Air Navigation and Aerodrome
The Air Navigation & Aerodromes Department licenses, regulates, and oversees aviation service providers in the UAE, including aerodrome operators of international and domestic airports, private airfields, vertical take-off infrastructure (such as heliports and vertiports), air navigation service providers (covering air traffic control, meteorology, CNS, and AIM), instrument flight procedure design organizations, SAR providers, aeronautical surveyors, and UAS operations. It also issues and maintains approvals related to airspace activities and licensed organizations, supports regulatory development in coordination with relevant units, and promotes regulatory compliance through stakeholder engagement.