Article 36 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
المادة 36 من نظام الطيران المدني · الفصل الأول: إنشاء المطارات وإدارتها واستعمالها
The Authority determines the types and categories of airports in coordination with the competent bodies.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تحدد الهيئة أنواع المطارات وفئاتها بالتنسيق مع الجهات المختصة.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 36 explained in plain English
This is a short article that gives the Authority a specific regulatory power: determining the types and categories of airports.
Its provisions:
- The competent body: the Authority.
- The subject: airport types and categories.
- The condition: that this be done in coordination with the competent bodies, because an airport's classification may relate to the jurisdictions of other bodies.
The article does not state what these types and categories are, or the criteria on which classification is based, so that is not known from the text but from what the Authority determines. No particular division of airports should therefore be assumed from this article alone.
This article comes between Article 35, under which the Authority manages its airports and supervises their operation, with others possibly licensed, and Article 37, which requires aircraft to use declared civil airports and not land elsewhere except in an emergency. Determining airport types and categories is thus part of the general regulation of airport use and management.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 36 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
Who determines the classification of airports in Saudi Arabia?
The Authority determines the types and categories of airports in coordination with the competent bodies.
Does the law list the types of airports?
The article does not list the types or categories; it gives the Authority the power to determine them.
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- Article 33
Civil airports and landing strips for civil aircraft in the Kingdom may not be established, prepared, used or operated as an investment without the Authority's approval.
لا يجوز إنشاء وإعداد المطارات المدنية أو المهابط للطائرات المدنية في المملكة، أو استعمالها أو استثمارها؛ إلا بعد الحصول على موافقة من الهيئة.
- Article 34
Airports, facilities, buildings, equipment, wired and wireless stations and beacons belonging to the Authority are public utilities.
تعد المطارات والمنشآت والمباني والأجهزة والمعدات والمحطات السلكية واللاسلكية والمنارات التابعة للهيئة من المرافق العامة .
- Article 35
The Authority manages its airports and supervises their operation, maintenance and working rules, and may license others to do all or part of this without affecting civil aviation security and safety.
مع مراعاة أحكام الفقرة (5) من المادة (السادسة عشرة) من هذا النظام تتولى الهيئة إدارة المطارات التابعة لها والإشراف على تشغيلها وصيانتها ووضع قواعد العمل بها، وي
- Article 37
Aircraft use declared civil airports in line with their rules, and may not land elsewhere except in emergencies and as the Implementing Regulations provide.
تستعمل الطائرات المطارات المدنية المعلن عنها، وعليها مراعاة الضوابط والقواعد الخاصة بذلك. ولا يجوز لها الهبوط في غير هذه المطارات المعلن عنها إلا في الحالات الا
- Article 38
The Authority sets the permitted noise level for aircraft using the Kingdom's airports, and the heights, speeds, engine capacities and other conditions that keep aircraft within that level.
تحدد الهيئة مستوى الضوضاء المسموح بها للطائرات التي تستخدم مطارات المملكة، كما تحدد ارتفاعات وسرعات الطائرات وقدرات محركاتها وخلاف ذلك من الشروط والمواصفات الكف
- Article 39
The Authority, in coordination with the relevant bodies, supervises workers at its airports to ensure compliance with airport rules and the smooth running of work, without prejudice to government bodies' jurisdiction.
مع عدم الإخلال بمباشرة الجهات الحكومية العاملة في المطارات لاختصاصاتها، تشرف الهيئة بالتنسيق مع الجهات ذات العلاقة على العاملين في المطارات التابعة لها وذلك في
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