GEN 3.3 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES

1 Responsible service

The Air Navigation Services Department of the State of Qatar Civil Aviation Authority is the responsible authority for the provision of air traffic services within the area indicated under sub-section 2. below.

Post:President
Civil Aviation Authority
P.O. BOX 3000
DOHA
STATE OF QATAR
Tel:(974) 4455 7333 Ext 320/316
Fax:(974) 4455 2233
AFS:OTBDYAYX, OTHHYAYX, OTHHYFYX
SITA:DOHXYYF, DOHXZYF

 The services are provided in accordance with the provisions contained in the following ICAO documents:
  • Annex 2 — Rules of the Air
  • Annex 11 — Air Traffic Services
  • Doc 4444 — Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Air Traffic Management (PANSATM)
  • Doc 8168 — Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Aircraft Operations (PANS-OPS)
  • Doc 7030 — Regional Supplementary Procedures

Differences to these provisions are detailed in subsection GEN 1.7.

2 Area of responsibility

Air traffic services are provided for the entire territory of State of Qatar, including its territorial waters as well as the airspace over the high seas within Doha TMA.

In some cases, in accordance with the regional air navigation agreement, air traffic services are provided, under the delegated authority, in the airspace within another bordering FIR. Details of such services are provided in section ENR 2.

3 Types of services

 The following types of services are provided:
  • Flight Information Service (FIS) and Alerting Service (ALRS); and
  • Radar.
 With the exception of services provided at military air bases, the following types of services are provided at aerodromes:
  • Aerodrome Control (TWR);
  • Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS); and
  • Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS), at certain aerodromes.

4 Coordination between the operator and ATS

Co-ordination between the operator and air traffic services is effected in accordance with 2.15 of ICAO Annex 11.

5 Minimum flight altitude

The minimum flight altitudes on the ATS routes, as presented in section ENR 3, have been determined so as to ensure a minimum vertical clearance above the controlling obstacle in the area concerned.

6 ATS units address list

Unit namePostal addressTelephone NRFax NRTelex NRAFS address
123456
DOHA ApproachDirector of Air Navigation
P.O. BOX 73
DOHA
STATE OF QATAR
(974) 4462 2300(974) 4470 5300-OTHHZRZX
Head of ATC
Civil Aviation Authority
P.O. BOX 73
DOHA
STATE OF QATAR
(974) 4470 5999(974) 4470 5300-OTBDZTZX
OTHHZTZX