Shaping the skies of today and tomorrow.

Global Air Navigation Services (GANS) is UAE-based, world-trusted. Delivering air traffic management, training, and aviation systems across 17 locations. For civil aviation, defence, and the next generation of unmanned flight.

800,000+movements / year
17ANS locations
42nationalities

We manage airspace and shape its future. For every flight. For every life. For the UAE.

What GANS does

Ten capabilities. One coordinated system.

Each layer below is a distinct service, and a working part of the same operation.

Air Traffic Services

Tower, approach, and area control. Separating, sequencing, and clearing aircraft across controlled airspace.

ATM Systems & Operations Engineering

Communication, navigation, and surveillance infrastructure designed, integrated, and operationally maintained.

ATM Training Services

Regulatory-accredited programmes for controllers, electronics personnel, and AIS officers.

Meteorological Services

Observations, forecasts, and hazard warnings for active operations, delivered to WMO and ICAO standards.

Airspace & Flight Procedure Design

Route structures, instrument approaches, RNP-AR, and segregated areas for unmanned operations.

Aerodrome & Navaid Safeguarding

Obstacle assessment and navaid protection that preserves the integrity of approach paths.

Aeronautical Information Management

AIP publication, NOTAM origination, and data quality. The formal record of how airspace is structured.

ATM Consultancy

Operational transition, airspace restructure, and capacity studies for civil and private stakeholders.

Aircraft / Helicopter Support

Operational support across rotary and fixed-wing fleets, alongside operators in active service.

Ground Support Equipment

Specialised ground equipment for aerodrome and air-side operations. Selected, supplied, supported.

Where we operate

Five airports. One coordinated airspace.

Each location below maps to a control tower, an information service, or an engineering team — all coordinated through the same airspace.

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0105Abu Dhabi International
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Second-largest airport in the country

Abu Dhabi International

Outside Abu Dhabi city, UAE
~300
daily aircraft movements
GANS provides
  • Air Traffic Services (ATS)
  • Aeronautical Information Services (AIS)
  • ANS Engineering Services (CNS)

Aircraft movements grew by over 90% in the decade from 2007 to 2017. Home base for Etihad Airways.

News & milestones

Recent ground covered.

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Partnership

GANS and ADIO sign MoU to advance Abu Dhabi's leadership in Advanced Air Mobility

Signed at DRIFTx 2025, a strategic collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office shaping the safe integration of drones and eVTOLs into the emirate's airspace.

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Voices from the floor

The people behind the systems.

Controllers, trainees, and engineers — in their own words.

Future focus

Four pillars. One direction.

The principles shaping how GANS operates today and where it goes next.

Pillar · 01

Innovation

Advanced tools and forward-thinking approaches that enhance both safety and operational efficiency in airspace management.

Pillar · 02

Commercialisation

Specialised expertise converted into scalable offerings that extend GANS reach among governments, airports, and aviation stakeholders globally.

Pillar · 03

Technology

Real-time digital systems and intelligent ATM platforms, engineered for smarter operations and the expanding demands of modern aviation, including unmanned and autonomous flight.

Pillar · 04

Resilience & Sustainability

Solutions for environmental stewardship, scalable capacity, and robust operations. Built to meet today's requirements and tomorrow's.

The next move

Safer. Smarter. More connected.

If you operate aircraft, helicopters, or unmanned systems in the UAE, or are planning to, start the conversation with the airspace authority.