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Aviation Law, 5771-2011

חוק הטיס, תשע"א-2011

Published: 2011-04-13Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-08-02 · Last amended 2026-07-28✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-29
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Section F: Operation of Aerodromes and Landing Areas

Designation of an area as an aerodrome§
30.

The Minister may, by Order, designate a land or sea area that serves or is intended to serve, in whole or in part, for the landing, take-off, taxiing or parking of aircraft, as an aerodrome; in this section, "land or sea area" – including any structure, installation or equipment thereon.

Operation of an aerodrome or landing area – licensing requirement§
31.

No person shall operate an aerodrome or landing area, nor shall any person permit the take-off, landing or operation of an aircraft therein, unless the person holds a licence therefor granted pursuant to the provisions of this Section, and in accordance with the conditions of the licence and the provisions pursuant to this Law.

Licence to operate an aerodrome or landing area§
32.
(a)The Director shall grant a licence to operate an aerodrome or landing area to an applicant who satisfies the conditions set out in section 45, as well as all of the following:
(1)the Director is satisfied that the proposed operation will integrate safely with the uses of the airspace authorised pursuant to section 82;
(2)the applicant has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Director, that the applicant possesses the appropriate installations and equipment required for the proposed operation pursuant to section 33(1)(a), including means of communication, flight aid installations and firefighting and rescue equipment;
(3)the applicant has submitted to the Director an operations manual as required pursuant to section 33(1)(b);
(4)the applicant has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Director, that the structure of the aerodrome or landing area, including the runways, manoeuvring areas, apron and safety areas, fencing, markings and lighting, ensures the safe operation of the aerodrome or landing area, as the case may be, as required pursuant to section 33(2);
(5)in relation to a person who applies to operate an aerodrome intended for aircraft on international flights – the Director is satisfied that the applicant fulfils the conditions prescribed in Annex 14 to the Convention relating to the construction and operation of an aerodrome, except for provisions of that Annex in respect of which the Director has notified the International Aviation Organisation, pursuant to section 4(b) of the Civil Aviation Authority Law, that Israel operates in a different manner.
(b)In a licence to operate an aerodrome or landing area, the Director may prescribe, inter alia, the following:
(1)the hours of operation of the aerodrome or landing area;
(2)operating restrictions for the purpose of maintaining safety;
(3)conditions aimed at monitoring and reducing noise nuisances and air pollution; the prescribing of such conditions shall be carried out in consultation with the person authorised by the Minister for Environmental Protection for this purpose.
(c)The granting of a licence pursuant to this section requires consultation with the person authorised by the Minister of Defence for this purpose; nothing in the provisions of this subsection shall derogate from the authority of the Minister pursuant to section 48 or from the authority of the Director pursuant to section 165.
Regulations concerning the operation of aerodromes and landing areas§
33.

Without derogating from the Minister's authority pursuant to sections 46(a) and 47, the Minister may prescribe provisions concerning the operation of aerodromes and landing areas, including in the matters set out below, and may prescribe different provisions in relation to aerodromes and in relation to landing areas, as well as different provisions in relation to types of landing areas:

(1)obligations of the holder of a licence to operate an aerodrome or landing area, as set out below:
(a)an obligation to hold and make use of, within the framework of activities under the licence, the appropriate installations and equipment required for the operation of the aerodrome or landing area, including means of communication, flight aid installations and firefighting and rescue equipment;
(b)an obligation to hold and maintain one or more operations manuals, comprising instructions and guidelines concerning the operation of the aerodrome or landing area, including in relation to operational emergency services, ground services, the operation of vehicles at an aerodrome or landing area, the removal of obstacles, their marking or illumination, and the maintenance of the aerodrome or landing area, as well as an obligation to update the said operations manual and to distribute it to those concerned, and to act in accordance with the updated operations manual as aforesaid; in Regulations made pursuant to this sub-paragraph, the Minister may prescribe types of instructions in the operations manual that require prior approval from the Director;
(c)an obligation to furnish to users of the aerodrome or landing area information of a type determined by the Minister;
(2)the structure of aerodromes and landing areas, including requirements relating to runways, manoeuvring areas, aprons and safety areas, approach, take-off, transition and circling surfaces, as well as requirements relating to fencing, markings and lighting;
(3)operational emergency services, including firefighting and rescue services, and aircraft evacuation;
(4)ground services, including refuelling, the supply of electricity to aircraft and the towing of aircraft;
(5)handling of dangerous goods;
(6)the removal of obstacles, their marking or illumination;
(7)maintenance of an aerodrome or landing area;
(8)hours of operation;
(9)ground movement of aircraft and vehicles at an aerodrome or landing area and the supervision thereof.
Hours of flight activity at an aerodrome§
34.

The Minister may restrict the hours of flight activity at a particular aerodrome or direct that changes be made to such hours, all after having given those concerned an opportunity to present their arguments.

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Section G: Flight Aid Installation

Approval to operate a flight aid installation§
35.
(a)No person shall operate a flight aid installation that serves or is intended to serve civil aircraft, unless the Director has approved the installation in writing and the installation is erected or constructed, as the case may be, maintained and operated in accordance with the conditions of the approval.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), approval to operate a weather reporting installation shall be granted by the Director of the Meteorological Service, with the consent of the Director.
(c)The Minister may prescribe conditions for the granting of approval pursuant to this section, and procedures for obtaining such approval.
Damage to a flight aid installation§
36.

No person shall cause damage to a flight aid installation, nor shall any person interfere with signals transmitted from such an installation.

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Section H: Revocation, Suspension and Restriction of Licences and Approvals

Definition of licence – Section H of Chapter II§
37.

In this Section, "licence" – each of the following:

(1)a flight crew member licence, including a rating in such a licence;
(2)a licence to operate a flight crew member school;
(3)an air operator certificate, including operations specifications;
(4)a licence to operate a maintenance organisation;
(5)a licence to operate an ATC unit;
(6)a licence to operate an aerodrome or landing area;
(7)approval of a training programme granted pursuant to section 16;
(8)approval to carry out maintenance actions independently granted pursuant to section 23(a)(2);
(9)approval to operate a flight aid installation granted pursuant to section 35.
Restriction, suspension, revocation of a licence or refusal to renew it§
38.
(a)The Director may restrict a licence, suspend it pending the fulfilment of conditions that the Director shall stipulate or for a period not exceeding one year, revoke it or refuse to renew it, after having given the licence holder an opportunity to present arguments, upon the occurrence of one of the following:
(1)the licence was granted on the basis of false information;
(2)the licence was granted on the basis of incorrect information, and there are reasonable grounds to assume that had the Director known of it, the licence would not have been granted;
(3)a condition among the conditions for obtaining the licence has ceased to be satisfied;
(4)the licence holder has breached a condition of the licence or a provision pursuant to this Law, including an obligation, restriction or condition for the use of the licence prescribed pursuant to this Chapter;
(5)the licence holder has breached a provision pursuant to other aviation laws or an instruction of an authorised security body applicable to the licence holder;
(6)the licence holder has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Director, by reason of its nature, gravity or circumstances, renders the licence holder unfit to hold the licence;
(7)in relation to a flight crew member licence – the flight crew member has demonstrated a lack of proficiency, deficient skills or inadequate professional knowledge in the performance of duties in a manner that may impair aviation safety (in this paragraph – a deficiency); however, the Director shall not order the revocation of a licence, or its suspension for a period not exceeding one year whose validity is not conditional upon the fulfilment of conditions, unless the Director is satisfied that it is not possible to prescribe conditions for the flight crew member whose fulfilment would bring about the correction of the deficiency.
(b)Without derogating from the provisions of subsection (a), where the licence holder was involved in a safety occurrence being investigated pursuant to Chapter VII, and in the opinion of the Director the suspension of the licence holder's licence is necessary for the purpose of maintaining aviation safety, the Director may, after having given the licence holder an opportunity to present arguments, suspend the licence; the period of suspension pursuant to this subsection shall end on the date of submission of the final report pursuant to section 118 or at an earlier date as directed by the Director.
(c)The Director shall not take measures pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) by reason of circumstances relating to the medical fitness of a flight crew member to perform duties, except after consultation with the Authority's medical officer.
(d)Where the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that a ground specified in subsections (a) or (b) applies to a licence holder, and considers that there is an urgent need to suspend the licence holder's licence for the purpose of the immediate protection of public safety, the Director may suspend the licence forthwith, provided that the Director shall give the licence holder an opportunity to present arguments as soon as possible after the suspension, and no later than 30 days from the date of the suspension.
(e)Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the powers conferred on the Director pursuant to this section in relation to the restriction, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew an approval to operate a weather reporting installation granted pursuant to section 35(b), shall be vested in the Director of the Meteorological Service, with the consent of the Director.
(f)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8(b) of the Civil Aviation Authority Law, the Director may not delegate the Director's authority pursuant to subsection (a)(6) and (7).
(g)Notice of the Director's decision pursuant to this section concerning the restriction of a licence, its suspension, revocation or refusal to renew it, shall be given in writing to the relevant licence holder.
Appeal against a decision concerning a flight crew member licence§
39.
(a)A flight crew member who considers himself or herself aggrieved by a decision of the Director pursuant to section 38 in relation to the licence holder's licence, may appeal against it before the appeals committee.
(b)The Minister of Justice, in consultation with the Minister, shall appoint a jurist who is qualified to be appointed as a judge of the Magistrate's Court, who holds a flight crew member licence or has knowledge of aviation laws, and who is not a State employee, as chairperson of the appeals committee, and also a jurist who meets the said conditions, as permanent deputy chairperson of the appeals committee.
(c)For the purpose of the appointment of panels of the appeals committee pursuant to subsection (b), the Minister shall prepare lists as set out below:
(1)a list of flight crew members that shall include at least three flight crew members from each of the flight crew member positions referred to in section 2, who have at least five years of experience in performing the said position; the preparation of such a list shall be done on the basis of the recommendation of the bodies that, in the opinion of the Minister, represent the flight crew members in those positions;
(2)a list of State employees and public figures with knowledge and experience in the field of aviation; the preparation of such a list shall be done on the basis of the recommendation of the Director.
(d)The appeals committee shall deliberate on an appeal pursuant to subsection (a) in a panel of three, comprising:
(1)the chairperson of the appeals committee or the deputy chairperson, appointed by the Minister of Justice pursuant to subsection (b), who shall serve as chairperson of the panel;
(2)two members to be appointed by the chairperson of the panel, as set out below:
(a)a flight crew member holding a flight crew member licence of the type of licence under consideration in the appeal, from the list prepared by the Minister pursuant to subsection (c)(1);
(b)a public representative or State employee, from the list prepared by the Minister pursuant to subsection (c)(2).
(e)A decision of the appeals committee is subject to appeal before an Administrative Affairs Court.
(f)The provisions pursuant to the Administrative Tribunals Law, 5752-1992, shall apply, with the necessary modifications and with the following modifications, to an appeal pursuant to this section and to the appeals committee:
(1)the chairperson of the appeals committee shall be the head of the tribunal and the deputy chairperson shall be the deputy head of the tribunal;
(2)a stay of execution of the Director's decision that is being appealed, pursuant to section 33 of that Law, shall be for special reasons that shall be recorded;
(3)Regulations pursuant to section 54 of that Law, in relation to the appeals committee and an appeal pursuant to this section, shall also be made in consultation with the Minister, and instead of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee of the Knesset, reference shall be read as the Economics Committee of the Knesset.
Application for a flight crew member licence following its revocation§
40.

A person whose flight crew member licence or rating therein has been revoked by the Director pursuant to section 38, shall not submit an application for a new licence or rating of the type that was revoked as aforesaid, except after one year has elapsed from the date of such revocation.

Prohibition on use of a foreign licence§
41.

A flight crew member whose licence has been suspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions of this Section, and who also holds a licence of the same type granted by the competent authority in a member state (in this section – a foreign licence), shall not make use of the foreign licence in the territory of Israel.

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Section I: Prohibitions Relating to Licences and Approvals

Prohibition on impersonation§
42.

No person shall impersonate the holder of a licence as defined in section 37 (in this Section – licence), nor shall any person use a title or appellation from which it may be inferred that the person is the holder of such a licence, unless the person holds a valid licence pursuant to this Law.

Prohibition on transfer of a licence§
43.

A licence is not transferable, except in accordance with the provisions and conditions prescribed by the Minister.

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Section J: General Provisions Relating to Licences

Definition of licence – Section J of Chapter II§
44.

In this Section, "licence" – a licence as referred to in paragraphs (1) to (6) of the definition of "licence" in section 37.

General conditions for obtaining a licence§
45.

Without derogating from the conditions for obtaining a licence set out in Sections A to F, the Director shall grant a licence only to an applicant who satisfies all of the following:

(1)the applicant has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Director, that the applicant possesses up-to-date professional literature as required pursuant to section 46(a)(1), and that the applicant employs personnel with appropriate experience and qualifications as required pursuant to section 46(a)(2); the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in relation to a flight crew member licence;
(2)the applicant has paid the appropriate fee for the submission of an application for a licence in accordance with the provisions pursuant to section 168(a)(4); the provisions of this paragraph shall also apply to an approval as referred to in paragraphs (7) to (9) of the definition of "licence" in section 37.
Obligations, restrictions and conditions applicable to a licence holder§
46.
(a)The Minister may prescribe additional obligations, restrictions and conditions that shall apply to a licence holder, including –
(1)an obligation to hold professional literature required for the operation of the licence, to update it and to distribute it to those concerned, and to act in accordance with the updated professional literature as aforesaid;
(2)an obligation to employ personnel with appropriate experience and qualifications, and actions that a licence holder must take for the purpose of training and instructing such personnel and maintaining their qualifications;
(3)an obligation to document the actions carried out by the licence holder within the framework of the licence, and the manner of preserving the documentation;
(4)reporting obligations to the Director in relation to the activities of the licence holder.
(b)The provisions of subsection (a)(1) and (2) shall not apply in relation to a flight crew member.
Regulations Relating to Licences§
47.

The Minister may prescribe provisions relating to licences, including in the following matters:

(1)conditions for obtaining a licence as set out in this Chapter, as well as additional conditions for obtaining a licence; regulations made pursuant to this paragraph that prescribe conditions which take into account the criminal record of the applicant or a prior revocation, restriction or suspension of a licence granted to the applicant, shall require approval by the Committee;
(2)the procedures for obtaining or renewing a licence, including provisions regarding the manner of submitting an application for the obtaining or renewal of a licence, the documents to be attached to such an application, and the conditions required for its renewal;
(3)the period of validity of a licence and the grant of a temporary licence;
(4)particulars to be included in a licence, including conditions for its operation and use;
(5)amendment of a licence, whether at the initiative of the licence holder or at the initiative of the Director, including provisions regarding the manner of submitting the application and the procedures for amending the licence.
Exemption from Licence Requirement§
48.

The Minister may prescribe circumstances in which the licence requirement under the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply, or in which a condition among the conditions for obtaining a licence shall not apply, and may prescribe alternative conditions in that regard.

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