What is "daesp"

DAESP - Departamento Aeroviário do Estado de São Paulo is the department of aviation of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. DAESP is part of the Secretaria de Transportes do Governo do Estado de São Paulo , and is responsible for the operation of 26 public airports within the state, in accordance to directives from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC).

It was created in 1963 as the Diretoria de Aeroportos of the Secretaria de Viação e Obras Públicas . This Directorate gave origin to DAESP in 1966.