Article 1 Chicago Convention on international civil aviation 1944 has confirmed
that every State has complete an exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its
territory. This means that no aircrafts (civil or military) allowed to enter
Indonesia’s airspace without permission of authorized party. Even though, the
sovereignty over the airspace is limited by the rights of other states. Some foreign
aircraft still do not respect Indonesia’s sovereignty over its airspace. The premise
based on the research conducted by normative approach by reviewing literature studies
from various sources, both from books, journals, and existing news. Moreover, in
carrying out efforts to uphold sovereignty in the air space, the Air Force still
experiences various obstacles both in facilities and infrastructure as well as its
own regulations. Improvements in regulations have been made through
government regulations no. 4 of 2018 concerning securing Indonesia’s airspace.
Although there have been new regulation regarding security on the airspace, the
rules regarding the sovereignty on the airspace must be reaffirm in the 1945
Constitution.
Keywords: Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation 1944, sovereignty,
airspace, civil aircraft, force down.