QCAA was established in 2001 in accordance with Law No. (16) of 2001. QCAA works to implement the provisions of Civil Aviation Law No.(15) of 2002, later amended in 2008 and 2011 in accordance with the requirements and developments in the Aviation sector locally, regionally and globally .QCAA is a legal entity and it is allocated a budget affiliated with the budget of the Ministry of Transport and Communication.

​Vision:

Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) vision is to maintain a safe, effective and sustainable civil aviation system that enhances the status of Qatar on the map of the international civil aviation industry.

​Mission:

• ​To create an institution recognized internally and externally that deals with air transport matters and participates in the development of aviation policies at the regional and international levels through its departments, internal units and organizations and federations that belong to it externally.
• Keep up with the changes in different fields, and has worked towards the achievement of well-studied and clearly- defined work plans, according to International Civil Aviation Laws.
• Upgrading Civil Aviation and Meteorological sectors towards the highest levels in terms of efficiency and accuracy.
• Organizing the air space, ensuring Aviation safety and overseeing all Aviation-related facilities, to achieve continuous growth and sustainable development at all levels.

Achievements:

As a result of the great development of the technological revolution in the air transport and communication sectors, And its coincide with the booming reality that the State of Qatar has achieved in many areas, the Civil Aviation Authority has intensified its efforts to keep abreast of changes in the world and achieved many achievements in aviation. Has been accomplished:

• In terms of infrastructure, the establishment of Hamad International Airport is one of the most important achievements of the Civil Aviation Authority, which has the longest corridor of aircraft with an area of 45 million square meters, with a capacity of about 50 million passengers annually. For travelers and services.
• QCAA has signed Air Services Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding with 162 countries, varying between open and limited skies, according to agreed traffic rights.
• The State of Qatar is also an active member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which has a membership of 191 countries, through its contribution to the development of the Civil Aviation Industry, placing the State of Qatar at the forefront of world countries  in terms of the number of signed Air Transport Agreements and regional, international cooperation.
• The State of Qatar is also an active member in, the Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC). And the national carrier (Qatar Airways), and as an active member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Arab Air Transport Association (AACO) and the One World Alliance.

 Functions:

• ​Planning and policy development related to the civil aviation and meteorological facilities, following up on their implementation, reviewing them and evaluating failures and successes.
• Creating and strengthening relations with international organizations to participate in the proposal and implementation of international conventions and treaties.
• Preparation and implementation of the State Aviation Safety Plan.
• Managing and operating of civil airports in the country, and ensuring compliance and suitability to the conditions of air navigation.
• Updating Contracts and bilateral agreements on air services with other States and regulate air transport rights to and from the State.
• Checking the air navigation services facilities and lay the foundations for their protection and safety.
• Determining the conditions for registration of all aircraft in the country and issuance of certificates of airworthiness.
• Verifying the implementation of international regulations recognized at the state airports and to cooperate with regional, Arab and international organizations, unions and bodies.
• Investigate aviation accidents and establish the necessary rules.
• Supervising the validity and maintenance of aircraft and their conformity with international standards, granting certificates, licenses and licenses necessary for their practice, and on places where maintenance operations are carried out.
• Granting licenses to air transport companies, supervising them with regard to the procedures of conducting commercial and private airlines, supervising them and ensuring compliance with the applicable rules.
• Proposing charges of landing, transit, departure of various aircrafts, and of fee collection methods.
• Managing, carrying out maintenance, and developing weather stations and all related weather forecast facilities.
• Carrying out the weather report based on aviation and marine forecasting to be distributed to concerned state departments.
• Creating a data bank including all weather reports and related periodic weather data and records, or any information on the State of Qatar or neighboring states.
• Establishing contracts with local or foreign aviation-related companies with a view to realizing QCAA objectives, partnering, purchasing, or merging, upon the approval of the Council of Ministers.
• Proposing bills and legislations on Civil Aviation and weather forecast affairs.
• Representing the State of Qatar in QCAA related meetings and conferences, in cooperation with competent bodies.