The Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), in English the General Directorate of Civil Aviation, 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
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
. It oversees all aspects of civil aviation operations and infrastructure within the country. The body was created by law on 26 October 1949. Its headquarters are in
San José
San José or San Jose (Spanish for Saint Joseph) most often refers to:
*San Jose, California, United States
*San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital
San José or San Jose may also refer to:
Places Argentina
* San José, Buenos Aires
** San ...
.
, the
Director-General was Jorge Fernández Chacón, seconded by the Deputy Director-General, Alvaro Vargas Segura.
The agency investigates any aviation accidents and incidents that occur in Costa Rica.
Marco Estratégico del Sector Aéreo
." Civil Aviation Direction General. Retrieved on 18 April 2012. "Accidentes e Incidentes Investigar los accidentes e incidentes aéreos, mediante el análisis del factor humano, mecánico y medio ambiente, para determinar las causas que los provocaron, con el fin de fomentar la seguridad aérea por medio de la aplicación de las recomendaciones de carácter preventivo"
See also
* International Civil Aviation Organization
*List of airports in Costa Rica
This is a list of airports in Costa Rica, sorted by location.
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the ...
* List of civil aviation authorities
References
External links
*
Summary audit report of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Costa Rica) made by the ICAO, June 2000Archive
Aviation organizations based in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents
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