Iraq Civil Aviation Authority

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.