The Korea Office of Civil Aviation (KOCA) () is the South Korean civil aviation authority."South Korea" (country profile) (Archive). Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. "Civil Aviation Authority Office of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 11, Doum 6-ro, Sejong-si, 339-012 Republic of Korea" It is subordinate to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)."Organization Chart." () Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. The head office is in the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City."contents-pic-map2.gif." () Korea Office of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. "Office of Civil Aviation, Ministry Of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. 11, Doum-6 ro, Sejong Self-governing City, 339-012, Republic of Korea" - Address in Korean: "339-012 세종특별자치시 도움6로 11 국토교통부" As of 2013 the Deputy Minister of the Office of Civil Aviation is Dr. Choi Jeong-ho."Welcome." Korea Office of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on December 31, 2013.
History
The Ministry of Construction and Transportation (MOCT) established the Aviation Bureau on 31 August 1963, marking the formal beginning of a centralized civil aviation authority in South Korea. On 12 August 2002, this bureau was dissolved and replaced by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)."History of The Ministry of Construction and Transportation." (Archive) Ministry of Construction and Transportation. April 5, 2004. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. A new office for aviation was later created on 6 May 2009. reinstation an organization entity to oversee aviation affairs."History." () Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. "newly established office for aviation" (under "06 May" and "2009")
With the reorganization of the Ministry in 2013, the Aviation Office was renamed the Korea Office of Civil Aviation (KOCA) and became a subordinate agency under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT).
In 2022, KOCA and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) entered a Declaration of Cooperation focused on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), including development of regulatory frameworks, safety oversight, and certification strategies for emerging urban air mobility technologies.
KOCA has increasingly expanded its role through internation collaboration, including partnering with the Internation Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)—notably, signing MoUs in 2023 to improve aviation safety, technical cooperation, and contribute to planning a national aviation museum.
See also
Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (current air and rail accident investigation agency) Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board (former air accident investigation agency) The Korea Transport Institute (government transportation research institute)
References
External links Korea Office of Civil Aviation Flight Information Region In South Korea