The Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) is the agency responsible for Iraq’s obligations under the provisions of Annex 9 (Facilitation) of the Chicago Convention. The ICAA is responsible for coordinating with other Iraq agencies for the development and implementation of policy and coordination of ICAO matters.
The (ICAA) is the specialist aviation regulator in Iraq. Its activities include airspace policy, flight permissions, safety regulations and economical regulations. New carriers wishing to operate in Iraq must receive full approval from ICAA prior to flight commencement.
![]()
The (ICAA) requests carriers/operators/dispatchers notify their flight crews of the following:
- The “Pilot In Command” or his/her designated representative MUST FILE the standard ICAO INTL Flight Plan AT LEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR to their scheduled/requested departure.
- The NEW FLIGHT PLANNING/BRIEFING OFFICE is located in the Operation’s Room on the “airside” of the terminal.
The Iraq AIP is published in one volume, comprising of 3 books. The AIP is published in an electronic format as a portable document format (.pdf) file, in English only, for use in international and domestic operation, whether the flight is a commercial, military or private.
You may download the pdf file by clicking here
You may download the pdf file by clicking here
The forms section contains ICAA application forms and instructions. Most forms are in PDF file format.
Click here to go to Forms section
Click here to go to Forms section

