General Inspectorate of Aviation (Romania)

General Inspectorate of Aviation
Coat of arms of the Inspectorate
Active	1947
Country	Romania
Part of	Ministry of Internal Affairs
HQ	Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
Equipment	Mi-8/Mi-17/EC-135/
Commanders
General Inspector	Air Flotilla General Catalin-Paul DACHE

The General Inspectorate of Aviation (Inspectoratul General de Aviație) (formerly Special Aviation Unit - Unitatea Specialǎ de Aviaţie) is Ministry of Internal Affairs's air component. The unit was initially established in 1947, but restructured in 1978. It has its overall headquarters at Aurel Vlaicu International Airport and operates three territorial flights in Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi and Tulcea. The Special Aviation Unit currently operates Mi-8 3, Mi-17 3 EC-135 2 Iar-330 politie 2 and Iar-316b politie 2 helicopters.

Missions[]

• Search and rescue missions.
• Humanitarian and community missions.
• Monitoring road traffic.
• Other special designation missions in cooperation with the Romanian Police, Gendarmerie or Romanian Intelligence Service.

External links[]

• (in Romanian) Official website
• (in Romanian) Special Aviation Unit on Ministry of Interior's official website