Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Costa Rica)

Civil aviation authority of Costa Rica

Directorate General of Civil AviationDirección General de Aviación Civil

Agency overview
Formed| 26 October 1949 (1949-10-26)
Jurisdiction| Government of Costa Rica
Headquarters| San José, Costa Rica
9°56′0″N 84°5′0″W﻿ / ﻿9.93333°N 84.08333°W﻿ / 9.93333; -84.08333
Agency executives|

* Fernando Naranjo Elizondo, Director-General
* Luis Miranda Muñoz, Deputy Director-General

Website| www.dgac.go.cr

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Spanish: Dirección General de Aviación Civil, DGAC), is the civil aviation authority of Costa Rica. It oversees all aspects of civil aviation operations and infrastructure within the country. The body was created by law on 26 October 1949.[1] Its headquarters are in San José.[2]

As of April 2024[update], the Director-General was Fernando Naranjo Elizondo, seconded by the Deputy Director-General, Luis Miranda Muñoz.[3]

The agency investigates any aviation accidents and incidents that occur in Costa Rica.[4]

## See also

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* Costa Rica portal
* Aviation portal

* International Civil Aviation Organization
* List of airports in Costa Rica
* List of civil aviation authorities

## References

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1. ^ "Antecedentes históricos de la dirección general de aviación civil". Dirección General de Aviación Civil (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
2. ^ "Dirección General de Aviación Civil: Información general." (Archive, Archive of Map) Dirección General de Aviación Civil. Retrieved on 18 April 2012. "La Uruca, San José, Costa Rica" (in Spanish)
3. ^ "Conformación Cetac Y Dirección General". Dirección General de Aviación Civil (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
4. ^ "Marco Estratégico del Sector Aéreo Archived 28 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine." 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"

## External links

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* (in Spanish) Dirección Nacional de Aviación Civil
* Summary audit report of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Costa Rica) made by the ICAO, June 2000 (Archive)

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Aviation accident and incident investigation agencies

Africa

* DACM
* CCAA
* ANACM
* ANAC
* BPEA
* MCA
* ECAA
* BEIAA
* GCAA
* KCAA
* LYCAA
* BEA
* ANAC
* BEA
* DAAI
* NSIB
* BEA
* AAIB
* BEA
* CAA
* CAA
* SSCAA
* TCAA
* DGAC

Asia

* IAC
* IAC
* CAAB
* CAAC
* AAIA
* AAIB
* NTSC
* CAO
* CAA
* JTSB
* IAC
* ARAIB
* LCAA
* AACM
* MOT
* AICC
* AAIB
* CAAN
* PCAA
* CAAP
* IAC
* GACA
* TSIB
* CAA
* GACA
* TTSB
* IAC
* AAIC
* DGCA
* IAC
* GCAA
* IAC

Europe

* IAC
* IAC
* SIA
* IAC
* AAIU
* AAIIB
* AAII
* AIB
* ESIB
* SIA
* BEA
* BFU
* AAIB
* HARSIA
* TSB
* AAIB
* AAIU
* ANSV
* IAC
* IAC
* TAIIB
* AET
* DSB
* AIBN
* SCAAI (civil)
* KBWLLP (state/military)
* GPIAAF
* IAC
* CAD
* AMIA
* CIAIAC
* SHK
* STSB
* DGCA
* NBAAI
* AAIB

North America

* AAIB
* ECCAA
* DSB
* BCAD
* AAIB
* AAIB
* DSB
* TSB
* AAIB
* DGAC
* IACC
* DSB
* ECCAA
* CIAA
* AAC
* ECCAA
* BEA
* DGAC
* DGAC
* JCAA
* BEA
* AFAC
* AAIB
* INAC
* AAC
* NTSB
* DSB
* BEA
* ECCAA
* ECCAA
* BEA
* BEA
* ECCAA
* DSB
* DSB
* TTCAA
* AAIB
* NTSB
* NTSB

Oceania

* NTSB
* ATSB
* DTC&I
* BEA
* CAAF
* NTSB
* BEA
* TAIC
* NTSB
* AIC
* AAIB

South America

* JIAAC
* DGAC
* CENIPA
* DGAC
* UAEAC
* DGAC
* AAIB
* BEA
* GCAA
* DINAC
* CIAA
* OIPAIA
* DGPIAA

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