What is airport authority? Tasks and powers of the airport authority in Vietnam

What is airport authority? Tasks and powers of the airport authority in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is airport authority?

According to Clause 1, Article 59 of the Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation 2006 (amended in 2014), airport authority means an agency attached to the body performing the specialized state management of civil aviation and performing the state management of civil aviation at airports and airfields in accordance with law.

2. Tasks and powers of the airport authority in Vietnam

Tasks and powers of the airport authority in Vietnam according to Article 60 of the Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation 2006 are as follows:

- To manage the entire land areas of airports and airfields assigned to them for construction and development of airport and airfield infrastructures; to organize and manage the construction of facilities on the ground, water surface and under the ground in airports and airfields according to the plannings and projects already approved by competent state agencies.

- To supervise and oversee the observance of regulations on:

+ The implementation of plannings and plans on development of airports and airfields;

+ Standards of aviation safety and security in airports and airfields and their adjacent areas;

+ Public order and environmental protection in airports and airfields;

+ Operation of air carriage in airports and airfields;

+ Operation of airports and airfields as well as technical facilities and equipment therein;

+ Provision of services for flights in airports and airfields;

+ Use of airport and airfield land areas.

- To coordinate with airport enterprises in implementing emergency and salvage plans and responding to aircraft incidents and accidents occurring in airports, airfields or areas adjacent thereto.

- To decide to temporarily close airports and airfields.

- To stop the construction and renovation of facilities, installation of equipment, planting of trees in airport and airfield areas;

To propose competent state agencies to stop the construction and renovation of facilities, installation of equipment and planting of trees in areas adjacent to airports and airfields in violation of the planning on airports and airfields or regulations on management of obstacles which affects air navigation at airports and airfields.

- To handle violations of law according to their competence;

- To transfer to competent state agencies for settlement or coordinate with the latter in settling cases arising in airports and airfields;

- To suspend flights; to order aircraft to land at airports or airfields; to search and detain aircraft; to execute warrants of arrest of aircraft; to stop acts of members of flight crews which fail to meet aviation safety and security requirements.

- To collect, manage and use charges and fees in airports and airfields in accordance with the law on charges and fees.

- To manage assets assigned by the State.

- To assume the prime responsibility for arranging working offices of state management agencies regularly working in airports and airfields.

3. Regulations on state management activities in airports and airfields in Vietnam

Regulations on state management activities in airports and airfields according to Clauses 1 and 2, Article 61 of the Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation 2006 are as follows:

- Airport authorities and other agencies in airports and airfields shall perform professional activities and coordinate with one another in settling matters arising within the scope of their tasks and powers to ensure safety, security and regular activities in airports and airfields.

- Airport authorities shall direct and coordinate activities of state management agencies in airports and airfields; convene and preside over monthly or irregular joint meetings of state management agencies and organizations operating in airports and airfields.

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