DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE AERONÁUTICA CIVIL

The Communications and Transport Ministry, through its government office of Civil Aeronautics, is in charge of Civil Aviation in Mexico. As an active member of the “International Organization of Civil Aviation”, it observes its laws, rules, and norms as established therein.

To avoid penalization or fines:

All registered Mexican aircraft providing private service must carry the following documents on board:

 

1. Aeronavigability card
2. Registration certificate
3. Civil liability insurance
4. License (pilot)
5. Medical certificate (pilot)

All registered Mexican aircraft providing air taxi service within Mexico must carry the following documents on board:
 

1. Aeronavigability card
2. Registration certificate
3. Air Operator Certificate (AOC)
4. Civil liability insurance
5. License (pilot)
6. Medical certificate (pilot)
7. Permit issued by the DGAC (TAI) (TAN)

The government office of Civil Aeronautics, through its airport command, issues permits for multiple entries to foreign aircraft that wish to frequently land and take off. The following documentation is required to obtain this permit:
 

1. Completed application
2. Aircraft registration
3. Aeronavigability certificate
4. License (pilot)
5. Medical certificate (pilot)
6. Aircraft insurance
7. If the aircraft is rented, a notarized letter from the leasing company should be provided declaring that it agrees that the client may fly the aircraft to Mexico.

If the client renting does not wish a multiple-entry permit, he may pay for one entry only. He must carry the same documentation required for a multiple-entry permit.

For more information:
Airport Commandant: D.A Andrés Segovia Acosta.
Address: Carretera Sonoita-Peñasco Km. 92.5
Phone: (52) 638 102 0411
Fax: (52) 638 102 0412
e-mail: segacosta@hotmail.com
SAGARPA

This government office is in charge of inspecting animals and plants coming into the country through Puerto Peñasco. In the case of foreigners visiting Mexico with their pets, the corresponding documentation (vaccination book) should be presented to the Sagarpa officer.

For more information:
Web: www.sagarpa.gob.mx

Federal Police
Web: www.ssp.gob.mx

Mexican Navy
Phone: (52) 638 383 2603