page_title: Massachusetts Department of Transportation
section_title: Aeronautics Division
hierarchical_section_title: Massachusetts Department of Transportation / Organization / Aeronautics Division
caption_attribution_description: English: The MassDOT Kiosk 2017 outside of the Park Plaza headquarters.
context_page_description: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation oversees roads, public transit, aeronautics, and transportation licensing and registration in the US state of Massachusetts. It was created on November 1, 2009 by the 186th Session of the Massachusetts General Court upon enactment of the 2009 Transportation Reform Act.
context_section_description: The Aeronautics Division, formerly the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission, administers state financing of its airports; inspects and licenses airports and landing pads; registers aircraft based in Massachusetts as well as aircraft dealers, regulates airport security, safety, and navigation; and is responsible for statewide aviation planning.  The Department of Transportation does not own any airports; the state-owned airports are controlled by the independent Massachusetts Port Authority (which shares its headquarters with the Aeronautics Division).
  Government regulation of aviation in the United States is dominated by the Federal Aviation Administration.  Airline passenger and baggage screening is provided by the federal Transportation Security Administration, but airport security is provided locally.
caption: The MassDOT Kiosk outside the Park Plaza headquarters.
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