Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority

Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
Υπηρεσία Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας
Abbreviation	HCAA - ΥΠΑ
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.hcaa.gr

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

Since its creation in 1931/1952, these people have served as Governor of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority:

HCAA communications facilities

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

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

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
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

^ "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

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

[1] "Mission". www.hcaa.gr. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

[2] "HCAA activities". www.hcaa.gr. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

[3] "Contact us Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine." Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 26 May 2011.

[4] "Phased Automation of the Hellenic ATC Radar System". www.enhmaek.gr. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

[5] "HCAA navaids, radars and radio stations". www.hcaa.gr. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

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