Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
مقتدرہ شہری ہوابازی پاکستان
Agency overview
Formed7 December 1982 (1982-12-07)
Preceding agency
  • Civil Aviation Department (dissolved December 1982 (1982-12))
Jurisdiction Pakistan
HeadquartersJinnah International Airport
Karachi-75200
24°53′55″N 67°09′08″E / 24.898636°N 67.152087°E / 24.898636; 67.152087
Annual budget47,584 billion Pakistani rupees (Annual Report 2014)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Shoukat Ali, Secretary Aviation and Director General PCAA[2]
Parent agencyAviation Division, Government of Pakistan
Websitehttp://www.caapakistan.com.pk

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) (Urdu: مقتدرہ شہری ہوابازی پاکستان) is a state-owned autonomous body under the administrative control of the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan for Aviation, which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in Pakistan. PCAA's head office is situated in Terminal-1 of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.[3] PCAA is a member state of the International Civil Aviation Organization.[4] Nearly all 44 civilian airports in Pakistan are owned and operated by the PCAA.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Financial Highlights. Pakistani Civil Aviation Authority.
  2. ^ "Members Profile". www.caapakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Contact". Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ "ICAO Member States" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  5. ^ Iqbal, Nasir (27 July 2020). "Civil Aviation Authority to be bifurcated". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Authorities start delinking process of Civil Aviation Authority". ARY NEWS. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.