Belarusian Federation of Air Sports

Belarusian Federation of Air Sports
Official website
Sport	Air sports
Jurisdiction	Belarus
Abbreviation	BFAS
Affiliation	FAI (suspended)
Regional affiliation	Europe
Headquarters	Minsk
Chairman	Alexander Tsenter
Secretary	Anton Bystrov
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The Вelarusian Federation of Air Sports (BFAS; Belarusian: Беларуская федэрацыя авіяцыйнага спорту) is a non-profit organization and a member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).^[1]

The FAI suspended Belarus due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, as a result of which pilots from Belarus will not be able to compete in any FAI-sanctioned event in the 13 FAI air sports disciplines, including paragliding, hang gliding. and paramotoring.^[2]

As of 14 May 2018 BFAS had 265 individual members.^[3]

The Вelarusian Federation of Air Sports is the national governing and coordinating body of air sport and recreational flying. The BFAS was the issuer of FAI sporting licences in Belarus.

The Вelarusian Federation of Air Sports organized the 2018 World Helicopter Championship in July 2018 near Minsk, Belarus.^[4] The BFAS also organized the first Belarusian round-the-world flight from 18 August to 15 September 2018.

References

^ "The World Air Sports Federation. Вelarusian Federation of Air Sports". fai.org. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
^ "FAI Ban Russia and Belarus from competition | Cross Country Magazine". March 2022.
^ "List of members of the Вelarusian Federation of Air Sports as of 14 May 2018" (PDF). bfas.by. Вelarusian Federation of Air Sports. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
^ "Belarus 2nd at 2018 FAI World Helicopter Championship". belarus.by. BelTA. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.