National aviation authority
A national aviation authority or civil aviation authority is a government statutory authority in each country that maintains an aircraft register and oversees the approval and regulation of civil aviation.
Role
Due to the inherent dangers in the use of flight vehicles, national aviation authorities typically regulate the following critical aspects of aircraft airworthiness and their operation:- design of aircraft, engines, airborne equipment and ground-based equipment affecting flight safety
- conditions of manufacture and test of aircraft and equipment
- maintenance of aircraft and equipment
- operation of aircraft and equipment
- licensing of pilots Air traffic controllers, Flight dispatchers and maintenance engineers
- licensing of airports and navigational aids
- standards for air traffic control.
A NAA may also be involved in the investigation of aircraft accidents, although in many cases this is left to a separate body in Australia or the National Transportation Safety Board, to allow independent review of regulatory oversight.
A NAA will regulate the control of air traffic but a separate agency will generally carry out air traffic control functions.
In some countries an NAA may build and operate airports, including non-airside operations such as passenger terminals; the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines being among such national authorities. In other countries, private companies or local government authorities may own and operate individual airports.
History
The independent development of NAAs resulted in differing regulations from country to country. This required aircraft manufacturers in the past to develop different models for specific national requirements, and impeded airline travel into foreign jurisdictions. The Convention on International Civil Aviation was signed in 1944 and addressed these issues. This then led to the establishment by the United Nations of the International Civil Aviation Organization in 1947 which now oversees member states, and works to implement regulatory changes to ensure that best practice regulations are adopted.A European Aviation Safety Agency was created in 2003, with regulatory and executive tasks in the field of civilian aviation safety. It is not a national authority as such, and European Union members continue to have their own agencies.
List of civil aviation authorities
This is a list of national and supra-national civil aviation authorities.| Country | Authority name in English | Authority name in local language | Website |
| International Civil Aviation Organization | Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional Международная организация гражданской авиации 国际民用航空组织 | ||
| Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation | د افغانستان اسلامی جمهوریت، د ترانسپورت او ملکي هوايي چلند وزارت | ||
| Albanian Civil Aviation Authority | Autoriteti i Aviacionit Civil të Shqipërisë | ||
| Directorate of Civil Aviation and Meteorology | Établissement de Gestion de Services Aéroportuaires d'Alger , Établissement Nationale de la Navigation Aérienne | ||
| National Civil Aviation Institute | Instituto Nacional de Aviação Civil | ||
| National Civil Aviation Administration | Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil | ||
| General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia | Քաղաքացիական Ավիացիայի Գլխավոր Վարչություն | ||
| Department of Civil Aviation of Aruba | |||
| Civil Aviation Safety Authority | |||
| Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology | Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie | ||
| Department of Civil Aviation of Bahamas | |||
| Department of Civil Aviation Affairs | شئون الطيران المدني | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh | বেসামরিক বিমান চলাচল কর্তৃপক্ষ | ||
| Civil Aviation Department of Barbados | |||
| Aviation Department of Belarus | Департамент по авиации | ||
| Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport | Service public fédéral Mobilité et Transports Federale overheidsdienst Mobiliteit en Vervoer | - French - Dutch | |
| National Civil Aviation Agency | Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile du Bénin | ||
| Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Bhutan Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Bolivia | Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Directorate of Civil Aviation | Bosna i Hercegovina Direkcija za civilno zrakoplovstvo | ||
| Department of Civil Aviation of Botswana | |||
| National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil | Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil | ||
| Department of Civil Aviation of Brunei | Jabatan Penerbangan Awam | ||
| Civil Aviation Administration | Главна дирекция "Гражданска въздухоплавателна администрация" | ||
| Secretariat of State for Civil Aviation | រដ្ឋលេខាធិការដ្ឋានអាកាសចរស៊ីវិល | ||
| Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Transport Canada Civil Aviation Directorate | Transports Canada Direction générale de l’aviation civile | - English - French | |
| Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands | |||
| Directorate General of Civil Aviation | Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil | ||
| Civil Aviation Administration of China | 中国民用航空局 | ||
| Clipperton Island | Clipperton Department of Civil Aviation | DCA Clipperton | |
| Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics | Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil | ||
| Pacific Aviation Safety Office | |||
| Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Costa Rica | Dirección General de Aviación Civil de Costa Rica | ||
| Croatian Civil Aviation Agency | Hrvatska agencija za civilno zrakoplovstvo | ||
| Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Cuba | Instituto de Aeronáutica Civil de Cuba | ||
| Department of Civil Aviation of Cyprus | Τμήμα Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of the Czech Republic | Úřad pro civilní letectví Česká republika | ||
| Danish Transport Authority | Trafikstyrelsen | ||
| Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation | Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil | ||
| Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Ecuador | Dirección General de Aviación Civil | ||
| Ministry of Civil Aviation of Egypt | وزارة الطيران المدني | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of El Salvador | Autoridad de Aviación Civil | ||
| Estonian Civil Aviation Administration | Lennuamet | ||
| Eswatini Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| European Aviation Safety Agency | |||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji | |||
| Finnish Transport Safety Agency | |||
| Directorate General for Civil Aviation | Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile | ||
| National Civil Aviation Agency | Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile | ||
| Gambia Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Georgian Civil Aviation Agency | საქართველოს სამოქალაქო ავიაციის სააგენტო | ||
| Federal Aviation Office | Luftfahrt-Bundesamt | ||
| Ghana Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority | Υπηρεσία Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας | ||
| Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Guatemala | Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil | ||
| Guyana Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Civil Aviation Department | 民航處 | ||
| Icelandic Transport Authority | Samgöngustofa | ||
| Directorate General of Civil Aviation | महानिदेशक नागर विमानन | ||
| Directorate General of Civil Aviation | Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara | ||
| Iran Civil Aviation Organization | :fa:سازمان هواپیمایی كشوری|سازمان هواپیمایی كشوری | ||
| Iraq Civil Aviation Authority | سلطة الطيران المدني العراقي | ||
| Irish Aviation Authority | Údarás Eitlíochta na hÉireann | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority | רשות התעופה האזרחית | ||
| Isle of Man Aircraft Registry | |||
| National Agency for Civil Aviation | Ente nazionale per l'aviazione civile | ||
| Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Japan Civil Aviation Bureau | 航空局 | ||
| Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission of Jordan | |||
| Civil Aviation Committee | Азаматтық авиация комитеті | ||
| Kenya Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Civil Aviation Administration of Korea | 조선민항 | ||
| Korea Office of Civil Aviation | 대한민국 국토해양부 항공정책실 | ||
| Pacific Aviation Safety Office | |||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Kosovo | i Aviacionit Civil të Kosovës | ||
| Directorate General of Civil Aviation | الإدارة العامة للطيران المدني | ||
| Civil Aviation Agency of Kyrgyz Republic | Агентство Гражданской Авиации Кыргызской Республики | ||
| Department of Civil Aviation of Laos | ກົມການບິນພົນລະເຮືອນແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ | ||
| Civil Aviation Agency of Latvia | Civilās aviācijas aģentūra | ||
| Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority | مصلحة الطيران المدني اللبناني | ||
| Department of Civil Aviation of Lesotho | |||
| Libyan Civil Aviation Authority | مصلحة الطيران المدني | ||
| Office of Civil Aviation of Liechtenstein | |||
| Civil Aviation Administration of Lithuania | Civilinės aviacijos administracija | ||
| Directorate of Civil Aviation of Luxembourg | Direction de l’Aviation Civile | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority | 民航局 Autoridade de Aviação Civil | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia | Pihak Berkuasa Penerbangan Awam Malaysia | ||
| Department of Civil Aviation of Malawi | |||
| Civil Aviation Department of the Maldives | |||
| Civil Aviation Directorate of Malta | Direttorat tal-Avjazzjoni Ċivili | ||
| Directorate of Civil Aviation of the Marshall Islands | |||
| Department of Civil Aviation of Mauritius | Department of Civil Aviation of Mauritius | ||
| Federal Civil Aviation Agency | Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil | ||
| Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova | Administraţia de Stat Aviaţiei Civile a Republicii Moldova | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia | Иргэний Нисэхийн Ерөнхий Газар | ||
| Monaco Civil Aviation Authority | Service de l'Aviation Civile du Principauté de Monaco | ||
| Civil Aviation Agency of Montenegro | Agencija za civilno vazduhoplovstvo | ||
| Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique | Instituto de Aviação Civil de Moçambique | ||
| Department of Civil Aviation of Myanmar | ေလေၾကာင္းပို႔ေဆာင္ေရးၫႊန္ၾကားမႈဦးစီးဌာန | ||
| Namibia Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Pacific Aviation Safety Office | |||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | नेपाल नागरिक उड्डयन प्राधिकरण | ||
| Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate | Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | |||
| Nicaraguan Institute of Civil Aviation | Instituto Nicaragüense de Aeronáutica Civil | ||
| Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Pacific Aviation Safety Office | |||
| Civil Aviation Agency of North Macedonia | Агенција за цивилно воздухопловство | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Norway | Luftfartstilsynet | ||
| Public Authority for Civil Aviation | المديريه العامه للطيران المدني والأرصاد الجويه | ||
| Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | مقتدرۂ شہری طیران پاکستان | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Panama | Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Papua New Guinea Pacific Aviation Safety Office | |||
| National Directorate of Civil Aviation of Paraguay | Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil | ||
| Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Peru | Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | Pangasiwaan ng Abyasyon Sibil ng Pilipinas | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority | Urząd Lotnictwa Cywilnego | ||
| National Institute of Civil Aviation of Portugal | Autoridade Nacional de Aviação Civil | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Qatar | للهيئة العامة للطيران المدني | ||
| Romanian Civil Aeronautical Authority | Autoritatea Aeronautică Civilă Română | ||
| Federal Air Transport Agency | Федеральное агентство воздушного транспорта | ||
| Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Pacific Aviation Safety Office | |||
| San Marino Civil Aviation and Maritime Authority | Autorità per l'Aviazione Civile e la Navigazione Marittima | ||
| General Authority of Civil Aviation | للهيئة العامة للطيران المدني | ||
| National Civil Aviation Agency of Senegal | Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile du Sénégal | ||
| Civil Aviation Directorate of Serbia | Директорат Цивилног Ваздухопловства | ||
| Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore | |||
| Civil Aviation Authority of the Slovak Republic | Letecký úrad Slovenskej republiky | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of the Slovenian Republic | Javna agencija za civilno letalstvo Republike Slovenije | ||
| Pacific Aviation Safety Office | |||
| Somali Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority | Hay'adda Duulista Rayidka & Saadaasha Hawada Soomaaliyeed | ||
| South African Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency | Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka | ශ්රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන් සේවා අධිකාරිය | ||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Sudan | |||
| Civil Aviation Department of Suriname | |||
| Swedish Transport Agency | Transportstyrelsen | ||
| Federal Office for Civil Aviation | French: Office fédéral de l'aviation civile German: Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt Italian: Ufficio federale dell'aviazione civile | ||
| Syrian Civil Aviation Authority | المؤسسة العامة للطيران المدني | ||
| Civil Aeronautics Administration | 交通部民用航空局 | ||
| Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority | Mamlaka ya Usafiri wa Anga Tanzania | ||
| The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand | สำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่งประเทศไทย | ||
| Civil Aviation Division of Timor-Leste | |||
| Civil Aviation Agency of Togo | Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile du Togo | ||
| Pacific Aviation Safety Office | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Office of Civil Aviation and Airports | Office de l'aviation civile et des aéroports | ||
| Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Turkey | :tr:Sivil Havacılık Genel Müdürlüğü|Sivil Havacılık Genel Müdürlüğü | ||
| Turks and Caicos Islands Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Pacific Aviation Safety Office | |||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | Ekitongole kya Uganda ekikola ku by'ennyonyi | ||
| State Aviation Administration of Ukraine | Державна авіаційна служба України | ||
| General Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Civil Aviation Authority | |||
| Federal Aviation Administration | |||
| Pacific Aviation Safety Office | |||
| National Institute of Civil Aviation | Instituto Nacional de Aviación Civil | ||
| Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam | :vi:Cục Hàng không Dân dụng Việt Nam|Cục Hàng không Dân dụng Việt Nam | ||
| Civil Aviation and Meteorological Authority of Yemen | |||
| Department of Civil Aviation | |||
| Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe |