The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is the governing body which oversees aviation activities in

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History

The DCA was once the operator of

Dubai International Airport Dubai International Airport ( ar, مطار دبي الدولي) is the primary international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic. It is also the nineteenth-busies ...

, Dubai Cargo Village and Dubai Duty Free Zone. Management of Dubai's airports and cargo gateways have been transferred to

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, a separate entity from the Department of Civil Aviation. With this restructuring, the scope of the Department of Civil Aviation's activities have been narrowed to aviation regulations and permissions. Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is the president of the Department of Civil Aviation.

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Department of Civil Aviation
Civil aviation authorities in Asia Government agencies of Dubai Civil aviation in the United Arab Emirates Transport organisations in Dubai {{UAE-stub