NIGERIAN AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT, ETC.) ACT
Act · Transport
An Act that establishes the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency to provide air traffic and navigation services. It targets airlines, controllers, and aviation authorities. This ensures safe and efficient management of Nigerian airspace.
NIGERIAN AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT, ETC.) ACT
What Is This Policy?
An Act that establishes the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) as the statutory body responsible for providing air traffic, communication, navigation, and surveillance services within Nigerian airspace.
Who Does It Target?
Airlines and aircraft operators using Nigerian airspace Air traffic controllers employed by NAMA The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) as the safety oversight body International aviation organisations (ICAO, IATA)
What Does It Aim to Achieve?
Ensure the safe, efficient, and orderly management of Nigerian airspace through the provision of professional air navigation services, in compliance with ICAO standards.
Key Features
NAMA Establishment: Creates NAMA as the designated Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) for Nigerian airspace. ATC Services: NAMA provides area control, approach control, and aerodrome control services at Nigerian airports. Communication and Navigation: Maintains communications, navigation aids, and surveillance systems throughout Nigerian airspace. Route Charges: NAMA collects route navigation facility charges from airlines using Nigerian airspace.
Current Status
Rollout Stage: Active - NAMA is fully operational Coverage: Nigerian airspace from ground to upper airspace limits Beneficiaries: Airlines, passengers, and all airspace users Funding: Route navigation facility charges; Federal Government
How to Access
Airlines using Nigerian airspace must file flight plans with NAMA ATC clearances are mandatory for all flights in controlled airspace Route charges must be paid to NAMA or through IATA clearing house Application method: Airlines file flight plans through standard ICAO processes with NAMA.
Important Terms
Non-payment of route charges may result in barring of aircraft from Nigerian airspace ATC instructions must be complied with immediately NAMA is subject to NCAA safety oversight as the regulatory authority
Official Resources
Website: https://www.nama.gov.ng Contact: Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)
Legal Framework
Issued under the Civil Aviation Act 2006, which empowers the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to issue regulations, notices, and orders for the regulation of civil aviation in Nigeria. Implements standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and its Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention 1944) as ratified by Nigeria.