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title: "SERA.4001 – SERA.4020: SECTION 4 Flight plans (ANNEX: Rules of the Air, SERA) — rule index · Avioverse"
description: "SERA.4001 – SERA.4020, Regulation (EU) No 923/2012. Information relative to an intended flight or portion of a flight, to be provided to air traffic…"
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# SECTION 4 Flight plans

ANNEX: Rules of the Air · Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · SERA.4001 – SERA.4020

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1. ## [SERA.4001 Submission of a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4001)

   Information relative to an intended flight or portion of a flight, to be provided to air traffic services units, shall be in the form of a flight plan.

   [GM1 SERA.4001 Submission of a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4001#gm1-sera-4001)

   [AMC1 SERA.4001(c) Submission of a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4001#amc1-sera-4001-c)

2. ## [SERA.4005 Contents of a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4005)

   A flight plan shall include all information considered relevant by the competent authority as regards the following:

   [GM1 SERA.4005(a) Contents of a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4005#gm1-sera-4005-a)

   [GM2 SERA.4005(a) Contents of a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4005#gm2-sera-4005-a)

   [GM1 SERA.4005(a)(14) Contents of a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4005#gm1-sera-4005-a-14)

3. ## [SERA.4010 Completion of a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4010)

   A flight plan shall contain information, as applicable, on relevant items listed in point SERA.4005(a)(1) to (11) regarding the whole route or the…

4. ## [SERA.4013 Acceptance of a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4013)

   The Network Manager, for the portion of the route operated in accordance with IFR, and the air traffic services reporting office shall take the necessary…

5. ## [SERA.4015 Changes to a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4015)

   All changes to a flight plan submitted for an IFR flight, or a VFR flight operated as a controlled flight, shall be reported:

6. ## [SERA.4020 Closing a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4020)

   An arrival report shall be made in person, by radiotelephony, via data link or by other means as prescribed by the competent authority at the earliest…

   [GM1 SERA.4020 Closing a flight plan](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-4/sera-4020#gm1-sera-4020)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 26 Aug 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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