NAVAREA VIII 1160/26
PAN PANAircraft live-firing exercises off Visakhapatnam, east coast of India 4-6 Nov
Activeuntil 06 Nov 2026, 12:30 UTC (in 12 h)Issued 04 Nov 2026, 04:01 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapINDIA EAST COAST - OFF VISAKHAPATNAM (.) CHARTS IN 31 354 391 INT 7408 (.)
PRACTICE FIRING FROM AIRCRAFT SCHEDULED 040230 TO 061130 UTC NOV 26 IN DANGER
AREA BOUNDED BY 17-39.85N 083-38.58E, 17-23.10N 083-28.07E, 16-56.80N 083-42.93E, 17-40.08N 084-10.10E (.) WIDE BERTH FROM AREA ADVISED
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 061230 UTC NOV 26
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Activeuntil 06 Nov 2026, 12:30 UTC (in 12 h)Practice live firing from aircraft in a danger area off Visakhapatnam on the east coast of India. Activity is scheduled 04 Nov 02:30 UTC to 06 Nov 11:30 UTC 2026. Mariners advised to give the danger area a wide berth. Message cancels itself at 06 Nov 12:30 UTC 2026.
Give the danger area a wide berth and navigate with caution.
- Type
- Firing practice · severity high
- Feed
- Military exercises and firingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- India east coast - off Visakhapatnam
- Validity
- From 04 Nov 2026, 02:30 UTC
Until 06 Nov 2026, 12:30 UTC040230 TO 061130 UTC NOV 26 ... CANCEL THIS MSG 061230 UTC NOV 26 - Activity periods
- 04 Nov 2026, 02:30 UTC - 06 Nov 2026, 11:30 UTC (Practice firing from aircraft scheduled 040230 to 061130 UTC Nov 26)
- Hazards
- live firing from aircraft, danger area bounded by positions listed
- Charts
- 31 354 391 INT 7408
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station VishakhapatnamMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194402VHF 20range 20 NM21 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ParadipMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194403VHF 25range 25 NM234 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ChennaiMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194401VHF 25, MFrange 25 NM335 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station HaldiaMRCC ChennaiIndiaMMSI 004194404VHF 25, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM364 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 05 Nov 2026, 04:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
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