Afghanistan's Civilian Aviation: Capacity Has Improved But Challenges Remain, Including Reliance on Donor Support for Operations

Abstract

In the early 2000s, following decades of war, Afghanistans civil aviation system was on the verge of collapse and the Afghan government did not have the infrastructure or the capability to manage its airspace or provide other civil aviation services. As a result, the U.S. government, through the Department of Defense (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of State (State), and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided over $562 million for civil aviation-related activities in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2015. In addition, during that period, NATO provided civil aviation services for what NATO identifies as five essential civil aviation functions: air traffic control; fire crash and rescue; meteorology; communication, navigation, and surveillance; and airport safety management.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1137688

Entities

People

  • John Sopko

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Airspace Control
  • Civil Aviation
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • International Airports
  • Joint Military Activities
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.

Technology Areas

  • Space