Notification on the minimum height for the operation of mobile communication services on aircraft (MCA services) above parts of Austrian national territory, provided by Austria in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Decision 2008/294/EC

2009/C 151/07

For the parts of Austrian national territory situated respectively south or west of the line connecting the geographical coordinates 13° 00′ E/47° 55′ N — 16° 00′ E/47° 52′ N — 16° 02′ E/47° 31′ N — 15° 04′ E/46° 39′ N, the minimum flight altitude is 5 000 m above ground.

As an alternative, systems can be used which measure the minimum flight altitude of 3 000 m above ground from the highest point of a square having sides of 10 or more kilometres in length, or other systems which guarantee at least an equal standard of protection of terrestrial mobile systems. In this case, in accordance with the Decision 2008/294/EC the minimum altitude is 3 000 m above ground, including above the parts of Austrian national territory named above.