Civil Aviation Authority

The Civil Aviation Authority has a legal status and a budget within the national budget of the State. It is affiliated to the Council of Ministers. The Civil Aviation Department and the Meteorological Department were merged to form the Civil Aviation and Meteorological Department as part of the Civil Aviation Authority, which aims at promoting civil aviation and meteorological services to the highest possible levels. The Civil Aviation Authority undertakes the drawing up of the civil aviation policy and the plans needed to implement its objectives, implementation of international agreements and treaties in the field of civil aviation, strengthening of links with international organizations and foreign countries, supervision of the management and operation of Doha International Airport, undertaking air control tasks, supervision of foreign air transportation companies as well as management, maintenance and development of air monitoring networks, seismological stations, provision of weather forecast services to those departments in charge of aviation and sea ports in Qatar. It also proposes draft laws pertaining to civil aviation and meteorological services.