The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA; ) is a

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

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

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History

The agency was established on January 20, 1947.

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 * Taichung International Airport * Taipei Songshan Airport

Domestic

* Chiayi Airport * Cimei Airport * Hengchun Airport * Hualien Airport * Kinmen Airport * Lanyu Airport * Lyudao Airport * Makung Airport * Matsu Beigan Airport * Matsu Nangan Airport * Tainan Airport * Taitung Airport * Wang-an Airport

Other Subsidiaries

* Air Navigation and Weather Services * Aviation Training Institute

Director-Generals

* 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 Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondola ...

References

External links

Civil Aeronautics Administration Civil Aeronautics Administration

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