GEN 1.2 ENTRY, TRANSIT AND DEPARTURE OF AIRCRAFT
1. GENERAL
1.1 All flights into, from or over the
territory of Oman and landings in such territory will be carried out in accordance with the valid regulations of
Oman regarding civil aviation.
1.2 Aircraft landing in or departing from
the territory of Oman must first land at and finally depart from Muscat International Airport (see AD 2.OOMS) unless
a special dispensation has been applied for and granted by the CAA in advance.
2. SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
2.1 General
For regular international scheduled flights operated by foreign airlines into, from or over the
territory of Oman,the following requirements must be met:
a) the State of the airline must be a party
to the International Air Services Transit Agreement and/or the International Air Transport Agreement; Oman is a
party to both Agreements; and
b) the airline must be eligible to make the flights under the provisions
of a bilateral or multilateral agreement,to which the State of the airline and Oman are contracting parties, and be
in possession of a permit authorizing the operation pursuant to the said agreement.
2.2 Application for permits will be
submitted to CAA as detailed below:
a) For scheduled operations into Oman,
chartered flights, additional landing flights, technical landings and/or amend flight times, routes and/or operated
aircrafts shall be addressed to:
Postal Address :
Directorate of Air Transport
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
P. O. Box 1
POSTAL CODE 111 MUSCAT Sultanate of Oman
TEL : (968) 24 354028 & 354062
Telefax: NIL
AFS : NIL
Email : permits@caa.gov.om
Website : NIL
b) For scheduled overflying flights,
additional overflying flights, single overflying flights and/or to amend overflying flight times, routes and/or
aircraft shall be addressed to:
Postal Address :
Directorate of Air Transport
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
P. O. Box 1
POSTAL CODE 111 MUSCAT Sultanate of Oman
TEL : (968) 24 354028 & 354062
Telefax:NIL
AFS : NIL
Email : permits-om@caa.gov.om
Website : NIL
3. NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
3.1 General
Operators must obtain permission to carry out nonscheduled flights into, from or over the territory of
Oman, whether or not for the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers, cargo or mail.
All
Non-scheduled aircraft overflying the Sultanate of Oman and operating into Muscat Intl and Salalah airports shall
quote the permit number granted on each and every Flight Plan.
3.2 Information required
Applications for such permission will be submitted to the CAA at the address given in GEN 1.2-1
paragraph 2.2 a) in sufficient time to arrive not less than seventytwo hours in advance of the intended landing or
overflight.
Applications for non-scheduled flights must include the following information in the order
shown:
1) Name of operator and full mailing address (including telephone/fax/e-mail)
2)
Type of aircraft, MTOW, registration marks and availability of ACAS-II and serviceable transponder
3)
Callsign/flight number (ICAO 3 letter code)
4) Operator’s IATA Code
5) Dates and times of
arrival at and departure from Muscat Intl Airport/Salalah Airport
6) Entry/exit points within Muscat
FIR, itinerary schedule ETD/ETA
7) Place or places of embarkation or disembarkation abroad, as the case
may be, of passenger and/or freight
8) Purpose of flight, number of passengers and/or nature and amount
of freight
9) Name, address and business of charterer if any
10) Names of crew
members
11) Valid and clear copies of the following documents (not required for private and overflying
flights and/or technical stops):
- air operator certificate with the specifications
-
certificate of air worthiness
- certificate of registration
- certificate of
insurance
- aircraft noise certificate
- radio licenses certificate
12)
Responsible authority for air navigation, landing and parking charges:
- head of accounts dept. with
full mailing address
- account payable
- telephone/fax and e-mail
address
4. PRIVATE FLIGHTS
4.1 General
Operators must obtain permission to carry out private flights into, from or over the territory of
Oman.
4.2 Information required
Application for such permission will be submitted in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3.2
non-scheduled flights, and is to be addressed to the Directorate of Air Transport at the address given in
sub-paragraph 2.2 (b) (no copies of certificates required).
5. MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC FLIGHTS
5.1 Applications for permission for
military, diplomatic and government aircraft to overfly or land in Oman must be submitted fifteen (15) days in
advance through diplomatic channels.
6. DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
6.1 Aircraft documents required
It is necessary that the undermentioned aircraft documents be submitted by all operators on entry and
departure of their aircraft to and from Oman. All documents listed below must follow the ICAO standard format, as
set forth in the relevant Appendices to Annex 9, and are acceptable when furnished in English or Arabic and
completed in legible handwriting. No visas are required in connection with such documents.
Aircraft documents required (arrival/transit/departure)
Document Required
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General Declaration
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Passenger Manifest
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Cargo Manifest
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by - for
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Arr
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Trans
|
Dep
|
Arr
|
Trans
|
Dep
|
Arr
|
Trans
|
Dep
|
Immigr. Health Customs
|
3 1 1
|
3 0 1
|
2 1 1
|
3 2 1
|
3 0 0
|
3 2 1
|
1 1 2
|
0 0 2
|
1 1 2
|
Total
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5
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
Note:
a) One copy of the General Declaration is endorsed and returned by Customs,
signifying clearance.
b) For the purposes of this regulation, a transit flight is deemed to be one
when no passengers embark or disembark and no articles are loaded or unloaded.In the latter case, a - NIL -
Cargo Manifest satisfies
the requirement.
6.2 Public Health measures applied to aircraft
No Public Health measures are normally required to be carried out in respect of aircraft entering
Oman. When circumstances necessitate such measures being taken, responsible authorities will receive adequate prior
notification.