3.1. Terminal Air Navigation Service Charges

3.1.1. Terminal air navigation service charges in the airports of Georgia shall be calculated using the following formula:

where R – terminal air navigation service charge; t – the unit rate for terminal air navigation service – 500 EURO; N – weight factor, which is obtained in accordance with the following formula:

where MTOW - is the maximum certified take-off weight of the aircraft, which is expressed in metric tons.

3.1.2. Where the information on the maximum take-off weight of the aircraft concerned is not known, the weight factor shall be calculated based on the maximum take-off weight of the aircraft of similar type known to exist.

3.2. Privileges on Terminal Air Navigation Service charges

3.2.1. The unit rate (t) for terminal air navigation service provided in Kopitnari Airport shall amount to 300 EURO.

3.2.2. For the aircraft which MTOW does not exceed 14 tons, the unit rate (t) for terminal air navigation service shall amount to 170 EURO.

3.2.3. For the commercial air carriers, providing domestic transportation service by an aircraft with MTOW exceeding 14 tons, the unit rate (t) for terminal air navigation service shall amount to 300 EURO.

3.2.4. The unit rate (t) for terminal air navigation service amounts to 95 EURO for the aircraft, which MTOW does not exceed 14 tons, and 300 EURO for the aircraft, which MTOW is greater than 14 tons in the following cases:

1. use of the alternative aerodrome for landing due to adverse weather conditions;
2. technical problems;
3. a sick person on board;
4. training flights in the aerodrome zone;
5. flight tests of radio navigation facilities.

3.2.5. The unit rate (t) for terminal air navigation service shall amount to 95 EUR for helicopters, despite the take-off weight of the helicopter and goal of the flight.

Article 4. Billing and Payment of Charges

4.1. Billing and collection of en-route air navigation service charges on behalf of Georgia are performed by CRCO (Central Route Charges Office of EUROCONTROL).

4.2. Billing and collection of terminal air navigation service charges are performed by “Sakaeronavigatsia” Ltd. Billing will be performed in EURO. Payment is possible to be made also in USD and in GEL using the official exchange rate of National Bank of Georgia (www.nbg.ge) effective on the payment date.

4.3. Liability for the payment of air navigation service charges shall be borne by the air carrier (forwarding agent) – a person actually carrying out the transportation (expedition) during flight of the aircraft concerned.

4.4. When the air carrier (forwarding agent) is not known, the owner of the aircraft concerned will be considered as the air carrier (forwarding agent) until the actual air carrier (forwarding agent) is revealed.

4.5. In case if the air carrier (forwarding agent) fails to fulfil the liabilities, the air carrier (forwarding agent) and the aircraft owner together will be held liable for payment of the air navigation service charges.

4.6. The rate of interest on late payment of air navigation charges applicable from 1 January 2024 is 13.26% per annum.

4.7. In case the operator is willing to cover the terminal air navigation service charges immediately after performing the flight it can be done through a bank transfer using the below provided bank details:

PROPERTIES OF THE BANK FOR GEL PAYERS:
BENEFICIARY BANK: JSC "TBC Bank", Head Office
CODE - TBCBGE 22
IBAN GE19TB7188636070100001
BENEFICIARY: SAKAERONAVIGATSIA LTD.

PROPERTIES OF THE BANK FOR USD PAYERS:
BENEFICIARY BANK: JSC "TBC Bank", Head Office
SWIFT: TBCBGE22
IBAN GE63TB7188636170100001
BENEFICIARY: SAKAERONAVIGATSIA LTD.
INTERMEDIARY BANK: CITIBANK N.A. NEW-YORK, USA
SWIFT: CITIUS33
ABA: 021000089

PROPERTIES OF THE BANK FOR EURO PAYERS:
BENEFICIARY BANK: JSC "TBC Bank", Head Office
SWIFT: TBCBGE22
IBAN GE63TB7188636170100001
BENEFICIARY: SAKAERONAVIGATSIA LTD.
INTERMEDIARY BANK: COMMERZBANK AG
FRANKFURT/MAIN,GERMANY
SWIFT: COBADEFF
BLZ: 50040000

Article 5. Conditions of Payment

Conditions of payment of air navigation service charges are established in accordance with the agreements concluded by and between the Parties.

Article 6. Miscellaneous

6.1. In the airspace of Georgia, air navigation service charges are subject to payment by every user of such services regardless of whether they are Georgian residents or not, as well as irrespective of the form of ownership or the subordination status, except of the flights exempted from air navigation charges by Georgian Air Code and Regulatory Act of Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.

6.2. The procedure for reimbursement of expenses incurred while servicing the flights, exempted from air navigation charges, is approved by the Georgian Government.

6.3. Flights exempted from Air Navigation service charges are:

• state aircraft;
• the flights, which are used for the aim of search and rescue during the natural disasters, catastrophes and accidents for the survival of humans, the state and private property;
• the flights/aircraft exempted on the basis of international agreements of Georgia in the framework of those international agreements.

(Ref: flights exempted from air navigation charges are designated in Georgian Air Code Article 20⁴).

Flights exempted from En-Route air navigation service charges are:

• flights performed by aircraft of which the maximum take-off weight authorised is less than two (2) metric tons;

• flights performed exclusively for the transport on official mission of the reigning Monarch and his/her immediate family, Heads of State, Heads of Government and Government Ministers. In all cases, this must be substantiated by the appropriate status indicator or remark in the flight plan;

• flights performed exclusively under the visual flight rules which are carried out within the appropriate billing zone.

(Ref: flights exempted from En Route air navigation charges are designated in the N 1-1/67 Order, dated March 5, 2014, of the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia).

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