NOTAM and Pre-Flight Information Bulletin (PIB)

NOTAM is a notice distributed by means of telecommunication containing information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations.

The text of each NOTAM contains information provided in the order shown in the ICAO NOTAM Format, and is composed of the signification i.e. uniform abbreviated phraseology assigned to the ICAO NOTAM Code complemented by ICAO abbreviation, indicators, identifiers, designators, call signs, frequencies, figures and plain language.

NOTAM are distributed in four series, indicated by the letters A, C, M and S.

Series A – contains information of concern to international civil air traffic, is published in English and has international and domestic distribution.

Series C – contains information of concern to national civil aviation in the Republic of Serbia and in Montenegro, is published in Serbian/Montenegrian and is distributed only in the Republic of Serbia and in Montenegro.

Series M – contains information of concern to military flying in the Republic of Serbia and is distributed only to the personnel involved in the military flight operations.

Series S – SNOWTAM is a special series NOTAM notifying the presence or removal of hazardous conditions due to snow, ice, slush or standing water associated with snow, slush and ice on the movement area, by means of a specific format.

Pre-Flight Information Bulletin (PIB) is a presentation of operationally significant valid NOTAM, prepared directly prior to the flight. The following types of PIB can be obtained in the ATS Reporting Office (ARO):

  • Aerodrome PIB;
  • Area PIB;
  • Route PIB; and
  • Narrow route PIB.

PIB with NOTAM from all over the world can be obtained through European AIS Database (EAD) in the ATS Reporting Offices (AROs) at aerodromes: Beograd/Nikola Tesla, Kraljevo/Morava, Niš/Konstantin Veliki, Podgorica, Tivat and Vršac. PIB, prepared in accordance with the information contained in the filed flight plan, are made available to the users through EAD application.

Through this website, it is possible to access the Daily Lists of valid NOTAM Series A and Series C which are for informative and not for operational purposes. For more information about NOTAM, visit the NOTAM page.