Qatar Civil Aviation Authority

"QCAA" redirects here. For the Queensland education authority, see Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

The Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA, Arabic: الهيئة العامة للطيران المدني في قطر) is an agency of the government of Qatar. Its head office is in Doha.^[2][3] It was established in 2001. Hamad International Airport in Qatar was developed under the supervision of Civil Aviation Authority (Qatar).

Civil Aviation Authority

Authority overview
Formed	2001 (2001)[1]
Jurisdiction	Government of Qatar
Parent department	Ministry of Transport and Communication[1]
Key document	Law No. 15 of 2002 on Civil Aviation[1]
Website	caa.gov.qa/en-us

History

The authority's predecessor, the Civil Aviation Department, was established in 1973.^[4] In August 2001, Law No. 16 of 2001 was passed, decreeing the Civil Aviation Department and the Meteorology Department be merged into one entity, thereafter known as the Civil Aviation Authority.^[5]