| Spanish: Ministerio del Aire | |
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Cuartel_General_del_Ej%C3%A9rcito_del_Aire_de_Espa%C3%B1a_-_02.jpg) The General Headquarters of the Air and Space Force building, formerly the site of the air ministry | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 9 August 1939 |
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| Dissolved | 4 July 1977 |
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| Jurisdiction | Spanish Air Force and civil aviation |
| Headquarters | The Ministry of the Air building |
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The Ministry of the Air (Spanish: Ministerio del Aire) was a government department of Spain that was tasked with oversight of both the Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire) and civil aviation during the Francoist regime.
The ministry was created on 8 August 1939, after the end of the Spanish Civil War. It was dissolved on 4 July 1977 by the Royal Decree 1558/1977, being merged with the Ministry of Defence as part of the transition to democracy.