The Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transport (Spanish: Ministerio del Poder Popular para Transporte Acuático y Aéreo, "Ministry of the Popular Power of Aquatic and Air Transport", MPPTAA[1] or MTAA[2]) is a ministry of the Government of Venezuela. Its head office is on the 12th floor of the Torre Pequiven in Chacao Municipality, Caracas.[3]
The ministry includes the Directorate General for the Prevention and Investigation of Aeronautical Accidents (Spanish: Dirección General para la Prevención e Investigación de Accidentes Aeronáuticos, DGPIAA), which investigates air accidents and incidents, and the Directorate General for the Prevention and Investigation of Aquatic Accidents (Spanish: Dirección General para la Prevención e Investigación de Accidentes Acuáticos), which investigates marine accidents and incidents.[4]
The ministry also includes Conviasa and Simón Bolívar International Airport.[4]