The Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics (Spanish: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil, DGAC) is the civil aviation authority of Guatemala. Its headquarters are on the property of La Aurora International Airport in Zone 13 of Guatemala City.
History The agency was created under the government of Lázaro Chacón González on September 11, 1929, by government decree 1032, as a daughter agency of the Ministry of Communications and Public Works (Spanish: Ministerio de Comunicaciones y Obras Públicas), today the Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure, and Housing.
Divisions
The Accident Investigation Section (Spanish: Seccion de Investigación de Accidentes) investigates aircraft accidents and incidents.
See also
Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216
References
External links Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (in Spanish) YouTube channel (in Spanish)