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International Civil Aviation Organization

<p>The <b>International Civil Aviation Organization</b> (<b>ICAO</b>, <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt"><a href="/en/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English" class="wl">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span>ˌ</span><span>aɪ</span><span>ˈ</span><span>k</span><span>eɪ</span><span>ˌ</span><span>oʊ</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/en/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key" class="wl"><i title="English pronunciation respelling">eye-<span style="font-size:90%">KAY</span>-oh</i></a>) is a <a href="/en/Specialized_agency" title="Specialized agency" class="mw-redirect wl">specialized agency</a> of the <a href="/en/United_Nations" title="United Nations" class="wl">United Nations</a> that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international <a href="/en/Scheduled_air_transport" title="Scheduled air transport" class="mw-redirect wl">air transport</a> to ensure safe and orderly growth.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-icaocodification_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-icaocodification-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> ICAO headquarters are located in the <i><a href="/en/Quartier_international_de_Montréal" title="Quartier international de Montréal" class="wl">Quartier International</a></i> of <a href="/en/Montreal" title="Montreal" class="wl">Montreal</a>, Quebec, Canada.</p>

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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Official language </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Arabic</li><li>Chinese</li><li>English</li><li>French</li><li>Russian</li><li>Spanish</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Secretary General</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Juan_Carlos_Salazar_Gómez" title="Juan Carlos Salazar Gómez" class="wl">Juan Carlos Salazar Gómez</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Council President</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Salvatore Sciacchitano</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Main organ</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Triennial Assembly</li><li>ICAO Council</li><li>Secretariat</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Parent organization</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/United_Nations_Economic_and_Social_Council" title="United Nations Economic and Social Council" class="wl">UN Economic and Social Council</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://icao.int" class="external text" target="_blank">icao<wbr>.int</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint"><a href="/en/Q125761#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata" class="image wl"><img loading="lazy"alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" data-file-type="drawing" height="10" width="10" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x"></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer"><a href="/en/File:A_coloured_voting_box.svg" class="mw-file-description image wl"><img loading="lazy"alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/16px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" data-file-type="drawing" height="16" width="16" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/24px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/32px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png 2x"></a></span><span>&nbsp;</span><a href="/en/Portal:Politics" title="Portal:Politics" class="wl">Politics<span> </span>portal</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p>The ICAO Council adopts standards and recommended practices concerning air navigation, its infrastructure, <a href="/en/Flight_inspection" title="Flight inspection" class="wl">flight inspection</a>, prevention of unlawful interference, and facilitation of border-crossing procedures for international <a href="/en/Civil_aviation" title="Civil aviation" class="wl">civil aviation</a>. ICAO defines the protocols for <a href="/en/Aviation_accidents_and_incidents" title="Aviation accidents and incidents" class="wl">air accident</a> investigation that are followed by <a href="/en/Category:Organizations_investigating_aviation_accidents_and_incidents" title="Category:Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents" class="wl">transport safety authorities</a> in countries signatory to the <a href="/en/Chicago_Convention_on_International_Civil_Aviation" title="Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation" class="wl">Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation</a>.</p>

<p>The Air Navigation Commission (ANC) is the technical body within ICAO. The commission is composed of 19 commissioners, nominated by the ICAO's contracting states and appointed by the ICAO Council.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-ICAO_ANC_3-0"><a href="#cite_note-ICAO_ANC-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span> Commissioners serve as independent experts, who although nominated by their states, do not serve as state or political representatives. International <a href="/en/Standards_and_Recommended_Practices" title="Standards and Recommended Practices" class="wl">Standards and Recommended Practices</a> are developed under the direction of the ANC through the formal process of ICAO Panels. Once approved by the commission, standards are sent to the council, the political body of ICAO, for consultation and coordination with the member states before final adoption.</p>

<p>ICAO is distinct from other international air transport organizations, particularly because it alone is vested with international authority (among signatory states): other organizations include the <a href="/en/International_Air_Transport_Association" title="International Air Transport Association" class="wl">International Air Transport Association</a> (IATA), a <a href="/en/Trade_association" title="Trade association" class="wl">trade association</a> representing <a href="/en/Airline" title="Airline" class="wl">airlines</a>; the <a href="/en/Civil_Air_Navigation_Services_Organization" title="Civil Air Navigation Services Organization" class="wl">Civil Air Navigation Services Organization</a> (CANSO), an organization for <a href="/en/Air_navigation_service_provider" title="Air navigation service provider" class="wl">Air navigation service providers</a> (ANSPs); and the <a href="/en/Airports_Council_International" title="Airports Council International" class="wl">Airports Council International</a>, a trade association of <a href="/en/Airport_authority" title="Airport authority" class="wl">airport authorities</a>.</p>



The International Civil Aviation Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ICAO headquarters are located in the Quartier International of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The ICAO Council adopts standards and recommended practices concerning air navigation, its infrastructure, flight inspection, prevention of unlawful interference, and facilitation of border-crossing procedures for international civil aviation. ICAO defines the protocols for air accident investigation that are followed by transport safety authorities in countries signatory to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. 