Brazil's Department of Airspace Control ( Portuguese: ) is a governmental military organization of the Aeronautics Command, which in turn is subordinated to the Ministry of Defense. Its mission is to manage air traffic services within

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ian sovereign airspace, as well as to coordinate its defense along with the Brazilian Command of Airspace Defense ( Portuguese: , COMDABRA).

History

The Department of Airspace Control originated in 12 January 1942 with the creation of the Air Routes Directorate ( Portuguese: '')''. The Air Routes Directorate was renamed to the Directorate of Electronics and Flight Protection ( Portuguese: '')'' in 1972 before ultimately changing its name once again to the Department of Airspace Control in 2011.

References

External links

Official website
Government agencies of Brazil Aviation organisations based in Brazil Air traffic control Air navigation service providers {{Brazil-gov-stub