Aircraft Certification Service
Small Airplane Directorate

The primary functions of the Small Airplane Directorate, located in Kansas City, are to:

• Provide administrative support and resource management for the Directorate field offices;
• Develop type certification policies and regulations for small airplanes, airships, and balloons and ensure standardized application of the policies and regulations;
• Administrate type certification of small airplanes, airships, and balloons in field offices outside the Directorate; and
• Monitor continued airworthiness information and process airworthiness actions for small airplanes, airships, and balloons.
• Organizational Chart (PDF)

Field Offices:

• Aircraft Certification Offices (ACOs)
• Military Certification Office (MCO)
• Manufacturing Inspection District Offices (MIDOs)
• Manufacturing Inspection Office (MIO)
• Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Offices (MISOs)

Geographic service area: Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin

Address:
Federal Aviation Administration
Small Airplane Directorate (ACE-100)
901 Locust St., Room 301
Kansas City, MO 64106

Phone: (816) 329-4100
Fax: (816) 329-4106