ANAC, Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority

ANAC, the Autoridade Nacional da Aviacao Civil, is Portugal's civil aviation authority, based at Rua B, Edificio 4, Humberto Delgado Airport, 1749-034 Lisbon. Its Portuguese-language website serves aeronautical personnel, organisations and companies, passengers and the media, with sections on legislation and regulation, the airport concession contract, aeronautical information, aerodromes, general aviation operations including approval of air shows, unmanned aircraft systems, the national operational safety programme (PNSO) and safety and security culture. ANAC is organised into directorates for airworthiness, flight operations, licensing and examination, infrastructure and air navigation, aviation security, facilitation and security, economic regulation, compliance and management control and information systems, plus a department for unmanned aircraft and a department of economic studies and statistics.

Activities

• Regulation and oversight of Portuguese civil aviation, including certification of operators and organisations, licensing of aeronautical personnel and oversight of aerodromes and air navigation
• Publication of monthly air traffic monitoring reports, quarterly statistical bulletins, the annual civil aviation yearbook, annual operational safety performance reports and half-yearly reports on passenger complaints
• Drone regulation, with an updated online map of UAS geographical zones published in September 2026 and a webinar on UAS operations in the specific category in October 2026
• Training and events such as the 2026 operational safety workshop and the seventh security managers course for known suppliers of in-flight and airport supplies, and an internship portal launched in 2026
• Participation in international programmes, marking ten years of ICAO's CORSIA carbon offsetting scheme in October 2026

Public services

ANAC runs a public service counter and general mail service at the Santa Cruz building, Rua C, Humberto Delgado Airport, on weekday mornings and afternoons, and operates an external whistleblowing channel under Law 93/2021 for reports of breaches of EU and national law, with confidentiality guaranteed for whistleblowers. The authority is led by a board of directors and has a communications office that handles media enquiries.

Shows

ANAC appears in the speaker and sponsor lists of the EASA forum on new air mobility implementation 2026 and the EATS European Aviation Training Summit 2026, where it is listed as a silver sponsor.

Contact

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