GEN 1.6 SUMMARY OF NATIONAL REGULATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS / CONVENTIONS

GEN 1.6.1 General

Following is a list of civil aviation legislation, air navigation regulations and etc. in force in Iceland. Civil aviation legislation and regulations in force and International Agreements/Conventions which Iceland is a contracting party to may be accessed on the website of the Icelandic Transport Authority,  http://www.icetra.is mostly in the Icelandic language.

English versions of acts and regulations are limited.

GEN 1.6.1.1 Icelandic Aviation Act

Icelandic Aviation Act No 80/2022 with later amendments
and regulations set according to the act.

GEN 1.6.1.2 Regulations regarding civil aviation (only available in Icelandic)

  • Mandatory reporting
  • Passengers
  • Air Navigation
  • Air Transport Operations
  • Personnel Licenses
  • Aerodromes
  • Security
  • Aircraft / Airworthiness

GEN 1.6.1.3 International Agreements / Conventions:

  • Convention on International Civil Aviation of 7 December 1944
  • Warsaw Convention of 1929 and the Hague Protocol of 1955
  • International Air Service Transit Agreement of 1944
  • Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft (Geneva Convention) of 1948
  • Convention on Offences and other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft (Tokyo Convention) of 1963
  • Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (Haag Convention) of 1970
  • Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation (Montreal Convention) of 1971 and Protocol of 1988