ENR 1.10 FLIGHT PLANNING (Restriction, limitation or advisory information)
1 Procedures for the submission of a flight plan
1.1 General
1.1.1 For flights within the Doha FIR (OTDF), a flight plan shall be submitted as per the requirements specified in ICAO Annex 2 - Rules of the Air, Chapter 3.3. The format and content of the FPL shall be according to ICAO PANS - ATM Doc 4444, Chapter 4.4.
1.2 Time of submission
1.2.1 A flight plan may be submitted up to 120 HR but shall not be less than 60 MIN prior to the EOBT, taking into account the requirements of ATS units in the airspace along the route to be flown for timely information, including requirements for early submission for ATFM purposes.
1.3 Submission of flight plan
1.3.1 Flight plans shall be submitted via AFTN to OTDFIFPS and OTBDYWYX.
1.3.2 In the absence of AFS, through email: doha.comm@caa.gov.qa or fax at +974 4470 5275. An acknowledgement of receipt must be obtained via tel +974 4470 5080 / +974 4470 5081.
1.4 Additional flight planning requirements
1.4.1 All traffic within Doha FIR (OTDF) should include the entry point for traffic landing, exit point for traffic departing, and entry/exit points for overflying in the FPL.
1.4.2 The following additional flight planning requirements apply for airports with published SID and STAR procedures:
- Departing aircraft - Item 15 of the flight plan form shall commence with the last waypoint of the SID related to the ATS route (e.g. TULUB B457…) and then as per ICAO PANS-ATM Doc 4444 standard requirements.
- Arriving aircraft – Item 15 of the flight plan form shall terminate with the corresponding waypoint of the last ATS route where the STAR commences (e.g...M430 TOSNA).
Note: Do not include NAVAIDs ID, any ATS route designator or SID/STAR designator (it is runway dependent, ATC will advise the corresponding SID or STAR)
1.4.3 For the required routing within the Doha FIR (OTDF) refer to section 1.5 .
1.4.4 All flights departing OTBD/OTHH/OTBH shall indicate an "ALTN AERODROME" in Item 16 of the flight plan in accordance with the requirements of ICAO PANS-ATM Doc 4444.
1.4.5 All civil non-scheduled, private, technical landings, state aircraft and military flights operating within Doha FIR, are required to include the following in Item 18 of the FPL.
- Clearance Number under RMK/
- STS/: Reason for special handing by ATS, as follows:
MEDEVAC for a flight, critical medical emergency evacuation HEAD for a flight with Head of State status SAR for a flight engaged in a search and rescue mission STATE for a flight engaged in military, customs or police services
1.4.6 All IFR/VFR flight plan filed in accordance with paragraph section 1.3 , shall complete Item 19 in full or an alternative arrangement be made, as the information is a requirement for the provision of alerting service.
1.5 STANDARD ROUTES WITHIN DOHA FIR
1.5.1 Standard routes table aims to be the set of guidelines provided to the operators in constructing Flight Plan Routes within Doha FIR. It is mandatory to comply with the standard route listings, entry-exit points and level restrictions stated in this document due to the complexity of Qatar airspace. All Flight Plans shall include the following:
- Overflying the Doha FIR: FIR Entry and FIR Exit points.
- Departing from Qatar aerodromes: FIR Exit point.
- Landing at Qatar aerodromes: FIR Entry point.
1.5.2 Minimum Level - MC is referred to in the Minimum Level column, this denotes the Minimum Cruise and is to be considered as the lowest usable level of all the airways along the specified route.
1.5.3 Maximum Level - Altitude referred to in the Maximum Level column, this denotes the highest cruise level permitted along the specified route segment.
1.5.4 Standard routes table.
| No) | "ADEP /Entry" | "Min" | "Max" | "Route-Segment" | "ADES / Exit" | "Remarks" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) | ALPOB | MC | 240 | ALPOB L768 OBROS | OBROS | Note 10 |
| 2) | ASROK | MC | 230 | ASROK M677 OBNET | OBNET | Note 9 |
| 3) | ASROK | MC | 230 | ASROK N572 DASUT | DASUT | Note 31 |
| 4) | ASROK | MC | 230 | ASROK M708 DASUT | DASUT | Note 31 |
| 5) | BORUK | MC | 230 | BORUK P559 NALPO | NALPO | Note 31 |
| 6) | ELIDU | MC | 240 | ELIDU L721 ALKAN | OTBD | Note 2 |
| 7) | ELIDU | MC | 240 | ELIDU L721 BAYAN DOH DCT | OTBH | Note 2 |
| 8) | ELIDU | MC | 240 | ELIDU L721 ALKAN | OTHH | Note 2 |
| 9) | ELIDU | MC | 240 | ELIDU L721 ITMUB L768 RABLA M556 OBROS | OBROS | Note 29 |
| 10) | GESIT | MC | 450 | GESIT P708 OVONA | OVONA | Note 13 |
| 11) | GEXIM | MC | 270 | GEXIM N318 HAYYA | OTBD | Note 7 |
| 12) | GEXIM | MC | 270 | GEXIM N318 VELAM R659 DOH DCT | OTBH | Note 7 |
| 13) | GEXIM | MC | 270 | GEXIM N318 HAYYA | OTHH | Note 7 |
| 14) | GEXIM | MC | 450 | GEXIM N318 OVONA | OVONA | Note 12 |
| 15) | GIRMO | MC | 210 | GIRMO L703 HAYYA | OTBD | Note 14 |
| 16) | GIRMO | MC | 210 | GIRMO L703 HAYYA N318 VELAM R659 DOH DCT | OTBH | Note 14 |
| 17) | GIRMO | MC | 210 | GIRMO L703 HAYYA | OTHH | Note 14 |
| 18) | KINID | 310 | 450 | KINID N685 TOSNA | TOSNA | Note 21 |
| 19) | LAEEB | MC | 270 | LAEEB DCT DOH R659 EMISA B457 KINID | KINID | Note 28 |
| 20) | LAEEB | MC | 270 | LAEEB | OTBD | |
| 21) | LAEEB | MC | 270 | LAEEB DCT DOH | OTBH | |
| 22) | LAEEB | MC | 270 | LAEEB | OTHH | |
| 23) | LUBET | MC | 110 | LUBET DCT HAYYA N318 VELAM R659 DOH L564 DATRI | DATRI | Note 27 |
| 24) | MIDSI | MC | 240 | MIDSI R659 VEDED | OTBD | Note 1 |
| 25) | MIDSI | MC | 240 | MIDSI R659 DOH DCT | OTBH | Note 1 |
| 26) | MIDSI | MC | 240 | MIDSI R659 VEDED | OTHH | Note 1 |
| 27) | MIDSI | MC | 240 | MIDSI A453 SOLOB | SOLOB | Note 16 |
| 28) | OBBI | MC | 110 | LUBET DCT HAYYA | OTBD | Note 3 Note 22 |
| 29) | OBBI | MC | 110 | LUBET DCT HAYYA N318 VELAM R659 DOH DCT | OTBH | Note 3 |
| 30) | OBBI | MC | 110 | LUBET DCT HAYYA | OTHH | Note 3 Note 22 |
| 31) | OBBS | MC | 110 | LUBET DCT HAYYA | OTBD | Note 3 Note 22 |
| 32) | OBBS | MC | 110 | LUBET DCT HAYYA N318 VELAM R659 DOH DCT | OTBH | Note 3 |
| 33) | OBBS | MC | 110 | LUBET DCT HAYYA | OTHH | Note 3 Note 22 |
| 34) | OBKH | MC | 110 | LUBET DCT HAYYA | OTBD | Note 3 Note 22 |
| 35) | OBKH | MC | 110 | LUBET DCT HAYYA N318 VELAM R659 DOH DCT | OTBH | Note 3 |
| 36) | OBKH | MC | 110 | LUBET DCT HAYYA | OTHH | Note 3 Note 22 |
| 37) | ORLEK | MC | 230 | ORLEK | OTBD | Note 20 |
| 38) | ORLEK | MC | 230 | ORLEK L681 GINTO M430 DOH DCT | OTBH | Note 20 |
| 39) | ORLEK | MC | 230 | ORLEK | OTHH | Note 20 |
| 40) | ORLEK | MC | 230 | ORLEK L681 GINTO M430 DOH L305 ASTOG | ASTOG | Note 8 Note 15 |
| 41) | ORLEK | MC | 270 | ORLEK L681 GINTO M430 DOH B415 BUNDU | BUNDU | Note 8 |
| 42) | ORLEK | MC | 270 | ORLEK L681 GINTO M430 DOH N300 KUPRO | KUPRO | Note 8 |
| 43) | ORMID | MC | 430 | ORMID M556 OBROS | OBROS | Note 11 |
| 44) | OTBD | MC | 210 | ALSEM L305 ASTOG | ASTOG | Note 15 |
| 45) | OTBD | MC | 270 | BUNDU | BUNDU | |
| 46) | OTBD | MC | 230 | VAXIN T800 DASUT | DASUT | Note 4 |
| 47) | OTBD | MC | 260 | DATRI | DATRI | |
| 48) | OTBD | MC | 190 | ALVEN P550 RAGAS | RAGAS | Note 25 |
| 49) | OTBD | MC | 270 | KUPRO | KUPRO | Note 26 |
| 50) | OTBD | MC | 120 | TULUB | OBBI | Note 5 |
| 51) | OTBD | MC | 120 | TULUB | OBBS | Note 5 |
| 52) | OTBD | MC | 120 | TULUB | OBKH | Note 5 |
| 53) | OTBD | MC | 260 | TULUB M444 KINID | KINID | Note 17 |
| 54) | OTBD | MC | 260 | TULUB B457 KINID | KINID | Note 30 |
| 55) | OTBD | MC | 260 | LUBET P713 IMLAD | IMLAD | Note 18 |
| 56) | OTBD | MC | 260 | LUBET L934 IMLAD | IMLAD | Note 18 |
| 57) | OTBD | MC | 200 | ULIKA | ULIKA | Note 20 |
| 58) | OTBH | MC | 230 | DCT DOH T800 DASUT | DASUT | Note 4 |
| 59) | OTBH | MC | 190 | DCT DOH P430 ALVEN P550 RAGAS | RAGAS | Note 25 |
| 60) | OTBH | MC | 260 | DOH L564 DATRI | DATRI | |
| 61) | OTBH | MC | 120 | DCT DOH DCT ALNAK DCT TULUB | OBBI | Note 5 |
| 62) | OTBH | MC | 120 | DCT DOH DCT ALNAK DCT TULUB | OBBS | Note 5 |
| 63) | OTBH | MC | 120 | DCT DOH DCT ALNAK DCT TULUB | OBKH | Note 5 |
| 64) | OTBH | MC | 210 | DCT DOH L305 ASTOG | ASTOG | Note 15 |
| 65) | OTBH | MC | 270 | DCT DOH B415 BUNDU | BUNDU | |
| 66) | OTBH | MC | 270 | DCT DOH N300 KUPRO | KUPRO | Note 26 |
| 67) | OTBH | MC | 240 | DCT DOH P430 ALTOM M600 EGNIM | OKKK, OKAS | Note 31 |
| 68) | OTBH | MC | 240 | DCT DOH P430 ALTOM L602 EGNIM | EGNIM | Note 19 |
| 69) | OTBH | MC | 200 | DCT ULIKA M430 | ULIKA | Note 20 |
| 70) | OTBH | MC | 260 | DCT DOH DCT ALNAK DCT TULUB B457 KINID | KINID | Note 23 |
| 71) | OTHH | MC | 210 | ALSEM L305 ASTOG | ASTOG | Note 15 |
| 72) | OTHH | MC | 270 | BUNDU | BUNDU | |
| 73) | OTHH | MC | 270 | KUPRO | KUPRO | Note 26 |
| 74) | OTHH | MC | 260 | DATRI | DATRI | |
| 75) | OTHH | MC | 230 | VAXIN T800 DASUT | DASUT | Note 4 |
| 76) | OTHH | MC | 190 | ALVEN P550 RAGAS | RAGAS | Note 25 |
| 77) | OTHH | MC | 120 | TULUB | OBBI | Note 5 |
| 78) | OTHH | MC | 120 | TULUB | OBBS | Note 5 |
| 79) | OTHH | MC | 120 | TULUB | OBKH | Note 5 |
| 80) | OTHH | MC | 260 | TULUB B457 KINID | KINID | Note 17 |
| 81) | OTHH | MC | 260 | TULUB M444 KINID | KINID | Note 30 |
| 82) | OTHH | MC | 260 | LUBET P713 IMLAD | IMLAD | Note 18 |
| 83) | OTHH | MC | 260 | LUBET L934 IMLAD | IMLAD | Note 18 |
| 84) | OTHH | MC | 200 | ULIKA | ULIKA | Note 20 |
| 85) | TOSNA | MC | 220 | TOSNA | OTBD | |
| 86) | TOSNA | MC | 220 | TOSNA M430 DOH DCT | OTBH | |
| 87) | TOSNA | MC | 220 | TOSNA | OTHH | |
| 88) | TOSNA | MC | 240 | TOSNA M430 ULIKA | ULIKA | Note 6 |
| 89) | TOVOX | MC | 180 | TOVOX | OTBD | |
| 90) | TOVOX | MC | 180 | TOVOX DCT DOH DCT | OTBH | |
| 91) | TOVOX | MC | 180 | TOVOX | OTHH | |
| 92) | TOVOX | MC | 260 | TOVOX P899 KUPSA B415 DOH M430 ULIKA | ULIKA | Note 20 |
| 93) | TUMAK | MC | 240 | TUMAK M600 EGNIM | EGNIM | Note 24 |
| 94) | TUMAK | MC | 240 | TUMAK L602 EGNIM | EGNIM | Note 19 |
| Note 1 | Available for OIIX FIR traffic landing Qatar AP. Expect to cross 10NM North MIDSI FL240 BLW. Expect to cross VEDED FL180. | |||||||||
| Note 2 | Available for OIIX FIR traffic to Qatar AP. Expect to cross ALKAN FL200 BLW. | |||||||||
| Note 3 | Available for OBBI, OBBS, OBKH departures landing Qatar AP A110 at LUBET(MAX A110 LEVEL at LUBET). | |||||||||
| Note 4 | Available for Qatar AP departures to OIIX FIR. MAX FL230 at DASUT. | |||||||||
| Note 5 | Available for Qatar AP departures to Bahrain AP A120. Refer Bahrain Supplement for Standard Route Document for routes beyond TULUB. | |||||||||
| Note 6 | Available for OMAE FIR traffic to OEJD FIR. Available only from SUN – THU 0000-0300 1900-2359 and H24 during FRI, SAT and official holidays, FL240 BLW. | |||||||||
| Note 7 | Traffic departing OEDF, OEDR MAX FL150. | |||||||||
| Note 8 | Available for OEJD FIR traffic to OMAE FIR. Available only from SUN – THU 0000-0300 1900-2359 and H24 during FRI, SAT and official holidays. OEDR departures MAX FL210, OEAH departures MAX FL210. | |||||||||
| Note 9 | Available for OKAC FIR traffic landing or overflying Northern OMAE FIR. For FL250 and above refer to Bahrain AIP. | |||||||||
| Note 10 | Available for OMAE FIR traffic to OEJD FIR excluding traffic landing Eastern OEJD FIR AP. For FL250 and above refer to Bahrain AIP. | |||||||||
| Note 11 | Available for OMAE FIR traffic landing Bahrain AP (expect to cross OBROS FL160 BLW) and Eastern OEJD AP (expect to cross OBROS FL180). Refer Bahrain Supplement for Standard Route Document for routes beyond OBROS. | |||||||||
| Note 12 | Available for OEJD FIR traffic landing or overflying Southern OMAE FIR. | |||||||||
| Note 13 | Available for OKAC FIR traffic landing or overflying Southern OMAE FIR. | |||||||||
| Note 14 | Available for OKAC FIR traffic landing Qatar AP. | |||||||||
| Note 15 | Only available for landing Northern Emirates (OMDB, OMDW, OMSJ, OMFJ, OMRK, OMDM). Expect MAX FL210 at ASTOG. | |||||||||
| Note 16 | OBBI landing traffic to expect passing FL160 or below at SOLOB and for OEDF landing traffic expect to be at FL180 at SOLOB. | |||||||||
| Note 17 | KINID is available for traffic overflying OBBB FIR or landing OKAC FIR AP. Refer Bahrain Supplement for Standard Route Document for routes beyond KINID. | |||||||||
| Note 18 | IMLAD shall only be used for overflying OKAC FIR. Refer Bahrain Supplement for Standard Route Document for routes beyond IMLAD. | |||||||||
| Note 19 | This route is for overflying OKAC FIR only. For FL250 and above refer to Bahrain AIP. | |||||||||
| Note 20 | Available only from SUN – THU 1900-0300 (next day) and H24 during FRI, SAT and official holidays. | |||||||||
| Note 21 | Available for OEJD FIR traffic FL310 ABV landing or overflying Southern OMAE FIR. | |||||||||
| Note 22 | Expect to join STAR from HAYYA. | |||||||||
| Note 23 | KINID is available for traffic landing at Bahrain AP A120 and for traffic overflying OEJD FIR. Refer Bahrain Supplement for Standard Route Document for routes beyond TULUB. | |||||||||
| Note 24 | Available for traffic landing OKAC FIR. For FL250 and above refer to Bahrain AIP. | |||||||||
| Note 25 | Available for Qatar AP departures to OIIX FIR. FL190 at RAGAS. | |||||||||
| Note 26 | Traffic departing to OMAA, OMAD, OMAM and OMAL MAX FL210. | |||||||||
| Note 27 | Available for OBBI, OBBS, OBKH departures to OEJD FIR. ACFT may expect higher level after passing LUBET. | |||||||||
| Note 28 | Available for OEJD FIR traffic to OBBB FIR. | |||||||||
| Note 29 | Available for traffic landing Bahrain AP or for OEDR and OEDF (expect to cross OBROS FL180 or below). Refer Bahrain Supplement for Standard Route Document for routes beyond OBROS. For FL250 and above refer to Bahrain AIP. | |||||||||
| Note 30 | KINID is available for traffic entering OEJD FIR or landing OKAC FIR AP. Refer Bahrain Supplement for standard Route Document for routes beyond KINID. | |||||||||
| Note 31 | For FL250 and above refer to Bahrain AIP. | |||||||||
1.6 FREE ROUTE AIRSPACE (FRA) WITHIN DOHA FIR
1.6.1 The following standard routes apply for traffic using FRA within Doha FIR FL275 and above.
1.6.2 All flights intended to cross Doha FRA , shall include Doha FIR Entry and Exit points in their Flight Plans. For flights partially conducted within lateral and/or vertical limits of FRA , pilots shall include FRA Intermediate point in the FPL (see ENR 4.1 and ENR 4.4) on which the flight intends to cross FL275 to enter/exit FRA .
1.6.3 FRA routing table.
| No) | Entry point | Routing | Exit point | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) | DOH | DOH DCT ULIKA | ULIKA | - |
| 2) | GINTO | GINTO DCT ULIKA | ULIKA | - |
| 3) | KUPSA | KUPSA DCT ULIKA | ULIKA | - |
| 4) | LAGNO | LAGNO DCT ULIKA | ULIKA | - |
| 5) | ORLEK | ORLEK DCT KUPRO | KUPRO | - |
| 6) | ORLEK | ORLEK DCT BUNDU | BUNDU | - |
| 7) | TOSNA | TOSNA DCT ULIKA | ULIKA | - |
| 8) | TOVOX | TOVOX DCT ULIKA | ULIKA | - |
Note: Available SUN-THU 0000-0300 1900-2359 and H24 during FRI, SAT and Official Holidays | ||||
1.7 Adherence to ATS route structure
1.7.1 No flight plans shall be filed for routes deviating from the published ATS route structure, unless;
1.8 Authorization for special flights
1.8.1 Flights of a specific nature may be exempted from the restriction specified above, provided that the operator shall comply with the corresponding requirements specified in GEN 1.2.
1.9 Additional Requirements Related to RVSM Airspace
Note: Flights will not be given access to QATAR RVSM airspace when:
- No flight plan has been received, or
- A flight plan has been received but the required RVSM data has not been included in the flight plan.
1.9.1 Except as indicated in 1.9.3 ,flight between FL 290 to FL 410 is for exclusive use of RVSM approved aircraft. Non - RVSM certified aircraft shall flight plan accordingly.
1.9.2 Operators of RVSM certified aircraft shall insert the letter "W" in item 10 of the flight plan regardless of the requested level.
1.9.3 Acceptance of non - RVSM certified State aircraft for flight at RVSM levels is subject to prevailing traffic conditions. RVSM certified aircraft will be offered priority in order to make maximum use of airspace capacity.
Note: Consequently, operators of State aircraft intending to navigate within Doha FIR are advised to dispatch RVSM certified aircraft or flight plan at non - RVSM levels.
1.9.4 Operators of non - RVSM certified State aircraft requesting a flight level within RVSM airspace shall insert the phrase "STS / NONRVSM" in item 18 of the flight plan.
1.9.5 In addition to the requirements of 1.9.4 ,operators of non - RVSM certified State aircraft requesting to operate in RVSM airspace shall include the letter "M" in item 8 of the flight plan.
1.9.6 The flight plan for an aircraft intending to operate across or within the lateral limits of RVSM airspace shall include:
- The entry point and requested flight level for that portion of the route commencing immediately after the entry point.
- The exit point and requested flight level for that portion of the route commencing immediately after the exit point.
2 Repetitive flight plan system
2.1 RPL System not in use in the State of Qatar.