[ ATO DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 99E-002, January 14, 1999 ]

REVISED SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES OF THE AIR TRANSPORTATION OFFICE FOR AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES



Corollary to Department Order No. 98-1177 dated 03 September 1998 which was amended by Department Order No. 98-1190 dated 18 November 1998, enumerating revision in the Fees and Charges of the Air Transportation Office, the following additional amendments are hereby adopted for implementation: CAacTH

AMENDMENTS

PART III: OPERATIONAL CHARGES

Sec. 1. Basis - Operational charges for the use of the enroute and airport/terminal navigation facilities and services provided as required by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) exclusive of telecommunication services for Class œB  messages of the aeronautical fixed services, shall be based on each arrival, departure or overflight.

For purposes of this Section, one flight shall mean from one point of departure to one point of arrival.

Sec. 2. Overflight - A charge in U.S. Dollar or its Peso equivalent at the time of payment based on the derived formula for calculating Air Navigation Charges (ANC) which is equal to the distance (D) flown by an aircraft in kilometer divided by one hundred (100) and multiplied by its weight factor (W). The distance (D) flown for overflights, however, as a basis of computation shall not exceed 1,100 kilometers.

ANC (U.S. $) = D/100 x W

The weight factor (W) was determined to have the following values:

MTOW
Weight Factor (W)
 
More than 300 tonnes
43
200-300 tonnes
36
100-200 tonnes
28
50-100 tonnes
20
20-50 tonnes
14
Less than 20 tonnes
7

Sec. 3. Departing or Arriving International Flights - For each departing or arriving flights at any international airport, a charge in U.S. Dollar or its Peso equivalent at the time of payment as computed based on the derived formula of Sec. 2 of this part. The distance (D) flown, as a basis of computation, shall not exceed 1,100 kilometers.

Sec. 4. Domestic and General Aviation Flights - For each flight at any airport in the Philippines, a charge equivalent to one-half ( ) of the charges computed based on the derived formula of Sec. 2 of this part. Charges for Domestic and General Aviation flights, however, shall not be less than P250.00.

For purposes of this Section, one flight shall mean from one point of departure to one point of arrival.

Adopted: 14 Jan. 1999

(SGD.) JACINTO F. ORTEGA, JR.
Assistant Secretary

Approved:

(SGD.) WILLIE EVANGELISTA
Undersecretary for Transportation
Officer-In-Charge, Office of the Secretary, DOTC