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§ 91.1611 

operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a 
foreign air carrier; and 

(3) All operators of U.S.-registered 

civil aircraft, except when the operator 
of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier. 

(b) 

Flight prohibition. Except as pro-

vided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this 
section, no person described in para-
graph (a) of this section may conduct 
flight operations in the Damascus 
Flight Information Region (FIR) 
(OSTT). 

(c) 

Permitted operations. This section 

does not prohibit persons described in 
paragraph (a) of this section from con-
ducting flight operations in the Damas-
cus Flight Information Region (FIR) 
(OSTT), provided that such flight oper-
ations are conducted under a contract, 
grant, or cooperative agreement with a 
department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the U.S. government (or under 
a subcontract between the prime con-
tractor of the department, agency, or 
instrumentality and the person de-
scribed in paragraph (a) of this section) 
with the approval of the FAA, or under 
an exemption issued by the FAA. The 
FAA will consider requests for ap-
proval or exemption in a timely man-
ner, with the order of preference being: 
First, for those operations in support 
of U.S. government-sponsored activi-
ties; second, for those operations in 
support of government-sponsored ac-
tivities of a foreign country with the 
support of a U.S. government depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality; and 
third, for all other operations. 

(d) 

Emergency situations. In an emer-

gency that requires immediate decision 
and action for the safety of the flight, 
the pilot in command of an aircraft 
may deviate from this section to the 
extent required by that emergency. Ex-
cept for U.S. air carriers and commer-
cial operators that are subject to the 
requirements of 14 CFR part 119, 121, 
125, or 135, each person who deviates 
from this section must, within 10 days 
of the deviation, excluding Saturdays, 
Sundays, and Federal holidays, submit 
to the responsible Flight Standards of-
fice a complete report of the operations 
of the aircraft involved in the devi-
ation, including a description of the de-
viation and the reasons for it. 

(e) Expiration. This SFAR will re-

main in effect until December 30, 2028. 

The FAA may amend, rescind, or ex-
tend this SFAR, as necessary. 

[Docket FAA–2017–0768, Amdt. 91–348, 82 FR 
40949, Aug. 29, 2017; Amdt. 91–348A, 82 FR 
42592, Sept. 11, 2017, as amended by Amdt. No. 
91-348B, 83 FR 63414, Dec. 10, 2018; Amdt. No. 
91–348C, 85 FR 75845, Nov. 27, 2020; Amdt. No. 
91–348D, 88 FR 89300, Dec. 27, 2023] 

§ 91.1611

Special Federal Aviation Reg-

ulation No. 115—Prohibition 
Against Certain Flights in Specified 
Areas of the Sanaa Flight Informa-
tion Region (FIR) (OYSC). 

(a) 

Applicability. This Special Federal 

Aviation Regulation (SFAR) applies to 
the following persons: 

(1) All U.S. air carriers and U.S. com-

mercial operators; 

(2) All persons exercising the privi-

leges of an airman certificate issued by 
the FAA, except when such persons are 
operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a 
foreign air carrier; and 

(3) All operators of U.S.-registered 

civil aircraft, except when the operator 
of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier. 

(b) 

Flight prohibition. Except as pro-

vided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this 
section, no person described in para-
graph (a) of this section may conduct 
flight operations in the portion of the 
Sanaa Flight Information Region (FIR) 
(OYSC) that is west of a line drawn di-
rect from KAPET (163322N 0530614E) to 
NODMA (152603N 0533359E), northwest 
of a line drawn direct from NODMA to 
IMPAG (140638N 0503924E) then from 
IMPAG to TIMAD (115500N 0463500E), 
north of a line drawn direct from 
TIMAD to PARIM (123200N 0432720E), 
and east of a line drawn direct from 
PARIM to RIBOK (154700N 0415230E). 
Use of jet route UN303 is not author-
ized. 

(c) 

Permitted operations. This section 

does not prohibit persons described in 
paragraph (a) of this section from con-
ducting flight operations in the Sanaa 
FIR (OYSC) under the following cir-
cumstances: 

(1) 

Permitted operations that do not re-

quire an approval or exemption from the 
FAA.  Flight operations may be con-
ducted in the Sanaa FIR (OYSC) in 
that airspace east of a line drawn di-
rect from KAPET (163322N 0530614E) to 
NODMA (152603N 0533359E), southeast of 
a line drawn direct from NODMA to 
IMPAG (140638N 0503924E) then from 

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§ 91.1613 

IMPAG to TIMAD (115500N 0463500E), 
south of a line drawn direct from 
TIMAD to PARIM (123200N 0432720E), 
and west of a line drawn direct from 
PARIM to RIBOK (154700N 0415230E). 
Use of jet routes UT702 and M999 are 
authorized. All flight operations con-
ducted under this subparagraph must 
be conducted subject to the approval 
of, and in accordance with the condi-
tions established by, the appropriate 
authorities of Yemen. 

(2) 

Operations permitted under an ap-

proval or exemption issued by the FAA. 
Flight operations may be conducted in 
the Sanaa FIR (OYSC) in that airspace 
west of a line drawn direct from 
KAPET (163322N 0530614E) to NODMA 
(152603N 0533359E), northwest of a line 
drawn direct from NODMA to IMPAG 
(140638N 0503924E) then from IMPAG to 
TIMAD (115500N 0463500E), north of a 
line drawn direct from TIMAD to 
PARIM (123200N 0432720E), and east of a 
line drawn direct from PARIM to 
RIBOK (154700N 0415230E) if such flight 
operations are conducted under a con-
tract, grant, or cooperative agreement 
with a department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the U.S. Government (or 
under a subcontract between the prime 
contractor of the U.S. Government de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality 
and the person subject to paragraph 
(a)), with the approval of the FAA, or 
under an exemption issued by the FAA. 
The FAA will consider requests for ap-
proval or exemption in a timely man-
ner, with the order of preference being: 
First, for those operations in support 
of U.S. Government-sponsored activi-
ties; second, for those operations in 
support of government-sponsored ac-
tivities of a foreign country with the 
support of a U.S. government depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality; and 
third, for all other operations. 

(d) 

Emergency situations. In an emer-

gency that requires immediate decision 
and action for the safety of the flight, 
the pilot in command of an aircraft 
may deviate from this section to the 
extent required by that emergency. Ex-
cept for U.S. air carriers and commer-
cial operators that are subject to the 
requirements of 14 CFR part 119, 121, 
125, or 135, each person who deviates 
from this section must, within 10 days 
of the deviation, excluding Saturdays, 

Sundays, and Federal holidays, submit 
to the responsible Flight Standards of-
fice a complete report of the operations 
of the aircraft involved in the devi-
ation, including a description of the de-
viation and the reasons for it. 

(e) 

Expiration. This SFAR will remain 

in effect until January 7, 2025. The FAA 
may amend, rescind, or extend this 
SFAR, as necessary. 

[Amdt. 91–340B, 84 FR 67665, Dec. 11, 2019, as 
amended by Amdt. 91-340C, 86 FR 69173, Dec. 
7, 2021; Docket No. FAA–2015–8672; Amdt. No. 
91–340D, 88 FR 65320, Sept. 22, 2023] 

§ 91.1613

Special Federal Aviation Reg-

ulation No. 107—Prohibition 
Against Certain Flights in the Ter-
ritory and Airspace of Somalia. 

(a) 

Applicability. This Special Federal 

Aviation Regulation (SFAR) applies to 
the following persons: 

(1) All U.S. air carriers and U.S. com-

mercial operators; 

(2) All persons exercising the privi-

leges of an airman certificate issued by 
the FAA, except when such persons are 
operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a 
foreign air carrier; and 

(3) All operators of U.S.-registered 

civil aircraft, except when the operator 
of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier. 

(b) 

Flight prohibition. Except as pro-

vided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this 
section, no person described in para-
graph (a) of this section may conduct 
flight operations in the territory and 
airspace of Somalia at altitudes below 
Flight Level (FL) 260. 

(c) 

Permitted operations. This section 

does not prohibit persons described in 
paragraph (a) of this section from con-
ducting flight operations in the terri-
tory and airspace of Somalia under the 
following circumstances: 

(1) Overflights of Somalia may be 

conducted at altitudes at or above 
FL260 subject to the approval of, and in 
accordance with the conditions estab-
lished by, the appropriate authorities 
of Somalia. 

(2) Aircraft departing from Djibouti 

Ambouli International Airport (Inter-
national Civil Aviation Organization 
(ICAO) code: HDAM) may operate 
overwater in the territory and airspace 
of Somalia at altitudes below FL260 
only to the extent necessary to permit 

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