Records of the Meeting with CAASL and AASL on Overflying Charges

on 13th November 2019

1. Overflying charges are reviewed after 1981(after 38 yrs)

2. Current charges ( fee at present) has been decided under section 24 and section (3) (2) (pp) of
the Air Navigation Act and the Gazette number 147/12 of 3rd July 1981
3. During this process, ICAO policies for determinations of Air Navigation Charges were taken
into accounts
4. Charges are mainly for the recovery of costs for provision of Air Navigation Facility and
services.
5. Regulation is finalized under the present Civil Aviation Act no 14 of 2010 and its section 117
(2) ( r)
6. Section 117 has vested power on the Hon: Minister of Civil Aviation to make regulations by
taking into considerations the interest of the National Economy.
7. Air Navigation facility and its quality have been upgraded after 1981 as follows;
 Secondary Surveillance Radar Cover
 Performance Based Air Navigation
 Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C)
 Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Broad Cast (ADS-B)
 Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDC) System
 State-of-the-art ATM Integrated system
8. Aero-Mobile Communication Console System
9. Sri Lanka is found to be State with the most safest Aviation Operational and Regularity System
in South Asia by ICAO
10. Newly calculated overflying charges will increase National Revenue as follows;

As per Air Craft Type

Air Craft Type Present Charges Proposed Charge Increases of

US$ revenue
A 320 100 169 69%
B 763 150 265 76%
A 330 200 332 66%
B 777 250 360 44%
B 747 250 384 53.6%
A 380 250 464 85.6%

Daily/Monthly/Annually Collection
Revenue in US$
Present Proposed Increases Increase to
Collection US$ Collection US$ In US$ GDP in %
Daily Revenue 21,800 34,347 12547 57%
Monthly 654000 1030410 376410 57%
Revenue
Annual 7848000 12364920 4516920 57%
Revenue
Revenue in Rupees
Present Proposed Increases Increase to
Collection Rs. Collection Rs. In Rs. GDP in %
Daily Revenue 3,924,000.00 6,182,460.00 2,258,460.00 57%
Monthly 117,720,000.00 185,473,800.00 67,753,800.00 57%
Revenue
Annual 1,412,640,000.00 2,225,685,600.00 813,045,600.00 57%
Revenue