FLIGHT PLANNING (Restriction, limitation or advisory information)

ENR 1.10 FLIGHT PLANNING (Restriction, limitation or advisory information)

1 Procedures for the submission of a flight plan

1.1 General

For flights within the Doha TMA, a flight plan shall be submitted as per the requirements specified in ICAO Annex 2 - Rules of the Air, paragraph 3.3. The format and content of the FPL shall be as per amendment 1 of the PANS - ATM Doc 4444.

1.2 Time of submission

A flight plan may be submitted up to 120 HR but shall not be less than 60 MIN prior to the EOBT, taking into account the requirements of ATS units in the airspace along the route to be flown for timely information, including requirements for early submission for ATFM purposes.

1.3 Submission of flight plan

1.3.1 Flight plans shall be submitted via AFTN to OTHHZPZX.

1.3.2 In the absence of AFS, through email: doha.comm@caa.gov.qa or fax at (974) 4462 1052 / (974) 4470 5075. An acknowledgement of receipt must be obtained via tel (974) 4470 5080 / (974) 4470 5081.

1.4 Additional flight planning requirements

1.4.1 For traffic departing from aerodromes within the Doha TMA or overflying the Bahrain FIR/UIR, the FPL shall include the entry and exit points of the Bahrain FIR/UIR.

1.4.2 The following additional flight planning requirements apply for airports with published SID and STAR procedures:

Departing aircraft - Item 15 of the flight plan form shall commence with the last waypoint of the SID related to the ATS route (e.g. PATOM B457…) and then as per Doc 4444 standard requirements.
Arriving aircraft – Item 15 of the flight plan form shall terminate with the corresponding waypoint of the last ATS route where the STAR commences (e.g. ...UN318 VELAM Z225 BAYAN).

Note: Do not include NAVAIDs ID, any ATS route designator or SID/STAR designator (it is runway dependent, ATC will advise the corresponding SID or STAR)
1- Prior to the waypoint PATOM, ALVEN, ALSEM, NAMLA, BUNDU, BATHA or SALWA (for departure flights).
2- After the waypoint BAYAN, AFNAN, GINTO (for arrival flights).
For guidance refer to the required routing below.

1.4.3 Required routing within Doha TMA:

Departure Airport	SID Terminating waypoint / DOHA TMA exit point & its related ATS route*	Destination / Transiting adjacent FIR (flights with onward destination).
OTBD/ OTHH	PATOM-B457-TULUB…	OBBI/OBBS/OBKH
OTBH	DCT-DOH-R/UR659-EMISA- B/UB457-TULUB...	OBBI/OBBS/OBKH
OTBD/ OTHH	ALSEM-L/UL305-ASTOG…	OMDB,OMDW,OMSJ,OMFJ and OMRK
OTBH	DCT-DOH-L/UL305-ASTOG...	OMDB,OMDW,OMSJ,OMFJ and OMRK
OTBD/ OTHH	NAMLA-N/UN300...	OMAA ,OMAD,OMAL and OMAM
OTBH	DCT-DOH-N/UN300-NAMLA...	OMAA ,OMAD,OMAL and OMAM
OTBD/OTHH	BUNDU-B/UB415… or NAMLA-N/UN300...	EMIRATES FIR
OTBH	DCT-DOH-B/UB415-BUNDU... or DCT-DOH-N/UN300-NAMLA...	EMIRATES FIR
OTBD/ OTHH	PATOM B/UB457 TULUB…	OEDF and OEDR
OTBD/ OTHH	PATOM B/UB457 TULUB…	JEDDAH FIR
OTBH	DCT-DOH-R/UR659-EMISA- B/UB457-TULUB...	OEDF and OEDR
OTBH	DCT-DOH-R/UR659-EMISA- B/UB457-TULUB...	JEDDAH FIR
OTBD/OTHH	SALWA-M/UM430… or BATHA-L/UL564…	OEMA , OERK and OEJN
OTBD/OTHH	SALWA-M/UM430… or BATHA-L/UL564…	JEDDAH FIR
OTBH	DCT-DOH-M/UM430-ULIKA... or DCT-DOH-L/UL564-DENSI...	OEMA , OERK and OEJN
OTBH	DCT-DOH-M/UM430-ULIKA... or DCT-DOH-L/UL564-DENSI...	JEDDAH FIR
OTBD / OTHH	PATOM B/UB457 TULUB…	OKBK and OKAS
	PATOM-B/UB457-TULUB... or PATOM L/UL934 LUBET...	KUWAIT
	PATOM L/UL934 LUBET...	TEHRAN FIR (for traffic to LTAA FIR)
OTBH	DCT-DOH-P/UP430-ALVEN…	OKBK and OKAS
	DCT-DOH-P/UP430-ALVEN…	KUWAIT FIR
	DCT-DOH-R/UR659-EMISA-B/UB457- PATOM-L/UL934-LUBET...	TEHRAN FIR (for traffic to LTAA FIR)
OTBD/ OTHH	ALVEN T/UT430… or VAXIN-T/UT800...	TEHRAN FIR
OTBH	DCT-DOH-P/UP430-ALVEN... DCT-DOH-VAXIN-T/UT800...	TEHRAN FIR
*For continuation of ATS Routes, route requirements and level restrictions refer to the corresponding AIP and NOTAM of the above-mentioned FIRs.

1.4.4 All flights departing OTBD/OTHH/OTBH shall indicate an "ALTN AERODROME" in Item 16 of the flight plan in accordance with the requirements of ICAO Doc 4444 - ATM/501.

1.4.5 For Air Ambulance flight for the purpose of Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) operating into the State of Qatar, it is required to include "STS/MEDEVAC" under Item 18 of the flight plan.

1.4.6 All civil non-scheduled, private, technical landings, state aircraft and military flights landing or overflying territorial land and water, of State of Qatar are required to include the State of Qatar clearance number under RMK/ in Item 18 of the FPL.

1.4.7 All IFR/VFR flight plan filed in accordance with paragraph 1.3, shall complete Item 19 in full or an alternative arrangement be made, as the information is a requirement for the provision of alerting service.

1.5 Adherence to ATS route structure

No flight plans shall be filed for routes deviating from the published ATS route structure, unless prior permission has been obtained from DOHA APP.

1.6 Authorization for special flights

Flights of a specific nature may be exempted from the restriction specified above, provided that the operator shall comply with the corresponding requirements specified in GEN 1.2

2 Repetitive flight plan system

RPL System not in use in the State of Qatar.