Introduction - No Objection Certificate (NOC) for height clearances around Airport

No height clearance objection certificate (NOC) is issued by India's Airports Authority according to the Govt. The aim of India's Ministry of Civil Aviation was to safeguard airspace in and around aerodromes in order to allow safe and regular aircraft activities and to avoid aerodromes to become unusable as a result of the growth of obstruction surrounding the airports. NOC relating to civil aerodromes is provided on behalf of the Central Government by the Appointed Officer (DO) of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). In the situation of State-owned and private aerodromes authorized by the Directorate-General for Civil Aviation, AAI's appointed officers shall also grant a NOC.

This ATMC is intended to standardize the process for granting NOC for height approvals to safeguard airspace around the aerodromes. This Air Traffic Management Circular (ATMC) also outlines the processes for review, revalidation, and appeal cases to be handled.