The Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency, also known by the acronym AESA (Spanish: ''Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea''), 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, ...

for

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. The agency is based in Madrid, where it occupies offices on the

Paseo de la Castellana Paseo de la Castellana, commonly known as La Castellana, is a major thoroughfare in Madrid, Spain. Cutting across the city from South to North, it has been described as the "true structuring axis" of the city. History and description The street ...

History

The agency was set up in 2008, taking over supervisory duties from the ''Dirección General de Aviación Civil'' (DGAC), a division of the

Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda The Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA) ( es, Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana), traditionally known as the Ministry of Development (MFOM), is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for pr ...

, the former Ministry of Public Works and Transport. Its 2022 budget was €83.7 million.

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* Aviation in Spain

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