# Individual Flight Plan (FPL)

> How to complete the ICAO Flight Plan form.

- **Subject:** 033 — Flight Planning Monitoring
- **Section:** 033-05 — ICAO Flight Plan (ATS Flight Plan (FPL))
- **Topic code:** 033-05-01
- **Last reviewed:** 2026-04-01
- **Author:** Pablo Asensio Martínez
- **HTML version:** https://pilotsyllabus.com/en/flight-planning-monitoring/icao-flight-plan-ats-flight-plan-fpl/individual-fpl/

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## Purpose
The FPL provides ATS with information regarding the intended flight for safety (SAR) and traffic management. It must be submitted at least **60 mins** before departure (or 3 hours for flow control areas).

![International flight plan form](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/International_flight_plan.png)

## Key Fields
*   **Item 7 (Callsign)**: Aircraft identification.
*   **Item 8 (Rules)**: I (IFR), V (VFR), Y (IFR to VFR), Z (VFR to IFR).
*   **Item 9 (Type & Wake)**: E.g., B738/M (Medium).
*   **Item 10 (Equipment)**:
    *   **Radio**: S (Standard: VHF, VOR, ILS), G (GNSS), R (PBN), Y (8.33 kHz radio).
    *   **Surveillance**: C (Mode C Transponder), S (Mode S), B1 (ADS-B Out).
*   **Item 13 (Dep/Time)**: 4-letter ICAO code and EOBT (Estimated Off-Block Time) in UTC.
*   **Item 15 (Route)**: Cruising speed, flight level, and route defined by waypoints/airways.
*   **Item 16 (Dest/Time/Alt)**: Destination, EET (Estimated Elapsed Time), and Alternates.
*   **Item 18 (Other Info)**:
    *   **PBN/**: Performance Based Navigation capabilities (e.g., PBN/A1B1).
    *   **REG/**: Registration if different from callsign.
    *   **OPR/**: Operator.
    *   **RMK/**: Remarks.

## Delays
If the flight is delayed by more than **30 minutes** (for controlled flights) or **60 minutes** (for uncontrolled), the FPL must be amended or cancelled and resubmitted (specific rules vary by region).

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