Virginia Department of Aviation

{{Short description|State government agency in Virginia}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}

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| agency_name = Virginia Department of Aviation

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| formed = {{start date and age|1979}}

| jurisdiction = Virginia

| headquarters = Richmond, Virginia

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| website = {{URL|https://doav.virginia.gov/}}

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The Virginia Department of Aviation is the executive branch agency of the state government responsible for aviation in the state of Virginia in the United States.{{Cite web |title=Department of Aviation {{!}} Virginia.gov |url=https://www.virginia.gov/agencies/department-of-aviation/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=www.virginia.gov}} Established in 1979, the agency is headquartered at Richmond International Airport and is overseen by the Virginia Secretary of Transportation, with an agency director appointed by the Governor of Virginia.{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://doav.virginia.gov/about/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=doav.virginia.gov |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Virginia Department of Aviation Gets a New Agency Director – State Aviation Journal |url=https://stateaviationjournal.com/index.php/state-news/virginia/virginia-department-of-aviation-gets-a-new-agency-director/%20 |access-date=2022-11-01 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Colby |title=Local airport executive director appointed to Va’s director of aviation |url=https://www.whsv.com/2022/01/25/local-airport-executive-director-appointed-vas-director-aviation/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website= |language=en}} The mission of the agency is to "Progressively develop and maintain a safe, technologically advanced, market driven air transportation system that provides the citizens of Virginia with convenient and efficient access to the expanding world community."{{Cite web |title=Virginia Department of Aviation |url=https://www.aviationeducation.org/government/item/virginia-department-of-aviation |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=www.aviationeducation.org}}