permit requests must be channelled through the Ministry of Transport.
- Permit Request Procedure
- Send all permit requests to the portal by this link https://portal.gcaa.aero/
- A Reference Number shall be issued to you upon submission of the required information.
- All payments must indicate the Reference Number issued at (b) above.
- Copy of the pay-in-slip or payment instruction/advice must be forwarded to email@gcaa.aero and email@gcaa.aero.
NB: All payments made are NOT REFUNDABLE.
- A permit number shall be issued to you upon successful clearance
- Non-compliance with the procedures mentioned above shall result in a refusal of permit request.
Payment Details
Please arrange to make all payments for permit requests to either of the following:
- By Credit Card through the GCAA Portal.
- By Credit Card or Cash at the Cash Office or Briefing Office, Finance, The Gambia Civil Aviation Authority Headquarters, Banjul International Airport, Yundum.
- By Bank Transfer using the account information below:
Account Name: The Gambia Civil Aviation Authority
Account No: 0123456789
Swift Code: XXXXXXXX
IBAN: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sort Code: XX-XX-XX
[Bank Name]