France’s civil-aviation authority (SIA) has issued Supplement AIP 142/2026 creating one temporary prohibited zone (ZIT) and five temporary regulated zones (ZRT) over Paris and its western approaches for the Bastille-Day military parade and associated parachute drops. The restrictions take effect 00:00 UTC on 9 July and run until 23:59 UTC on 14 July, covering altitudes up to FL085 (≈ 2,600 m). The ZIT “CONCORDE”, centred on the Champs-Élysées, will ban all IFR and VFR flights—including drones—during rehearsal and parade windows. Parallel ZRT segments radiate outward to manage holding patterns for the Rafale, A400M and Patrouille de France formations. A separate ZRT for parachuting practice sits west of Versailles. For travellers who still need to finalise entry paperwork, VisaHQ can expedite French visa processing and other travel documentation online; its dedicated France page offers same-day application review and live status updates, helping crews, journalists and guests adapt quickly when airspace closures force last-minute itinerary changes. Only state, medical and duly authorised flights may enter once the areas are activated by NOTAM. For corporate flight departments and private operators, the message is clear: file alternatives via Lille or Clermont en-route FIRs and expect slot saturation at secondary airports such as Le Bourget, Toussus-le-Noble and Pontoise. Drone service providers must disable autonomous operations within a 20 km radius of central Paris or risk heavy penalties under the 2023 Drone Security Act. This year’s clamp-down is stricter than 2025 because it doubles as a stress-test of air-defence procedures ahead of the Rugby World Cup final in Lyon and the 2027 presidential inauguration. Mobility managers with executives attending Fashion Week previews or Tour de France stages in the capital should bake additional ground-transfer time into agendas and remind staff that mobile-phone jammers may briefly affect data services along the parade route. The full coordinates are available in the PDF version of SUP AIP 142/26; crews are urged to check last-minute NOTAMs and to keep a printed copy of the exemption form (Cerfa 14830) on board if operating government-chartered flights.
