''Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil'' (DINAC) is the
civil aviation authority
A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register.
Role
Due to the inherent dangers in the use of flight vehicles, ...
of
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
. The ''Departamento de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion'' (DIAA) of DINAC investigates aviation accidents.Organigrama " () Dirección Nacional de Aeronautica Civil. Retrieved on October 12, 2012. The agency is presided over by a general director, and organised into four main areas:
*Dirección de Aeronaútica ''(
Aeronautics
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Directorate)''
*Dirección de Aeropuertos ''(
Airport
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s Directorate)''
*Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología ''(
Meteorology
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and
Hydrology
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Directorate)''
*Instituto Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil ''(National Institute of Civil Aeronautics)''
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...