A Notice to Airmen (F5641/26) issued at 10:44 UTC on 12 November shuts the Pruszcz Gdański Air Base (EPPR) military control zone from 11:00 UTC on 12 November until 08:00 UTC on 13 November. The five-nautical-mile radius closure affects both IFR and VFR flights, compelling general-aviation pilots and some business-jet operators to file detours via Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (EPGD) or Olsztyn-Mazury (EPSY). The Polish Air Force did not disclose the reason, but local media report night-flying exercises involving rotary-wing units attached to the 49th Helicopter Squadron. The NOTAM underscores a trend of short-notice air-space restrictions linked to intensified military activity along the Baltic coast amid the regional security climate. Charter operators serving the burgeoning offshore-wind sector in Pomerania should expect slot constraints at EPGD and factor additional ground-handling fees into quotations. Multinational companies using corporate aircraft for site visits are advised to check Eurocontrol briefings and activate flight-tracking alerts for crews. Commercial passenger services remain unaffected, but airport authorities warn that last-minute drone-surveillance windows could be activated around the exclusion zone, potentially adding a few minutes to approach sequencing during peak hours.
Source: NOTAC
