The Civil Aviation Authority (, pt, Autoridade de Aviação Civil, AACM) is the
civil aviation authority in the special administrative region of
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
,
China and is responsible for controlling and regulating air its traffic and airspace.
Its head office is on the 18th floor of the Cheng Feng Commercial Centre in
Sé.
The AACM is an agency under the
Secretariat for Transport and Public Works. It was formally created in 1991 to replace the
Macau International Airport Office that had been established in 1987. Some of the roles of the Airport Office was taken over by the
CAM-Macau International Airport Company Limited.
The AACM is headed by a president who reports to the general committee (as a member) and the administrative committee (as the head). , Simon Chan Weng Hong is the president of the AACM.
Like its
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
counterpart, the AACM is independent from the
Civil Aviation Administration of China
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC; ) is the Chinese civil aviation authority under the Ministry of Transport. It oversees civil aviation and investigates aviation accidents and incidents. As the aviation authority responsible f ...
. The AACM controls the airspace within
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
. It also investigates aviation accidents and incidents.
See also
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Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong)
The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) is the civil aviation authority of Hong Kong, headquartered at Hong Kong International Airport. The department is responsible for providing air traffic control services to all aircraft operating within the H ...
References
External links
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1991 establishments in Macau
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
Government departments and agencies of Macau
Aviation in Macau
Government agencies established in 1991
Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents
Civil aviation in China
Transport organizations based in China