Pilot Out of hours Form

Pilots’ Information

Flying Abroad

Captains, owners or agents of GA aircraft making international journeys (including within the Common Travel Area) are required to report or provide notification of their expected journey to Border Force, the police and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

Timing requirements

The information required must be submitted no earlier than 48 hours and no later than 2 hours prior
to the expected time of departure.

Approved submission methods

The information required must be supplied to the Home Office using one of these methods:

  • the Border Force digital application submit-general-aviation-report (sGAR) which is a free-touse
    Government digital service;
    an approved third-party flying application or through
  • an approved system connection that has
    been developed in accordance with Border Force requirements.

Submission of information about the flight and persons on board manually via email, fax or any other
unapproved means is not compliant with the 2024 Regulations.

Guidance

Government guidance on the requirements can be found at:

General Aviation Report

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