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The ''Dirección General de Aviación Civil '' (DGAC) is a division of Spain's

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. Its office is in the

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complex (''

Paseo de la Castellana Paseo de la Castellana, commonly known as La Castellana, is a major thoroughfare in Madrid, Spain. Cutting across the city from South to North, it has been described as the "true structuring axis" of the city. History and description The street ...

, 67'') in

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''Dirección General de Aviación Civil''. Retrieved on 18 April 2012. "Dirección Pº de la Castellana, 67, 5ª planta Código Postal 28071 Localidad Madrid Provincia Madrid" It is the former

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. The current authority, the

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, was established in 2008 and is attached to the DGAC.

References

External links

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