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 CAAN द्वारा राष्ट्रिय/अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय अपनाईएको नियम र नियम अनुसार उडान सञ्चालनको एरोड्रोमको प्रमाणीकरण कार्य।
- 2 एरोनाटिकल सूचना सेवा (AIS) र एरोड्रोमको प्रमाणित स्थितिको बारेमा अन्य संस्थाहरूलाई सूचनाहरू कार्य गर्दछ।
- 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।
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 )
| 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
Requriements
- 1 CAR-14, Part – I Aerodrome Design and Operations Fourth Edition 2021
- 2 Requirement for the Operations of Hospital Helipads 2016
- 3 Surface Helipad Construction and Operation Procedures-2075
Advisory Circulars
- 1 [AC/AD – 01] Requirements for Issue/Renewal of an Aerodrome Certificate
- 2 [AC/AD – 02] Guidance Material for SMS for Aerodrome Operator
- 3 [AC/AD – 03] Guidance Material for Wildlife Hazards Management for Aerodrome Operator
- 4 [AC/AD – 04] Guidance Materials for Obstacle Restriction, Marking, Lighting and Removal
- 5 [AC/AD – 05] Guidance Materials for Coordination with Land Use Authorities for Obstacle Control
- 6 [AC/AD – 06] Guidance Materials for Development of Procedure Manual for Monitoring, Reporting and Analyzing of Hazard, Accident, and Incident
- 7 [AC/AD – 07] Policy and Procedures for Management of Conflicts Between Safety and Environment Requirements
- 8 [AC/AD – 08] Guidance Material for Aerodrome Operator to Identify Non-Aeronautical Ground Lights or Laser Emitters Near Aerodrome
- 9 [AC/AD – 10] Guidance Material for Accident and Incident Occurrence Reporting System
- 10 [AC/AD – 11] Airside Safety Procedure for Ground Handling Operation at Airports
- 11 [AC/AD – 12] Guidance Material for Evaluation of Safety Impact for Proposed Changes
- 12 [AC/AD – 13] Aeronautical Studies (Safety Risk Assessment)
- 13 [AC/AD – 14] Human Factors Principles in Aerodrome Emergency Planning
- 14 [AC/AD – 15] Guidance Materials on Aerodrome Safety Inspections
- 15 [AC/AD – 16] Guidance Materials on Training of Aerodrome Reporting Officers and Works Safety Officers
- 16 [AC/AD – 17] Guidance Materials on Assessment of Aerodrome Operator Staffs 2018
- 17 [AC/AD – 18] Guidance Materials on Airport Visual Aids Facilities Maintenance 2019
- 18 [AC/AD – 19] Guidance Materials of Visual Aids 2019
- 19 [AC/AD – 20] CAAN Guidance Material Airport Pavement
- 20 [AC/AD – 21] Guidance Material on GRF for Aerodrome Operator
Manuals
- 1 Manual of Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (SMGCS) Second Edition, February 2022
- 2 Manual of Aerodrome Certification Procedures, Third Edition – 2022
- 3 Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Services Manual, Second Edition – 2022
- 4 Manual of Aerodrome Registration Procedures, First Edition – 2022
Documents
- 1 Aerodrome Inspector Handbook, Fourth Edition – 2022
- 2 Procedure for Continuing Surveillance Inspection at Aerodromes, First Edition – December 2018
- 3 Procedure for Verification of Aerodrome Data and Its Publication, Third Edition – February 2022
- 4 Document to Verify Accuracy and Integrity of Data Provided by Aerodrome Operator, Third Edition – February 2022
- 5 Document Control System and Technical Library Management Procedure – 2022
- 6 Training Program for Aerodrome Inspectors – January 2022
Standard Operating Procedures
Records / Policy