The Directorate General of Civil Aviation or the Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics of Chile () is the civil aviation authority of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. It has its headquarters in Providencia,

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

. The Directorate was created in , following the setup of the

Chilean Air Force The Chilean Air Force () is the air force of Chile and branch of the Chilean military. History The first step towards the current FACh is taken by Lieutenant Colonel, Teniente Coronel training as a pilot in France. Although a local academy was c ...

. The body is presided by a general director, and organised into twelve Departments and a Directorate of

Meteorology Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and short-term atmospheric phenomena (i.e. weather), with a focus on weather forecasting. It has applications in the military, aviation, energy production, transport, agricultur ...

. Apart from overseeing all aspects of civil aviation within the

an territory, it provides additional services not directly related to regulating and controlling the civil aviation industry, such as meteorological services for navigational purposes. , the General Director is Air Mshl Victor Villalobos Collao. The ''Departamento de Prevención de Accidentes'' investigates air accidents and incidents.Informe Final Investigación Accidente de Aviación Nº 1587OR
." Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on April 12, 2012.

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Aviation organisations based in Chile Government agencies of Chile Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents 1930 establishments in Chile Government agencies established in 1930 Civil aviation in Chile

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