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The past year brought moderate growth in air traffic in Estonian airspace. A total of 181,522 flights were operated, which is 3% more than the year before. As in previous years, overflights accounted for the majority – 75% or 135,705 flights. The number of overflights increased by 4.4% compared to 2024, indicating a continuing trend that Estonian airspace is an important corridor in international air traffic.

Estonian Air Navigation Services AS (EANS), together with air navigation service providers from the Czech Republic and Finland, has established the international cooperation alliance SkyBridge. Its aim is to harmonise air traffic management systems, strengthen cross-border cooperation, and accelerate the modernisation of air traffic management in Europe.

Estonia is soon stepping into a new era of digitalized aeronautical information, where traditional manually created urgent aviation notices, or NOTAMs, will begin to move in digital form and become machine-readable. The national air navigation service provider, Lennuliiklusteeninduse AS (EANS), is making preparations for this transition, having recently signed a cooperation agreement with the international technology company Frequentis.

The Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS) is upgrading its air surveillance systems to enhance Estonia's energy security and promote the use of green energy. These upgrades will facilitate the construction of taller offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Riga and on Estonia’s islands in the future.

Starting from 1 June, it is possible to use the Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) in addition to the usual GPS navigation solution to land at Tartu Airport. DME procedures can be used by anyone whose onboard equipment and procedures support it.

Soon, the distance measuring equipment solution (DME) that Estonian Air Navigation Services has implemented, will offer an alternative navigation option in case of GPS interference also in lower airspace. This fulfills an important precondition for the restoration of Finnair's Helsinki-Tartu scheduled flights in Tartu airport.