The Civil Aviation Management Program is conducted within the Bucak Hikmet Tolunay Vocational School of Transportation and Logistics at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. It was established in 1995 under the name Bucak Hikmet Tolunay Vocational School, moved to its current service building in 1997, and was affiliated with Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in 2006, receiving the name Bucak Hikmet Tolunay Vocational School of Transportation and Logistics in 2026. The Civil Aviation Management Program has been continuing its educational activities since 2018, aiming to train qualified human resources for the aviation sector by accepting students.

The main aim of the program is to train graduates who can take roles in passenger and cargo transportation, ground services, terminal processes, airport operations, and aviation management in the civil aviation field, possessing professional knowledge and practical skills, and able to adapt to the needs of the sector. Within the program, it is aimed for students to gain competence in planning, coordination, communication, operations management, and service quality.

The rapidly developing aviation sector requires equipped employees in areas such as time management, cost efficiency, security, operational coordination, and customer satisfaction. In this regard, the program is based on training its students to be able to work in both the public and private sectors. Graduates can have the opportunity to work in airline companies, airports, ground service companies, air cargo businesses, tourism enterprises, the State Airports Authority, and various institutions related to civil aviation. Additionally, graduates can also gain the right to continue to undergraduate programs through the Vertical Transfer Exam.