The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) 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, ...

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...

. Established in 1996, it is under the

Ministry of Transport and Mining The Ministry of Transport and Mining is a cabinet position in Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba an ...

. The JCAA is headquartered in Kingston. Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority
Retrieved on May 13, 2010. "Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, 4 Winchester Road, Kingston 10"

Aircraft accident investigations

American Airlines Flight 331 On 22 December 2009, an American Airlines Boeing 737-800, operating American Airlines Flight 331 ( Washington, D.C.–Miami–Kingston, Jamaica) and carrying 148 passengers and six crew, overran runway 12 on landing at Kingston in poor weather. T ...

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* Ministries and agencies of the government of Jamaica

Aviation organisations based in Jamaica Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents {{Jamaica-stub