The Department of Civil Aviation was formally established in 1957 under the Nepal Government's Ministry of Work, Communications, and Transport. The Civil Aviation Act of 1959 established the statutory regulations for civil aviation. In 1960, Nepal became a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
नेपाल नागरिक उड्डयन प्राधिकरण
About Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
In the year 1993 AD, the Nepalese government issued its first ever Civil Aviation Policy. The Department of Civil Aviation was to be transformed into an autonomous Civil Aviation Authority under this strategy. As a result, on December 31, 1998, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) was created as an autonomous regulatory agency under the Civil Aviation Act, 1996. CAAN is both a civil aviation regulator and a service provider in the fields of air navigation and aerodrome operations.
- Babarmahal, Kathmandu
- Established 1957
- 01-4262416
- dgca@caanepal.gov.np