Flight fees over VN’s airspace

VGP – The Ministry of Finance has issued Circular No. 146/2016/TT-BTC on providing for fees collection, transfer and management for flights over Viet Nam's airspace.

November 29, 2016 3:45 PM GMT+7

Accordingly, the fees will be applied for usual flights, unusual flights and special flights combined with commercial purposes.

Fee-exemption will be imposed on special flights (excluding special flights combined with commercial ones), flights on duty and flights serving for search and rescue, and delivery of humanitarian aid, and natural calamity and flood aid relief.

The Circular stipulates fees for usual flights over Viet Nam’s airspace as follows;

Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)	Fee (US$/per flight)
	Flying distance over Viet Nam’s airspace under 500 km	Flying distance over Viet Nam’s airspace over 500 km
Under 20 tons	115	129
From 20 - 50 tons	176	197
From 50 - 100 tons	255	286
From 100 - 150 tons	330	370
From 150 - 190 tons	384	431
From 190 - 240 tons	420	460
From 240 - 300 tons	450	490
More than 300 tons	480	520

Fees for flights over Viet Nam’s airspace and flying area under the control of Viet Nam:

Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW)	Fee (US$/per flight)
	Flights over Viet Nam’s airspace and flying area under the control of Viet Nam under 500 km	Flights over Viet Nam’s airspace and flying area under the control of Viet Nam more than 500 km
Under 20 tons	61	68
From 20 - 50 tons	93	104
From 50 - 100 tons	134	150
From 100 - 150 tons	174	195
From 150 - 190 tons	202	227
From 190 - 240 tons	221	242
From 240 - 300 tons	237	258
More than 300 tons	253	274

For unusual flights, the fees will account for 120% of the fees mentioned above.

The Circular will take effect since January 1, 2017 and be applied since the financial year 2017.

By Thuy Dung