Sweden

Annual Diplomatic Clearance Number (DCN)

2023

… for routine air transport of personnel / cargo:

    EUAT (XX) 2023

… for VIP flights:

    EUAT (XX) 2023 V

… for flights with IATA- / ICAO-compliant Dangerous Goods:

    EUAT (XX) 2023 DG

(XX) stands for the ISO 3166 two-letter country code of the signatory using the DCN for their flight, with the exception of EL being used for Greece.

DIC Option

Sweden selected option 1.

Detailed information on the option 1 can be found in the DIC TA. The main points are described in the FAQ under “DIC Option”.

 

Additional Regulations / Instructions


For “Excluded Aerodromes / Areas“, “Air-to-Air Refueling Flights“, “Transport Helicopter Flights“, and “IATA-non-compliant Dangerous Goods” see the dedicated sections further down.


None.

 

Excluded Aerodromes

All military airports are excluded from the DIC TA DCN.

 

Excluded Areas

None.

 

Air-to-Air Refueling Flights (AAR)

AAR missions in transit phase with no AAR action in progress and/or no joined fighter aircraft present are not considered ‘Transportation Missions’ of ‘Military Transport Aircraft’ acc. to Section 3 of the DIC TA and thus not subject to the implementation of its provisions (annual DCN published on DIC portal, and/or harmonized request procedure).

 

Transport Helicopter Flights

Transport helicopter missions are considered ‘Transportation Missions’ of ‘Military Transport Aircraft’ acc. to section 3 of the DIC TA and thus subject to the implementation of its provisions (annual DCN published on DIC portal, and/or harmonized request procedure), with the assumption that they are not combat helicopters and / or do not possess the ability to be equipped with armament, electronic warfare or photographic sensors and / or cameras.

 

IATA-non-compliant Dangerous Goods

All transports of ICAO-/IATA-non-compliant dangerous goods require a minimum of 10 working days for processing. Applications which do not adhere to this term of timely approval cannot be guaranteed.

For ICAO/IATA non-compliant dangerous goods flights requests are made to the Swedish Transport Board to dgrbyair@transportstyrelsen.se to get permission.

 

Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR)

During office hours:

Swedish Armed Forces Diplomatic Clearance Branch

Email:       swaf-diplo@mil.se

Phone:    + 46 721 888 230

 

Outside office hours:

Swedish Armed Forces Duty Officer

Email:       vbfm@mil.se

Phone:    +46 8 788 75 00 (switchboard)

 

Other Contacts

Transport flights – Swedish Maritime Administration

JRCC@sjofartsverket.se

Fighters, trainers, SIGINT and combat helicopters – Swedish Ministry of Defence

forsvarsdepartementet.registrator@regeringskansliet.se

Useful Links

www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/om-myndigheten/tillstand/diplomatiska-tillstand/