The Civil Aviation Administration (CAA; ) is the

government agency A government agency or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government (bureaucracy) that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, s ...

of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that 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 on January 20, 1947. Due to organization reform the Civil Aeronautics Administration was renamed to Civil Aviation Administration on September 15, 2023 following promulgation by the President on June 7, 2023.

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

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Traditional Chinese: 臺灣桃園國際機場) is the main international airport serving Taiwan, particularly the northern region and Taipei. Located in Dayuan, Taoyuan, approximately west of Taipei, t ...

* Kaohsiung International Airport * Taichung International Airport *

Taipei Songshan Airport Taipei Songshan Airport is a city airport and military airbase located in Songshan District, Taipei, Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The airport covers an area of . The civilian section of Songshan Airport has scheduled flights to domestic ...

Domestic

Chiayi Airport Chiayi Airport () , commonly known as Shueishang Airport (), is an airport in Shuishang Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. The airport has one runway, and it is used as a civilian airport and is co-located next to Chiayi Air Base. Chiayi Airport ...

* Cimei Airport * Hengchun Airport * Hualien Airport * Kinmen Airport * Lanyu Airport * Lyudao Airport * Makung Airport * Matsu Beigan Airport * Matsu Nangan Airport *

Tainan Airport Tainan Airport (; formally "") is a commercial airport located in South District, Tainan, South District, Tainan, Taiwan. It is shared with Republic of China Air Force Tainan Air Force Base, AFB. In January 2011, the Civil Aeronautics Adminis ...

* Taitung Airport * Wang-an Airport

Other Subsidiaries

* Air Navigation and Weather Services * Aviation Training Institute

Directors-General

* 16 July 2012 - 16 January 2015: Jean Shen () * 16 January 2015 – present: Lin Chih-ming ()

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 Taipei Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and branded as Metro Taipei) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan. It was the first rapi ...

References

External links

Civil Aviation AdministrationCivil Aviation Administration

{{authority control Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan) Aviation in Taiwan

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

1947 establishments in Taiwan Government agencies established in 1947