Directorate General for Civil Aviation

French civil aviation authority
Organization organization Q1227512
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Directorate General for Civil Aviation

Summary

Directorate General for Civil Aviation is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's field of work was air transport[3].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's field of work was aviation authority[4].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation was a member of Direction des Services de la navigation aérienne[5].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation is in the country of France[6].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's instance of is recorded as organization[7].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[8].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's child organization or unit is recorded as Direction des Services de la navigation aérienne[9].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's child organization or unit is recorded as direction de la Sécurité de l'aviation civile[10].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's child organization or unit is recorded as France Aviation Civile Services[11].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation is part of Ministry of the Ecological Transition[12].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's Commons category is recorded as Direction générale de l'Aviation civile[13].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's industry is recorded as public administration (supervision) of economic activities[14].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation comprises Q59280436[15].
  • 1946 marks the founding of Directorate General for Civil Aviation[16].
  • 1976 marks the founding of Directorate General for Civil Aviation[17].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of the Ecological Transition[18].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's official website is recorded as http://www.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/[19].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's official website is recorded as https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/direction-generale-laviation-civile-dgac[20].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's has facility is recorded as vehicle[21].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+10615'}[22].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's phone number is recorded as +33-1.58.09.43.21[23].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "DIRECTION GENERALE DE L'AVIATION CIVILE"}[24].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's legal form is recorded as service central d'un ministère[25].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'DGAC'}[26].
  • Directorate General for Civil Aviation's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Q75598912[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1946[16] and 1976[17].

Identity

Directorate General for Civil Aviation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "DIRECTION GENERALE DE L'AVIATION CIVILE"}[24]. It is part of Ministry of the Ecological Transition[12]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'DGAC'}[26].

Operations

Directorate General for Civil Aviation's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of the Ecological Transition[18]. Subsidiaries include Direction des Services de la navigation aérienne[9], an organization[28], in France[29], founded in 2005[30], headquartered in 15th arrondissement of Paris[31]; direction de la Sécurité de l'aviation civile[10], an organization[32], in France[33], founded in 2009[34], headquartered in Paris[35]; and France Aviation Civile Services[11], an organization[36], in France[37], founded in 2013[38], headquartered in Toulouse[39].

Industry

Directorate General for Civil Aviation's industry is recorded as public administration (supervision) of economic activities[14]. Fields of work include air transport[3], an economic activity[40] and aviation authority[4].

Why It Matters

Directorate General for Civil Aviation ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. Retrieved . ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Ma DaDa. madada.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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