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Abbreviation | HCAA - ΥΠΑ |
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Formation | 1931/1952 |
Type | Civil Service department |
Purpose | Regulation of civil aviation |
Headquarters | Glyfada, Greece |
Coordinates | 37°52′41.2″N 23°44′02″E / 37.878111°N 23.73389°E |
Region served | Greece |
Governor | Georgios Saounatsos |
Parent organization | Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks |
Staff | 2.671 |
Website | www |
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (Greek: Υπηρεσία Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας), abbreviated HCAA (Greek: ΥΠΑ), is a department of the Greek government under the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks.[1] It is involved in air traffic control, aeronautical communications, airport operations, aircraft registration and inspection, licensing of civil air operators, and personnel certification.[2]
The headquarters of the HCAA are located at Glyfada, near the old Ellinikon Airport.[3] And the current Governor is Georgios Saounatsos.
List of Governors
[edit]Since its creation in 1931/1952, these people have served as Governor of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority:
HCAA communications facilities
[edit]The Hellenic CAA uses a number of remotely operated VHF radio stations for civil aviation communications at the following locations:
- Ymittos (near Athens)
- Akarnanika Mountains
- Thassos Island
- Spergioli
- Moustakos
- Monastiri
- Sitia
- Geraneia Mountains
Air Traffic Control radar
[edit]The HCAA uses a number of radar stations:[4][5]
- Ymittos (near Athens), primary
- Mount Pilion (SSR)
- Levkas Island (SSR)
- Kythira (SSR)
- Crete (SSR)
- Athens International Airport, Kamara and Merenta hills (approach)
- Hellenikon (approach)
- Thessaloniki/Peraia (approach)
- Heraklion (approach)
- Rhodes (approach)
- Corfu (approach)
The radar stations are integrated using the PALLAS system (Phased Automation of the heLLenic ATC radar System).
HCAA Flying Unit
[edit]The agency operates a small fleet of aircraft for navigational aid calibration activities. The current fleet is the following:
Registration | Type | S/N | Introduction | Function | Photograph |
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SX-ECG | Beech 200 Super King Air | BB-372 | 1979 | Navaid calibration | ![]() |
SX-ECI | Cessna 750 Citation X | 750-0262 | 2008 | Navaid calibration | ![]() |
SX-HET | Bolkow Bo-105 | S-864 | 2009 | General support |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mission". www.hcaa.gr. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "HCAA activities". www.hcaa.gr. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "Contact us Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine." Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Phased Automation of the Hellenic ATC Radar System". www.enhmaek.gr. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "HCAA navaids, radars and radio stations". www.hcaa.gr. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
External links
[edit]- HCAA website
- Civil Aviation in Greece Archived 2017-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, by George Hatzipanagos
Media related to Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority at Wikimedia Commons
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