Traffic rights
Foreign air carriers wishing to enter, transit or flyover Switzerland with civil aircraft may require a permit, depending on the domicile of the operator and the type of flight.
Charter flights (*), commercial business flights (*) and scheduled flights which do not qualify for free access to the EU market require a permit from the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA):
EU/EFTA air carriers
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, foreign air carriers based in member states of the European Union (EU) or the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) do not require a permit for flights between the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.
Non-EU/EFTA air carriers - scheduled flights
This page contains information for foreign air carriers based in countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) regarding scheduled flights.
Non-EU/EFTA air carriers - charter flights
This page contains information for foreign air carriers based in countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) regarding charter flights.
(*) Certain non-scheduled commercial flights (taxi flights) operated by carriers from signatory states of the 1956 Paris Convention (Multilateral Agreement on Commercial Rights of Non-scheduled Air Services in Europe) do not require a permit.
Civil aircraft that are registered in a member state of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), do not require an overflight permit, or landing permit for non-commercial purpose.
You can obtain information about the following topics by clicking on the corresponding link:
Further information
Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
Please note: Applications submitted outside normal office hours cannot be dealt with immediately.