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EUR-SAM

  • EUR-SAM refers to a defined airspace corridor that links Europe (via the Iberian Peninsula and the Canary Islands) to South America (namely, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina).
  • It crosses the LPPC, GCCC, DGAA, GMMM, GOOO, GVSC, GOOO Oceanic, SBAO, SBRE, SBCW, SUEO, and SAEF FIRs.
  • An official map of the EUR-SAM corridor can be viewed here.

Flight Level Allocation Scheme (FLAS)

ATS Route Traffic Direction Flight Levels Remarks
UN873, UN857 Southbound 300, 320, 340, 360, 380, 400 -
- Northbound 290, 310, 330, 350, 370, 390, 410 -
UN741 Southbound Unidirectional EVEN and ODD to be indistinctly used -
UN866 Southbound Unidirectional - -

Separation

  • RVSM and RNP 10 are applied between FL290 and FL410.

Lateral Separation

Separation Rule Remarks
Lateral RNP10 / 50 NM -
Longitudinal 5 MIN under MNT
Horizontal RVSM -

SLOP

  • SLOP is approved in the Canarias UIR, Dakar Oceanic UIR, Sal Oceanic UIR, and Atlantico FIR.