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#BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 24558th Regulation Amending the 255th Implementing Regulation to the Air Traffic Regulations (Determination of Route Guidance, Reporting Points and Cruising Flight Levels for Instrument Flight Rules Flights in Controlled Airspace within the Federal Republic of Germany)

🇩🇪Germany··Other·Medium Impact·Gazette #245·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This regulation is the 58th amendment to the 255th implementing regulation of Germany's Air Traffic Regulations. It updates the official network of published routes, mandatory reporting points, and approved cruising altitudes specifically for IFR flights operating within controlled airspace in Germany. Published in the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 245) on 23 October 2025, the ordinance was issued by the Federal Air Traffic Control Supervisory Authority on 16 October 2025. The changes refine the structure of the national airways system to improve traffic flow, safety, and capacity in German airspace.

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Key Changes

  • Updates to published route guidance (Streckenführungen) for IFR flights in controlled German airspace
  • Modification of mandatory reporting points (Meldepunkte)
  • Adjustment of approved cruising flight levels (Reiseflughöhen) for instrument flight rules operations

+ 2 more changes with Pro

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Aircraft operators conducting IFR flights in controlled airspace within Germany must follow the officially published route network as defined in the 255th Implementing Regulation (as amended by this 58th amendment)

IFR flight operators in German controlled airspace
operational
high

Aircraft operators must report at the mandatory reporting points specified in the updated 255th Implementing Regulation when conducting IFR flights in German controlled airspace

IFR flight operators in German controlled airspace
reporting
high

Aircraft operators must comply with the approved cruising flight levels (Reiseflughöhen) as newly determined in this amendment when conducting IFR flights in German controlled airspace

IFR flight operators in German controlled airspace
operational
medium

Air traffic control authorities and operators must implement the updated route guidance structure to improve traffic flow, safety, and capacity in German airspace

Air traffic control authorities and flight operators
operational

Affected Parties

Commercial airlines operating IFR flights in GermanyGeneral aviation pilots conducting instrument flights+3 more…

Tags

aviation,air traffic control,IFR routes