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INITIAL AIP EDITION — 28 OCTOBER 2026 — effective 28 October 2026, 00:00 UTC. Approved by GACA.
GEN 3.4

Communication and Navigation Services

Damascus ACC: 121.300 MHz main; 129.600 MHz standby; 121.500 MHz emergency.

GEN 3.4 — Communication and Navigation Services

GEN 3.4.1 Responsible Service

For authority contact details, see GEN 1.1. For the provision of air traffic services within the Damascus FIR, see GEN 3.3.

GEN 3.4.2 Area of Responsibility

For the limits of the Damascus FIR and associated controlled airspace, see ENR 2.1.

GEN 3.4.3 Types of Service

Communication Services

AFTN, AFS, and AMHS services are available for the exchange of aeronautical messages in accordance with ICAO Annex 10.

Radio navigation aid details are published in ENR 4.1 and in AD 2.19 for each aerodrome. Aerodrome ATS communication facilities, call signs, frequencies and hours are published in AD 2.18. Route controlling units and frequencies are listed with the routes in ENR 3.

For meteorological broadcasting information, see GEN 3.5.

GEN 3.4.4 Requirements and Conditions

Aircraft entry and transit communication requirements are published in GEN 1.2. Flight-plan message addressing is published in ENR 1.11.

Navigation aids and communications references

The radio navigation aid inventory includes NDB, VOR, DME and ILS facilities. Consult ENR 4.1 and the applicable AD 2.19 for individual facilities, and current NOTAMs for operational status.

Communications terminology, abbreviations, location indicators and agency designators are set out in ICAO Annex 10, Doc 8400, Doc 7910 and Doc 8585. Applicable regional supplementary procedures are contained in Doc 7030.