GEN 1.2  Entry, transit and departure of aircraft

1  General

1.1 International flights into, from or over Somalia territory shall be subject to the current Somalia civil aviation regulations (SOMCARs). These regulations correspond in all essentials to the Standards and Recommended Practices contained in Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
1.2 Aircraft flying into or departing from Somalia territory shall make their first landing at, or final departure from an airport where customs and immigration services are available as listed in AD 1.3).

2  Scheduled flights

2.1  General
2.1.1 For regular international scheduled flights operated by foreign airlines into or in transit across Mogadishu FIR, the following requirements must be met:
  1. The State of the airline must be a party to the International Air Services Transit Agreement and/or the International Air Transport Agreement Somalia is a party to both Agreements;
  2. 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 Somalia are contracting parties and must have a permit to operate into or in transit across Somalia. Applications for such permits shall be submitted in advance of at least seventy-two hours to the following addresses;
    Somalia CivilAviation Authority (SCAA)
    Adan Adde International Airport, Mogadishu Somalia.
    Tel: +2521853675
    Tel: +2521853676
    Email: scaa@scaa.gov.so
    Email: mnof@scaa.gov.so
    .

Such application must include the following information:

  1. Name of operator
  2. Address of the operator
  3. Type of aircraft
  4. Aircraft Callsign
  5. Registration Mark
  6. Nature of flight
  7. Date and Place of origin of flight
  8. Complete route itinerary including dates and times (UTC)
2.2  Documentary requirements for clearance of aircraft
2.2.1 It is necessary that the undermentioned aircraft documents be submitted by airline operators for clearance on entry and departure of their aircraft to and from Somalia. All documents listed below must follow the ICAO standard format as set forth in the relevant appendices to ICAO Annex 9 and are acceptable when furnished in English and completed in legible handwriting. No visas are required in connection with such documents.
2.2.2 Aircraft documents required (arrival/departure)
Required byGeneral declarationPassenger manifestCargo manifest
Customes222
Immigration222
SCAA010

3  Non-scheduled flight

3.1  Procedures
3.1.1 If an operator intends to carry out a (series of) non-scheduled flight(s) in transit across, or making non-traffic stops in, the territory of Somalia, it is necessary for the operator to obtain prior landing/overflying permission from SCAA
3.1.2 If an operator intends to perform a (series of) non-scheduled flight(s) into Somalia or the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers, cargo or mail, it is necessary for the operator to apply to Somali Civil Avition Authority (SCAA) for permission to carry out such operations not less than twenty-four hours in advance of the intended landing. Applications for such permits shall be submitted to:
Somalia CivilAviation Authority (SCAA)
Adan Adde International Airport, Mogadishu Somalia.
Tel: +2521853675
Tel: +2521853676
Email: scaa@scaa.gov.so
mnof@scaa.gov.so
.

Such application must include the following information:

  1. Name of operator
  2. Address of the operator
  3. Type of aircraft
  4. Aircraft Callsign
  5. Registration Mark
  6. Nature of flight
  7. Date and Place of origin of flight
  8. Complete route itinerary including dates and times (UTC)
3.2  Documentary requirements for clearance of aircraft
3.2.1 Same requirements as for SCHEDULED FLIGHTS.

4  Private flights

4.1 Same requirements as for NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS.

5  FOREIGN MILITARY AIRCRAFT: CIVIL AIRCRAFT ENGAGED IN MILITARY SERVICES.

5.1 Foreign Military Aircraft and Civil Aircraft engaged in military services should obtain clearance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international cooperation and they should contact the relevant authority via the following email address; dp@mfa.gov.so

6  FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC FLIGHTS

6.1 Foreign diplomatic flights should obtain clearance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and they should contact the relevant authorities via this email addresses; dp@mfa.gov.so

7  AMBULANCE FLIGHTS

7.1 MEDIVAC flights are applied to the Same requirements as for NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS. but are given top priority.

8  DOMESTIC FLIGHTS WITH FOREIGN REGISTERED AIRCRAFT

8.1 Foreign registered aircraft operating in Somalia must obtain Foreign Operating Certificate (FOC) and pay the required fees prior to commencement of any commercial flight attached therein. The operator also must submit the following document to the SCAA operation office.
  1. Company’s registered name
  2. Trading name, if different
  3. Address of company
  4. Mailing addressn
  5. Billing Address
  6. Telephone; fax; and email.

9  ENTRY/ OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE

9.1 Application for Entry/Overflight Clearance shall be addressed to the flight Information Services for Somalia through TEL N0. +2521853675/ +2521853676/+2521857394 or Email: scaa@scaa.gov.so mnof@scaa.gov.so including details listed below;
  1. Name of the Operator
  2. Address of the Operator
  3. Type of Aircraft
  4. Aircraft Callsign
  5. Registration Mark
  6. Nature of flight
  7. Date and Place of origin of flight
  8. Complete route itinerary including dates and times (UTC)

10  CLEARANCE TO OPERATE INTO AIRPORTS WITHIN MOGADISHU FIR

10.1 Application to operate at airports in Mogadishu FIR shall be obtained from the Authority responsible for the Aerodrome. See AD 2 for contact Details.

11  Public health measures applied to aircraft

11.1 No health formalities are required.