General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (Guatemala)
# General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (Guatemala)

The General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC), in (Spanish: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil), is the civil aviation authority of Guatemala. Its headquarters are on the property of La Aurora International Airport in Zone 13 of Guatemala City.

## History

The agency was created under the government of Lázaro Chacón González on September 11, 1929, by government decree 1032, as a daughter agency of the Ministry of Communications and Public Works (Spanish: Ministerio de Comunicaciones y Obras Públicas), today the Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure, and Housing.

## Divisions

The Accident Investigation Section (Spanish: Seccion de Investigación de Accidentes) investigates aircraft accidents and incidents.

