Somali Airspace Regains Class A Classification After 30 Years
The Somali airspace has regained its Class A classification after more than 30 years, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced. IATA confirmed the reclassification of the Mogadishu Flight Information Region airspace in a statement on Wednesday.
According to IATA, Class A airspace is the sky above the base altitude of about 24,500 feet (7,467 meters) above mean sea level. In this airspace, all flights must be cleared by air traffic control, which is responsible for maintaining the correct separation between aircraft. This required the Mogadishu FIR to install new equipment.
IATA stated that this move will significantly improve safety in the region and enhance efficiency. The reclassification of Somali airspace to Class A took effect at 00:01 a.m. local time Thursday (16:01 EST), as confirmed by Somali officials.
Somalia’s airspace has been reclassified as Class A by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) after decades of being classified as Class G or uncontrolled airspace. The collapse of the state in Somalia in 1991 resulted in the country losing control of its airspace, which was then managed from Nairobi in neighboring Kenya from 1992 until June 2018, when the Somali government transferred management of the airspace to Mogadishu.
Reclassification to Improve Safety and Increase Revenue for Aviation Industry
The reclassification of airspace means that the Somali Civil Aviation Authority will now be providing air traffic control services to pilots, rather than just advisory services. The change is expected to bring increased revenue for Somalia, as the country charges airlines for the use of the airspace and air traffic control, with an estimated increase from $22 million to $34 million per year. The increased safety and efficiency of the airspace is also expected to attract more international airlines to use Somali airspace.
The reclassification was made possible by the installation and commissioning of modern radio navigation and other technological infrastructure, and follows a successful trial that began in May 2018. The improved navigation and communication infrastructure will enhance situational awareness along an increasingly busy air corridor and its intersections with routes linking many of the world’s regions, said Kamil Al-Awadhi, IATA’s regional vice president for the Middle East and Africa.
Overall, the reclassification of Somali airspace to Class A is a positive step forward for the country and its economy, and will help to improve safety, efficiency and revenue in the aviation industry.
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In Somali
Hawada Somali oo dib loogu soo celiyey Class A kadib muddo ka badan 30 sano
Hay’adda Duulimaadyada Caalamiga ah ee IATA ayaa shaacisay in hawada Somali ay dib u heshay tayadeeda Class A, ka dib muddo ka badan 30 sano. IATA waxay xaqiijisay dib u soo kala saaridda hawada degmada Duulista ee Muqdisho ee hawada, iyada oo bixisay warbixin Arbacadii.
Sida lagu sheegay IATA, Class A hawada waa cirka ka sareeya altitudaha dhexe ee ku dhawaad 24,500 mitir (7,467 mitir) oo ka sarreeya heerka badweynta. Hawadaan, dhammaan diyaaradaha waa in la oggolaado oo la xakameeyo by hay’adda xakameynta hawada, taas oo mas’uul ka ah ilaalinta kala fogaanshaha saxda ah ee diyaaradaha. Tani waxay u baahatay in Muqdisho FIR lagu rakibo qalab cusub.
IATA waxay sheegtay in tallaabani ay si weyn ugu fiican tahay ammaanka degaanka iyo in lagu xoojiyo fududaynta. Dib u soo kala saarista hawada Somali ee Class A ayaa bilaabatay saacadda 00:01 ee habeenkii Arbacada (16:01 EST), sida lagu xaqiijiyey saraakiisha Somali.
Kor u kaca ammaanka iyo fududaynta hawada Somali iyo saameynta dhaqaale ee laga filan karo
Hawada Somali ayaa la kala soocay Class A oo ay maamusho Hay’adda Duulimaadyada Somali ee Aqoonsiga Duulista, halka markii hore ay aheyd Class G ama hawada aan la xakameynin. Burburkii dowladnimada Somali sanadkii 1991 ayaa keentay in dalku uu waayo maamulkiisa hawada, taas oo markii dambe loo maamuli jiray Nairobi ee waddanka deriska ah ee Kenya laga bilaabo sanadkii 1992 ilaa Juun 2018, markii dowladda Somali ay hawada u wareejisay Maqdisho.
Dib u soo kala saarista hawada waxay micnaheedu tahay in Hay’adda Somali ee Aqoonsiga Duulista ay hadda bixin doonto adeegyada xakameynta hawada diyaaradaha, halka markii hore ay bixin jirtay adeegyo talo bixin. Isbeddelkan waxaa laga filayaa inuu keeno korodh dhaqaale u soo hoyato Somaliya, maadaama dalku uu xaddido kharashka diyaaradaha ee isticmaalka hawada iyo xakameynta hawada, oo la qiyaasay inuu kordho $22 milyan ilaa $34 milyan sanadkii. La-tashiga ammaanka
