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Aeronautical Information Service
Balio Karvelio Str. 25
LT-02184 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel: +370 706 94 613

Email: [email protected]

URL: https://www.ans.lt

Republic of Lithuania

AIP SUP

09/26

Effective from 08 JUN 2026 to 14 JUN 2026

Published on 16 APR 2026

S 09. MILITARY EXERCISE “STRONG SHIELD 2026-2”

Cancels SUP: NIL

Replaces SUP: NIL

1 General

For the period from 8 to 14 June 2026 military forces will use temporary Restricted areas for exercises in the Vilnius FIR/UIR of the Republic of Lithuania.

In addition, military activity will be conducted in airspaces published in AIP ENR 5.1 and 5.2 of Lithuania AIP.

Restrictions apply to non-participating traffic.

All times are in UTC.

2 Activity areas

2.1 Temporary Restricted Areas

Exercise areas are plannable H24 unless otherwise specified.

No Flight plan buffer zones (FBZ) are established for temporary restricted areas.

Planned use of the temporary restricted areas is specified in remark column and item 4.

IDENT, name and lateral limits	Upper and lower limits	Remarks (time of ACT, FUA restrictions)
1	2	3
Temporary Restricted Areas
EYR266A 550343N 0232955E – 550240N 0233506E – 545404N 0234636E – 545351N 0234755E – 545213N 0235801E (except ATZ Aleksotas) – 545142N 0240111E – 544824N 0240936E – 544707N 0240925E – 544532N 0233624E – 544807N 0233256E – 545035N 0233107E – 545247N 0232956E – 545551N 0232859E – 545840N 0232849E – 550343N 0232955E	1200 FT MSL / GND	AMC manageable area (AMA) Exercise/Military air operations Time of activity will be published by NOTAM
EYR266B 545945N 0231441E – 550447N 0232438E – 550343N 0232955E – 545840N 0232849E – 545551N 0232859E – 545247N 0232956E – 545035N 0233107E – 544807N 0233256E – 544532N 0233624E – 544707N 0240925E – 544159N 0240847E – 544239N 0240043E – 543743N 0233452E – 544704N 0232145E – 545945N 0231441E	3000 FT MSL / GND
EYR266C 545357N 0230329E – 545812N 0231117E – 545945N 0231441E – 544704N 0232145E – 543743N 0233452E – 544239N 0240043E – 544159N 0240847E – 543431N 0241049E – 543028N 0240923E – 542701N 0235950E – 542332N 0235347E – 542242N 0234738E – 543049N 0232934E – 543758N 0231625E – 544242N 0231256E – 544555N 0230240E – 545357N 0230329E	FL 065 / GND

2.2 Existing areas

The military training/exercise will also be conducted in the following existing areas as published in Lithuania AIP ENR 5.1 and ENR 5.2:

EYR7
EYR8
EYR28
EYR34

3 Restrictions

There are no FUA restrictions published for these temporary areas. Non-participating flights are not allowed to enter active areas.

4 Airspace activation schedule

Information on the airspace activation will be published by NOTAM day prior to execution of the military exercise.

5 Management of the areas

NOTAMs will be published for the activation of areas.

6 Flight planning information for participating traffic

Participating flights to and from the training/exercise area will be conducted according to flight plans (FPLs) and will have the remark STSH26 in field 18.

Crews of aircraft conducting flights for the exercise shall avoid active reserved/restricted areas, which are not used for the exercise.

7 Flight planning information for non-participating traffic

During hours according to paragraph 4 (or) NOTAM, flight planning through exercise areas for non-participating traffic and unmanned aircraft are not allowed. Flights within ATZs falling within these temporary restricted zones are possible upon coordination with the ATZ manager. The real unavailability of airspace concerned will be notified via NOTAM.

8 Communication/Notification

The Aircrews participating in military activity and executing flights in controlled airspace outside the exercise area shall maintain radio communication by VHF radio with the appropriate civil ATC unit, they are subject to GAT flight rules in accordance with SERA requirements
.

The Aircrews participating in the exercise, executing the flights within activated exercise areas shall maintain radio communication with the appropriate military control unit.

9 Authorities/Contacts

9.1 Before the military activity:

Military activity planning information (LTU AF HQ A3 section):

Tel. +370 37 307 632, e-mail: [email protected];

Airspace booking (Military AMC):

Tel. +370 37 307 515 (+370 37 307 510),

e- mail: [email protected];

Airspace activation and deactivation information:

Military control unit in charge/appropriate ATC sector.

9.2 During the military activity:

Military control unit (information related to military flights during the execution/within the activity’s area):

STSH26 Point of Contact, Tel. +370 656 19 994.