Originally published at: CBP Now Allows Online Border Overflight Exemption Applications - AVweb
Customs and Border Patrol takes another step to streamline the overflight process.
Do airlines fluctuating across the Canada-US border have to get permission?
And military aircraft?
It’s common for optimum flight tracks in southern Canada and northern US to cross the border for optimum routing, varying with winds.
Years ago an airliner was upset by the wake vortices of a heavy 747, in BC, I forget if the 747 was military or a civilian contractor to military. (Airliner then made precautionary landing in Calgary.)
To answer your first question, no. Next the military has their own procedures when leaving or entering the country. These permits when approved allows planes and listed passengers or crew to bypass first allowable airports used to clear customs when entering the country from the south. In other words coming from the south if you have an approved permit you could bypass Florida airports normally used to clear customs and land at an airport further north and clear customs there. It is common to enter Canadian airspace when flying in the Detroit area or other areas along the northern border. When departing a US airport, as long as you don’t land at a Canadian airport there are no customs requirements to follow.
Another example is when flying from MSP to Anchorage AK, we definitely overflew Canada getting there, but since we did not land in Canada, there were no customs regulations to comply with.
Matt W:
Good example.
As would be John Deakin’s record-breaking 747 classic flight NY-Japan.
Clarifying: My point was permission to overfly, but actually it is obvious: ATC must give you clearance.
Matt W:
Clarifying: My point was permission to overfly, but actually it is obvious: ATC must give you clearance.
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