SMATSA or the Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services Agency, is a Serbian

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service company based in

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, Serbia. It covers the air traffic in

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and about 55% of

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, until 5 December 2019 when air traffic control is transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Navigation Services Agency (BHANSA).

History

SMATSA was established on 31 October 2003. A new air traffic control facility was opened in 2010 near

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and covers about 9,000 m², with an investment of around 1.08 billion

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s. By these acts, the Flight Control of Serbia and Montenegro (SMATSA doo) continued to operate in accordance with national and international regulations, according to the international agreements signed until then. It soon became a member of the world's most important international aviation organizations. This achieved the integration of SMATSA into the European air traffic management system as one of the members of EUROCONTROL.

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