एयरोड्रोम

एरोड्रोम सुरक्षा मानक विभाग

एरोड्रोम सुरक्षा र मानक विभाग (ASSD) नेपाल नागरिक उड्डयन प्राधिकरण (CAAN) को नागरिक उड्डयन सुरक्षा नियमन निर्देशनालय (CASRD) अन्तर्गतको एक विभाग हो जुन 14 अप्रिल 2009 मा स्थापना गरिएको हो:

  1. 1 CAAN द्वारा राष्ट्रिय/अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय अपनाईएको नियम र नियम अनुसार उडान सञ्चालनको एरोड्रोमको प्रमाणीकरण कार्य।
  2. 2 एरोनाटिकल सूचना सेवा (AIS) र एरोड्रोमको प्रमाणित स्थितिको बारेमा अन्य संस्थाहरूलाई सूचनाहरू कार्य गर्दछ।
  3. 3 विशेष गरी सिभिल, इलेक्ट्रोमेकानिकल र फायर सेवाहरूको क्षेत्रमा एरोड्रोम र ग्राउन्ड क्षेत्रमा सुरक्षा निरीक्षण कार्य गर्दछ।

सिभिल, इलेक्ट्रोमेकानिकल र फायर इन्स्पेक्टरहरूले विमानस्थल प्रमाणीकरण नियमन (ACR), Annex-14 र Annex-19 को आधारमा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय र आन्तरिक विमानस्थलको एरोड्रोम प्रमाणपत्र जारी गर्न, नवीकरण गर्न र खारेज गर्नका साथै नेपालको रूफटप हेलिप्याडको अनुमतिमा आफ्नो कर्तव्यहरू पूरा गर्छन्। ASSD ले आफ्नो एरोड्रोम म्यानुअल अनुसार जारी एरोड्रोम प्रमाणपत्र, प्रमाणीकरण र परीक्षण सुविधा, उपकरण र एरोड्रोमको प्रक्रियाहरू कायम राख्न नेपालका सबै विमानस्थलमा नियमित रूपमा निगरानी र लेखा परीक्षण कार्यक्रम सञ्चालन गर्दछ। यसमा एरोड्रोम सेफ्टी डिभिजन र एरोड्रोम स्ट्यान्डर्ड डिभिजन गरी दुईवटा डिभिजनहरू छन्।

Organizational Structure

Activities of ASSD of 2025

  • Unscheduled inspection of TIA (2 January, 2025)
  • Unscheduled Inspection of Rajbiraj Airport (8-9 January, 2025)
  • Periodic Surveillance Audit of Nepalgunj Airport (19-23 January, 2025)

Activities of ASSD of 2024

  • Inspection of Chandragiri Hills Pvt. Ltd. Helipad (10 December, 2024)
  • Unscheduled Inspection of Lukla Airport (26-29 November, 2024)
  • Renewal of Aerodrome Certificate Audit of Pokhara International Airport Civil Aviation Office (12-17 November, 2024)
  • Unscheduled Inspection of Janakpur Airport (5-10 November, 2024)
  • Unscheduled Inspection of Dhangadhi Civil Aviaiton Office (18-19 October, 2024)
  • Unscheduled Inspection of Biratnagar Civil Aviation Office (1-2 October, 2024)
  • Unscheduled Inspection of Jumla Airport, Rara Airport and Surkhet Airport (30 September, 2024 to 6 October 2024)
  • Inspection of Hams Hospital Helipad (5 and 11 September, 2024)
  • Periodic Surveillance Audit of Biratnagar Civil Aviation Office (11-15 August, 2024)
  • Renewal of Aerodrome Certificate Audit of Nepalgunj Civil Aviation Office (29 June 2024 to 1 July 2024)
  • Unscheduled Inspection of Suketar Civil Aviation Office (18 June 2024)
  • Periodic Surveillance Audit of Pokhara Internation Airport Civil Aviation Office (22-25 April, 2024)
  • Periodic Surveillance Audit of Nepalgunj Civil Aviation Office (3-6 March, 2024)

1. Issue of Aerodrome Certificate

1.1 Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA)

  • 26 th November 2003 to 25 th November 2008
  • 3 rd May 2009 to 2 nd May 2010
  • 3 rd May 2010 to 2 nd May 2011
  • 3 rd May 2011 to 2 nd May 2013
  • 3 rd May 2013 to 2 nd May 2014
  • 3 rd May 2014 to 2 nd May 2016
  • 3 rd May 2016 to 2 nd May 2017
  • 3 rd May 2017 to 2 nd May 2018
  • 3 rd May 2018 to 2 nd May 2019
  • 3 rd May 2019 to 2 nd May 2020
  • 3 rd August 2020 to 2 nd August 2021
  • 2 nd August 2021 to 1 st November 2022

1.2 Biratnagar Airport

  • 12 th April 2017 to 11 th April 2019
  • 12 th April 2019 to 11 th April 2021
  • 11 th April 2021 to 10 th April 2023

1.3 Nepalgunj Airport

  • 13 th May 2019 to 12 th May 2021
  • 12 th May 2021 to 11 th May 2023

1.3 Gautam Buddha International Airport(GBIA)

  • Initial Surveillance Inspection Audit on 1 st - 19 th Oct, 2021
  • Initial Certification Audit on 10 th March to 13 th March, 2022

2. Safety Oversight Activities on TIA (Scheduled )

th
2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021
16 th - 24 th December 10 th - 16 th November 29 th - 30 th April 23 th August - 2 nd September 9 th - 13 June 13 th - 20 th May 14 th - 19 th June 10 th - 18 th April 2 nd - 7 th April 26 th - 30 th March 17 th - 22 nd March 4 th - 9 th July
1 st - 5 th & 22 nd - 26 th September 13 th - 17 th December 2 nd - 3 rd December 16 th - 21 st December 24 th - 17 th November 9 th - 27 th November 26 th - 30 th November 10 th - 14 th December

3. Safety Oversight Activities (Non Scheduled)

3.1 Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA)

2022

  • Inspection of TIA by ICAO AGA Expert Mr. Sudhir Singh and ASSD Team Members on 12 th January

2021

  • Inspection of Fire Fighting Facilities on 8 th February

2020

  • Inspection of TIA Apron Area. Runway Lighting facilities & Fire Fighting Facility on 9 th November

2019

  • Domestic apron inspection on 4 th February
  • Helipad inspection at 5 th February

2018

  • Observation visit for BIMSTEC on 28 th August
  • Runway 20 PAPI status inspection on 25 th August
  • Follow-up inspection audit on 5 th & 9 th August
  • Observation visit on 22 nd July
  • Observation visit on 14 th July
  • Crash site observation of US-Bangla Airlines on 12 th March
  • Inspection of non-standard parking of Nepal Airlines near TIA Helipad on 7 th March

2017

  • Inspection of crack on Bay No. 5 during pushback of Himalayan Airlines on 9 th November
  • Surveillance inspection of TIA (all AGA areas) on 2 nd August

2016

  • Emergency Coordination Center inspection on 29 th June

2015

  • International parking bay inspection on 29 th June
  • Post-earthquake field visit on 27 th April
  • Inspection of runway excursion of Turkish Air TK726 on 4 th March

2014

  • Surveillance inspection of all areas on 19 th November

2012

  • Surveillance inspection of ARFF (25–30 March) & SSP with technical assistance of COSCAP from 25 th March to 6 th April

2011

  • Surveillance inspection with technical assistance of COSCAP from 11 th–15 th April
  • Surveillance inspection with technical assistance of COSCAP from 10 th–20 th February

2010

  • Inspection on 19 th August
  • Onsite audit on 16 th May
  • Surveillance inspection with FAA expert from 21 st–26 th February
  • ARFF inspection on 17 th February

2009

  • Inspection from 10 th–16 th November
  • Runway inspection on 16 th January

3.2 Inspection/Audit of Biratnagar Airport at following table

Non Scheduled Scheduled
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021
17 th – 20 nd July 26 th – 28 th October 15 th – 21 st January 17 th – 21 st May 17 th – 22 nd February 7 th – 10 th March
27 th – 30 th November 12 th – 16 th October 12 th – 16 th November 13 th – 14 th December (VTC)
22 nd November – 2 nd December 19 th – 20 th December (On Site)

3.3 Inspection/Audit of Nepalgung Airport at following table

2018 2019 2020 2021
20 th – 22 nd September 22 nd – 27 th January 14 th – 16 th September 26 th – 29 th April (VTC)

3.2 3.4 Inspection of other Domestic Airports

2022

  • Surkhet Airport inspection from 8 th–11 th February

2021

  • Chandragadhi Airport inspection on 19 th September
  • Bhairahawa Airport inspection from 1 st–19 th October
  • Simara Airport inspection from 14 th–19 th November
  • Lukla Airport inspection on 17 th December
  • Phaplu Airport inspection on 18 th December
  • Ramechhap Airport inspection from 19 th–20 th December

2019

  • Inspection of Rara Airport on 16 th May 2019
  • Inspection of Jumla Airport on 15 th May 2019
  • Inspection of Surkhet Airport on 14 th May 2019
  • Inspection of Dhangadhi Airport on 13 th May 2019
  • Inspection of Chandragadhi Airport from 22 nd–23 rd April 2019

2018

  • Inspection of Pokhara International Airport (under construction) on 4 th November 2018
  • Inspection of Jomsom Airport from 2 nd–3 rd November 2018
  • Inspection of Gautam Buddha Airport from 24 th–25 th April 2018
  • Inspection of Surkhet Airport from 17 th–19 th April 2018
  • Inspection of Nepalgunj Airport from 20 th–22 nd April 2018
  • Inspection of Dhangadhi Airport from 15 th–17 th April 2018

2017

  • Inspection of Janakpur Airport from 21 st–22 nd December 2017
  • Inspection of Simara Airport from 19 th–20 th December 2017
  • Inspection of Bharatpur Airport from 17 th–18 th December 2017
  • Inspection of Chandragadhi Airport from 10 th–11 th October 2017
  • Inspection of Pokhara Airport from 11 th–15 th September 2017
  • Inspection of Janakpur Airport from 19 th–20 th March 2017
  • Inspection of Gautam Buddha Airport upgrading project (under construction) from 17 th–20 th February 2017

2015

  • Inspection of Pokhara Airport from 11 th–15 th January 2015

4. Other Activities

A. Training

  • Aerodrome Certification Introductory Course (ARFF, TIA) from 13 th–14 th February 2011
  • Aerodrome Certification Training Course (Kathmandu) from 23 rd–29 th January 2012
  • Aerodrome Certification Training Course (Kathmandu) from 20 th–25 th January 2013
  • ICAO State Safety Programme (SSP) Training Course (Kathmandu) from 21 st–24 th May 2012

B. Aerodrome Certification Orientation Class

  • Pokhara Airport on 26 th March 2011
  • Biratnagar Airport on 4 th May 2011 & 3 rd April 2012
  • Nepalgunj Airport on 26 th May 2011 & 12 th July 2012
  • Chandragadhi Airport on 28 th June 2011 & 10 th June 2012
  • Gautam Buddha Airport on 6 th September 2011 & 19 th June 2012
  • Dhangadhi Airport on 11 th March 2012 & 2 nd July 2012
  • Nepalgunj Airport on 29 th April 2021
  • Biratnagar Airport on 20 th December 2021
  • Gautam Buddha International Airport on 10 th March 2022

C. Wildlife Hazard Orientation Class

  • Nepalgunj Airport on 29 th April 2021
  • Biratnagar Airport on 20 th December 2021

Regulations

  1. 1 Airport-Certificate-Regulation-2004
  2. 2 Airport-Certification-Regulation-2061-Nepali-Amendment-2073

Requriements

  1. 1 CAR-14, Part – I Aerodrome Design and Operations Fourth Edition 2021
  2. 2 Requirement for the Operations of Hospital Helipads 2016
  3. 3 Surface Helipad Construction and Operation Procedures-2075

Advisory Circulars

  1. 1 [AC/AD – 01] Requirements for Issue/Renewal of an Aerodrome Certificate
  2. 2 [AC/AD – 02] Guidance Material for SMS for Aerodrome Operator
  3. 3 [AC/AD – 03] Guidance Material for Wildlife Hazards Management for Aerodrome Operator
  4. 4 [AC/AD – 04] Guidance Materials for Obstacle Restriction, Marking, Lighting and Removal
  5. 5 [AC/AD – 05] Guidance Materials for Coordination with Land Use Authorities for Obstacle Control
  6. 6 [AC/AD – 06] Guidance Materials for Development of Procedure Manual for Monitoring, Reporting and Analyzing of Hazard, Accident, and Incident
  7. 7 [AC/AD – 07] Policy and Procedures for Management of Conflicts Between Safety and Environment Requirements
  8. 8 [AC/AD – 08] Guidance Material for Aerodrome Operator to Identify Non-Aeronautical Ground Lights or Laser Emitters Near Aerodrome
  9. 9 [AC/AD – 10] Guidance Material for Accident and Incident Occurrence Reporting System
  10. 10 [AC/AD – 11] Airside Safety Procedure for Ground Handling Operation at Airports
  11. 11 [AC/AD – 12] Guidance Material for Evaluation of Safety Impact for Proposed Changes
  12. 12 [AC/AD – 13] Aeronautical Studies (Safety Risk Assessment)
  13. 13 [AC/AD – 14] Human Factors Principles in Aerodrome Emergency Planning
  14. 14 [AC/AD – 15] Guidance Materials on Aerodrome Safety Inspections
  15. 15 [AC/AD – 16] Guidance Materials on Training of Aerodrome Reporting Officers and Works Safety Officers
  16. 16 [AC/AD – 17] Guidance Materials on Assessment of Aerodrome Operator Staffs 2018
  17. 17 [AC/AD – 18] Guidance Materials on Airport Visual Aids Facilities Maintenance 2019
  18. 18 [AC/AD – 19] Guidance Materials of Visual Aids 2019
  19. 19 [AC/AD – 20] CAAN Guidance Material Airport Pavement
  20. 20 [AC/AD – 21] Guidance Material on GRF for Aerodrome Operator

Manuals

  1. 1 Manual of Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (SMGCS) Second Edition, February 2022
  2. 2 Manual of Aerodrome Certification Procedures, Third Edition – 2022
  3. 3 Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Services Manual, Second Edition – 2022
  4. 4 Manual of Aerodrome Registration Procedures, First Edition – 2022

Documents

  1. 1 Aerodrome Inspector Handbook, Fourth Edition – 2022
  2. 2 Procedure for Continuing Surveillance Inspection at Aerodromes, First Edition – December 2018
  3. 3 Procedure for Verification of Aerodrome Data and Its Publication, Third Edition – February 2022
  4. 4 Document to Verify Accuracy and Integrity of Data Provided by Aerodrome Operator, Third Edition – February 2022
  5. 5 Document Control System and Technical Library Management Procedure – 2022
  6. 6 Training Program for Aerodrome Inspectors – January 2022

Standard Operating Procedures

  1. 1 Standard Operating Procedure for Fire Prevention and Protection on Ramp Area, Second Edition – February 2022

Records / Policy

  1. 1 Exemption Records of Certified Airports
  2. 2 Exemption Policy and Procedure Manual, CAAN
Mr. Gyanendra Bhul

Mr. Gyanendra Bhul

INFORMATION OFFICER

Deputy Manager

015718030

gyanendra.bhul@caanepal.gov.np