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Procedures & airspace

Airspace & frequencies

Sectors, control areas and their frequencies.

ClassRules & service
AIFR only. ATC clearance required; separation provided to all.
BIFR and VFR. Clearance required; separation provided to all.
CIFR and VFR. Clearance required; IFR separated from IFR and VFR; VFR receive traffic information.
DIFR and VFR. Clearance required; IFR separated from IFR; traffic information to VFR.
EIFR and VFR. IFR clearance and separation from IFR; VFR need no clearance.
FIFR and VFR. IFR receive an advisory service where available.
GUncontrolled. Flight information service only.

Control zones & terminal areas

Saudi control zones (CTR) and terminal areas (TMA) from AIP ENR 2.1, as approximate circles for study, always verify lateral and vertical limits against the current AIP.

36 areas in the Kingdom and region

Control zones (CTR)

  • CTRClass DAbha CTR
    7 NM radiusAbha Tower
  • CTRClass DDammam CTR
    8 NM radiusDammam Tower
  • CTRClass DGassim CTR
    6 NM radiusGassim Tower
  • CTRClass DHail CTR
    6 NM radiusHail Tower
  • CTRClass DJazan CTR
    6 NM radiusJazan Tower
  • CTRClass DJeddah CTR
    8 NM radiusJeddah Tower
  • CTRClass DMadinah CTR
    7 NM radiusMadinah Tower
  • CTRClass DRiyadh CTR
    8 NM radiusRiyadh Tower
  • CTRClass DTabuk CTR
    6 NM radiusTabuk Tower
  • CTRClass DTaif CTR
    6 NM radiusTaif Tower
  • CTRClass DYanbu CTR
    6 NM radiusYanbu Tower

Terminal areas (TMA / CTA)

  • TMAClass CAbha TMA
    25 NM radiusAbha Approach
  • TMAClass CAbu Dhabi TMA
    35 NM radiusAbu Dhabi Approach
  • TMAClass CAmman TMA
    30 NM radiusAmman Approach
  • TMAClass CBahrain TMA
    30 NM radiusBahrain Approach
  • TMAClass CCairo TMA
    35 NM radiusCairo Approach
  • TMAClass CDammam TMA
    35 NM radiusDammam Approach
  • TMAClass CDoha TMA
    35 NM radiusDoha Approach
  • TMAClass CEmirates (Dubai) TMA
    40 NM radiusDubai Approach
  • TMAClass CGassim TMA
    40 NM radiusGassim Approach
  • TMAClass CHail TMA
    40 NM radiusHail Approach
  • TMAClass CJeddah Final Director — East RWY 16
    Published boundaryJeddah Approach
  • TMAClass CJeddah Final Director — East RWY 34
    Published boundaryJeddah Approach
  • TMAClass CJeddah Final Director — West RWY 16
    Published boundaryJeddah Approach
  • TMAClass CJeddah Final Director — West RWY 34
    Published boundaryJeddah Approach
  • TMAClass CJeddah TMA
    40 NM radiusJeddah Approach
  • TMAClass CKuwait TMA
    35 NM radiusKuwait Approach
  • TMAClass CMadinah TMA
    30 NM radiusMadinah Approach
  • TMAClass CMuscat TMA
    30 NM radiusMuscat Approach
  • TMAClass CPrince Sultan TMA
    Published boundaryPrince Sultan Approach
  • TMAClass CRiyadh Final Director — East RWY 15L
    Published boundaryRiyadh Approach
  • TMAClass CRiyadh Final Director — East RWY 33R
    Published boundaryRiyadh Approach
  • TMAClass CRiyadh Final Director — West RWY 15R
    Published boundaryRiyadh Approach
  • TMAClass CRiyadh Final Director — West RWY 33L
    Published boundaryRiyadh Approach
  • TMAClass CRiyadh TMA
    40 NM radiusRiyadh Approach
  • TMAClass CTabuk TMA
    40 NM radiusTabuk Approach
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How it works
The ICAO airspace classes and the service each provides. For Saudi sector boundaries and frequencies, consult the AIP-KSA.

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