Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)

Republic of China Civil Aeronautics Administration

民用航空局 Mínyòng Hángkōng Jú (Mandarin) Bîn-iōng Hâng-khong-kio̍k (Taiwanese) Mìn-yung Hòng-khung-khiu̍k (Hakka)
Agency overview
Formed	20 January 1947
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Songshan, Taipei
Agency executives	(林志明), Director-General (李萬里), (方志文)[1][2], Deputy Director-Generals
Parent agency	Ministry of Transportation and Communication
Website	www.caa.gov.tw

The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA; Chinese: 民用航空局; pinyin: Mínyòng Hángkōng Jú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bîn-iōng Hâng-khong-kio̍k) is a government agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China, Taiwan, which is responsible for the regulation of all civil aviation activities. CAA operates the passenger terminals in 18 airports, of which 9 airports are owned by CAA, with the rest owned by the Republic of China Air Force.

History[]

The agency was established in January 1947.^[3]

Organizational structure[]

• Logistic Division
• Aerodrome Engineering Division
• Air Navigation Facilities Division
• Air Traffic Services Division
• Flight Standards Division
• Air Traffic Division
• Planning, Legal and International Affair Division
• Civil Service Ethics Office
• Budget, Accounting and Statistics Office
• Personnel Office
• Secretariat
• Information Management Office

Airports operated by CAA[]

International[]

• Kaohsiung International Airport (IATA: KHH, ICAO: RCKH)
• Taichung International Airport (IATA: RMQ, ICAO: RCMQ)
• Taipei Songshan Airport (IATA: TSA, ICAO: RCSS)

Domestic[]

• Chiayi Airport (IATA: CYI, ICAO: RCKU)
• Cimei Airport (IATA: CMJ, ICAO: RCCM)
• Hengchun Airport (IATA: HCN, ICAO: RCKW)
• Hualien Airport (IATA: HUN, ICAO: RCYU)
• Kinmen Airport (IATA: KNH, ICAO: RCBS)
• Lanyu Airport (IATA: KYD, ICAO: RCLY)
• Lyudao Airport (IATA: GNI, ICAO: RCGI)
• Makung Airport (IATA: MZG, ICAO: RCQC)
• Matsu Beigan Airport (IATA: MFK, ICAO: RCMT)
• Matsu Nangan Airport (IATA: LZN, ICAO: RCFG)
• Tainan Airport (IATA: TNN, ICAO: RCNN)
• Taitung Airport (IATA: TTT, ICAO: RCFN)
• Wang-an Airport (IATA: WOT, ICAO: RCWA)

Other Subsidiaries[]

• Air Navigation and Weather Services
• Aviation Training Institute

Director-Generals[]

• 16 July 2012 - 16 January 2015: Jean Shen (沈啓)
• 16 January 2015 – present: Lin Chih-ming (林志明)

Transportation[]

The CAA building is located on the grounds of Songshan Airport, accessible within walking distance south of Songshan Airport MRT station of the Taipei Metro.

See also[]

• Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)
• Transport in Taiwan
• List of airports in Taiwan

References[]

External links[]

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