Last Updated on Saturday, 22 November 2025, 12:57 by Writer
On Friday, 21 November 2025, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a security NOTAM (Notice To Airmen) cautioning civil aircraft operators about potential dangers in Venezuelan airspace.
The FAA says the NOTAM is the result of increased GNSS interference in Venezuelan airspace and military drills that began in September.
A number of airlines was up to Saturday still flying to and from Venezuela.
U.S. operators must now provide 72 hours prior notice to the FAA before flying through Venezuela.
As part of an order issued in 2019, U.S. airlines are already prohibited from flying to/from Venezuela.
The FAA NOTAM covers the MAIQUETIA (SVZM) flight information region. Flight information regions are how air traffic control authority is divided around the world.
They are not national boundaries. Venezuela manages the MAIQUETIA FIR, which includes all of Venezuelan land and extends into the Caribbean Sea approximately 350 miles at its furthest point.
