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Aeronautical Information:
Syria

Designated Authorities

1. Civil Aviation

Postal address: Directorate General of Civil Aviation
1, Sahet Al Najmeh
P.O. Box 6257
Damascus, Syria
Telephone:
Fax: (963) 11-2232201
Telex: 411928 CIVILAIR SY
AFS: OSDIYAYX
Cable/SITA: CIVILAIR Damascus
E-mail:
WWW:

2. Meteorology

Postal address: Director General of Meteorology
Ministry of Defence
Mezzeh
P.O. Box 4211
Damascus, Syria
Telephone:
Fax: (963) 11-6620553
Telex: 413204 ARSAD SY
AFS: OSDIYMYX
Cable/SITA:
E-mail:
WWW:

Aeronautical Information Services (AIS)

International NOTAM Office (NOF)

Postal address: Ministry of Transport
General Organization of Civil Aviation
Directorate of Air Traffic Management
Aeronautical Information Services
International NOTAM Office
Damascus International Airport
Syria
Telephone:
Fax: +963 11-2232201
+963 11-2213752
Telex:
AFS: OSDIYNYX/OSDIHQYX
Cable/SITA: NOF Damascus Airport
E-mail:
WWW:

Air Traffic Services

1. ATS Units Contact List

ATS Unit Name Postal Address Telephone Number Telefax Number Telex Number AFS Address
ALEPPO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Aleppo International Airport
P.O. Box 6064
Aleppo, Syria
963-21-4786805/6801/ 6807/6808 963-21-3625711   OSAPYDYX
OSAPZTZX
BASSEL AL-ASSAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Bassel Al-Assad International Airport
P.O. Box 39
Jableh, Syria
963-41-834300/301
963-41-837780
963-41-832509   OSLKZTZX
DAMASCUS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Damascus International Airport
Damascus, Syria
963-11-5430405/06/07/08/09 963-11-2310875   OSDIYDYX
DAMASCUS AIS UNIT         OSDIYNYX
DAMASCUS FPIN UNIT         OSDIZPZX
DAMASCUS TWR UNIT         OSDIZTZX
DAMASCUS ACC UNIT         OSDIZQZX
DAMASCUS FIR         OSTTZQZX

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World Aero Data -- Syria Airports

Aircraft Entry Requirements

Permission

Flight Activity

PPR from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DCA)

Notification Requirements

A.

OVERFLIGHT

Yes

Notify DGCA at least 24 hours prior to entry into Syrian airspace.

B.

LANDING for Noncommercial purposes 1

Yes

Notify DGCA at least 24 hours prior to entry into Syrian airspace.

C.

TECHNICAL STOP 2

No

Filing of approved flight plan constitutes sufficient notification of Syrian authorities.

D.

LANDING for Commercial purpose 3

Yes

Notify DGCA at least 72 hours prior to entry into Syrian Airspace.

E.

EMERGENCY LANDING

No

Not Applicable.

1 Landing for Noncommercial purposes: Layover for a time of passengers or crew; i.e., personal or private business travel, safe havening of aircraft, etc.

2 Technical Stop: A stop to refuel or to repair/service aircraft with onward travel contemplated within a short time frame. Passengers and crew would not, under normal circumstances, leave the airport.

3 Landing for Commercial purposes: Nonscheduled cargo or passenger charters, i.e., the carrying of people or freight for hire.

1. All regularly scheduled international flights into or in transit through Syria operated by foreign airlines must be designated pursuant to bilateral or multilateral agreement signed between Syria and the state where the airline is registered, or the airline must have obtained a temporary permit from General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Applications for such permits shall be submitted to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Applications for time-table approval shall be submitted in two copies to DGCA-Damascus at least 3 months prior to the proposed date of commencement of operation. All nonscheduled landing flights making nontraffic stops at international airports in Syria may do so without obtaining prior permission. However, an advance notification of at least 24 hours to the Directorate of Air Transportation (OSDIYAYF), the Directorate of Civil Aviation (OSDIYDYF) and the Directorate of Air Control (OSDIYDYX), is required. All nonscheduled landing flights making stops for the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers, cargo or mail, shall apply to the DGCA for permission to carry out such operations not less than 3 days in advance of the intended landing. In exceptionally urgent cases, application for permission may be acceptable if received 24 hours in advance of the time of intended landing. In all mentioned cases, permission for executing the flight must be obtained before commencing the flight. The application must include the following information in the order shown and addressed to OSIDIYAYF via aeronautical fixed telecommunications network (AFTN) or Telex: CIVAIR 411928, or Fax: (963-11) 223-2201:

a. Name and postal address of air carrier.

b. Type and registration of aircraft.

c. Name and nationality of pilot in command.

d. Date and time of arrival or crossing Syrian border.

e. Route followed and itineraries.

f. Purpose of flight.

g. Number of passengers.

h. Nature and amount of cargo.

i. Name, address and business of charterer.

j. Nature of urgency (in case of 24-hour request).

k. Applications may be submitted by pilots, operators or their agents and can be made by letter, message of through diplomatic channels. The DGCA-Damascus will not consider any request not in compliance with the aforementioned conditions. All military and governmental aircraft must submit a request 10 days in advance through diplomatic channels. Permission must be obtained before commencing the flight.

2. Designated Authorities: the postal addresses and contact information of the designated authorities concerned with the entry, transit, and departure of international flights and for collection of aviation charges are as follows:

a. The General Directorate of Customs: P.O. Box 329, Damascus, Syria. Telephone: (963-11) - 212-7901/2, 212-9751. Fax: 212-6921.

b. Immigration and Passport Department: Al-Baramkeh, Square, Damascus, Syria. Telephone: (963-11) - 224-9288, 221-0404. State for EB/TRA/AVP.

c. Directorate General of Civil Aviation: P.O. Box 6257, 1 Al-Najmeh Square, Damascus, Syria. Telephone: (963-11) - 333-3815, 332-7024. Fax: 223-2201.

Corporate Aircraft Restraints

Flights destined to, departing from or overflying Israel, Jerusalem, the West Bank, or Gaza are not permitted to fly into or overfly the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. All flights coming into, departing from or/and overflying Syrian Territories shall be carried out in accordance with valid regulations in Syria regarding civil aviation. Aircraft flying routes or airways in the Syrian Arab Republic shall strictly adhere to the structure of those routes or airways and operate along the center line. Deviation thereto shall be reported immediately to Damascus/ACC on VHF frequencies.

Special Notices

1. Any aircraft entering the Damascus flight information region (FIR) which cannot comply with the lower limits of the air routes (24,000 feet) must obtain prior permission from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation at least 72 hours prior to departure. Requests must include the proposed altitude in addition to the above requirements.

2. Flights destined to, departing from or overflying Israel are not permitted to fly into or over the territory of Syria.


 
   

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