Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Aviation industry has achieved sensational growth in 2023, enhancing the tourism market and revitalising the economy. In a recent post on X, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) stated the sector’s pivotal role in the country and its milestones.
The country fully operates the Doha Flight Information Region of the airspace from the surface of the earth to infinity altitude and parts of the international seas.
Other achievements include the inauguration of the Long Range Radar (L-BAND) in the north of Qatar, which covers an area of nearly 250 miles and an altitude of 3,000 to 65,000 feet, and the inauguration of the Medium Range Radar (S-Band), which covers an area of around 200 miles and an altitude of up to 45,000 feet from the earth’s surface.
During the four quarters, the sector also witnessed a substantial increase in flight movements and air travellers, as the monthly number of passengers at Hamad International Airport (HIA) surpassed 4 million. QCAA mentioned that Qatar will continue to see a growing number of air passengers and expects around 45 million individuals. This indicates an increase of over 26 percent compared to the numbers registered in 2022.
QCAA also noted that the number of airlines operating by the end of 2023 has reached 44, linking HIA with direct flights to close to 190 cities across the globe. The authority highlighted that this has reinforced Qatar’s position as a tourist destination and a unique global hub, which connects the world.
Another milestone includes a vital surge in the number of travellers with 4 million travellers, which is recorded as the highest ever since the operations commenced at the airport.
Last year, Qatar also won the chairmanship of the Technical Cooperation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Qatar also launched the first climatological atlas, which serves as a key reference for climate change in the fields of planning, governmental and private sectors in organisations and academic institutes.
Meanwhile, the African Civil Aviation announced QCAA as their strategic partner and Qatar also strengthened cooperation with the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission, the Caribbean Community, and the Central American Cooperation for Air Navigation Services.
Qatar also contributed to various initiatives and activities in 2023. It includes activities implemented by the International Aviation Authority in areas such as technical training for countries, which requires the technical competence of personnel to develop the organisation’s Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS).
Other contributions also include supporting the activities of the International Air Navigation Conference 2023, ICAO activities like iPacks, and activities of the external meeting of the ICAO Council during the 227th session.
Apart from this, Qatar joined hands with ICAO to offer various scholarships for aviation professionals in developing countries and also for their training at Qatar Aeronautical Academy.
