The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) (
Sinhala: සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරිය ''Sivil Guwanseva Adhikariya'') oversees the government approval and regulation of
civil aviation
Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-military and non-state aviation, both private and commercial. Most of the countries in the world are members of the International Civil Aviation Organization and work ...
matters for the nation of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. Its head office is in
Katunayake
Katunayake ( si, කටුනායක, ta, கட்டுநாயகம்), is a suburb of Negombo city in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the site of Bandaranaike International Airport or Colombo Airport, the primary international air g ...
as of 1 February 2018.
History
Its head office was formerly in
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...
.
Units
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit investigates aircraft accidents and incidents in Sri Lanka.
References
External links
Flight Information Region In Sri LankaCivil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka2013 contact informationArchive
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
Government of Sri Lanka
Aviation organisations based in Sri Lanka
Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents
Civil aviation in Sri Lanka
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