International Civil Aviation Day

International Civil Aviation Day
International Civil Aviation Day
	An Airbus A380
Observed by	All UN Member States
Date	7 December
Next time	7 December 2025
Frequency	Annual
First time	1994;31 years ago
Started by	United Nations General Assembly

Last updated July 08, 2025

In 1996, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that 7 December was to be the International Civil Aviation Day.^[1]

The day has been celebrated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) since 7 December 1994, the 50th anniversary of the signing the Convention on International Civil Aviation.^[1] The purpose of the day is to recognize the importance of aviation, especially international air travel, to the social and economic development of the world.^[2]

References

1 2 United Nations General Assembly Session 51 Resolution33. Proclamation of 7 December as International Civil Aviation DayA/RES/51/33 6 December 1996. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
↑ "International Civil Aviation Day – 7 December". www.icao.int. International Civil Aviation Organization . Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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[UN_ARES5133-1] 1 2 United Nations General Assembly Session 51 Resolution33. Proclamation of 7 December as International Civil Aviation DayA/RES/51/33 6 December 1996. Retrieved 9 July 2008.

[:0-2] "International Civil Aviation Day – 7 December". www.icao.int. International Civil Aviation Organization . Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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