AFAC · Mexico
Mexico overflight and landing permits.
Mexico treats private and commercial flights very differently, and the line between them is not where operators assume. A private flight carrying paying passengers is commercial, and it needs the authorisation that goes with that.
AUTHORITY
AFAC
Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil
LEAD TIME
Private flights are generally quick. Commercial authorisation through AFAC needs real notice and should never be left to the week of the trip.
How this compares to the other jurisdictions →What AFAC asks for
The document pack
- 01Aircraft registration, airworthiness and insurance.
- 02Operator air operator certificate for commercial operations.
- 03Crew and passenger details with nationalities.
- 04Purpose of flight, stated accurately.
- 05Confirmed handling and parking, which over the holidays is the binding constraint.
WHAT CATCHES PEOPLE OUT
Getting the private versus commercial call wrong is the expensive mistake here, and it is usually made in good faith. If anyone aboard is paying for the flight, tell us, because it changes which authorisation we file and how long it takes.
We file it, not you
Send the route and the tail number. We work out which permits it needs, file each one, and track it to a permit number rather than a submission receipt.
How the permit service works →On the ground
Airports in Mexico
Other jurisdictions
Permits we file most often
Get moving
Tell us about the trip.
Urgent movements go to the phone or WhatsApp. Everything else, send it here and a coordinator picks it up.