Control Area, France
CTA COGNAC
Always active
CTA COGNAC is a Control Area. According to the official source it is active around the clock.
What does this mean for me?
Controlled airspace. Entry only with clearance. The active status applies permanently.
When is the area active?
- Activation
- Around the clock. The AIP (Aeronautical Information Publication) names no time at which the rule lapses.
- Live status
- Deactivation is announced on RAI 132.45 MHz and 4 other channels. We cannot listen in.
ENR 2.1CTA COGNAC
What you have to do
CTA COGNAC | D | FL 065 ------------ 1500ft AMSL | Activable H24 Possible activation H24 Observations limites verticales: plancher 3000 ft dans les limites de la CTR COGNAC. La zone réglementée LF R 49 E2 peut se substituer à cet espace au profit des vols d'aéronefs sans équipage à bord. Procédures CAM/CAG La désactivation de la CTA est annoncée par: RAI fréquence 132.45 ou par AQUITAINE INFO, LA ROCHELLE INFO, LIMOGES INFO, POITIERS INFO. Vertical limits remarks: Lower limit 3000 ft within CTR COGNAC. LF R 49 E2 can substitute to this airspace for the benefit of unmanned aircraft. OAT/GAT procedures. CTA deactivation announced on: RAI frequency 132.45 or AQUITAINE INFO, LA ROCHELLE INFO, LIMOGES INFO, POITIERS INFO.
Vertical limits
- 1.500 ft AMSLFL65457 m AMSL1.980 m pressure altitude
Affected flying sites
Source
- Publication
- AIP France ENR 2.1, FIR, UIR, TMA et CTA / FIR, UIR, TMA and CTA
- Edition
- SIA eAIP AIRAC 2026-08-06, section valid from 11 JUN 2026
- Section
- ENR 2.1