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
Region served	Greece
Governor	K. Lintzerakos
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. It is involved in Air Traffic Control, aeronautical communications, airport operations, aircraft registration and inspection, licensing of civil air operators and personnel certification.

The headquarters of the HCAA are located at Glyfada, near the old Ellinikon Airport, in Ellinikon, Elliniko–Argyroupoli.

History

In Greece, the first organized Authority for the Civil Aviation is established in 1926 and in 1929 the Authority of Transporting-Marine Airports is introduced in the MB Admiralty. Though, the first serious organizational effort takes place in 1931 when both L.5017/31 and L.5100/31 “With reference to the Organization of the Civil Aviation Authority” are promulgated.

According to the latest law, the authorities beneath are established: a)The Central Authority, which is consisted of one and only Authority. b)The Exterior Authority which comprises both the governmental and the Municipal and Communal airports, The Authority of International Aviation Organizations.

During the years 1946-1948, following an attempt of a substantial reformation, a new organizational schema is modulated. The schema in question is called Governmental Civil Aviation Authority and it is structured in the level of General Authority. (Obligatory Law 970/46, Royal decree 615/46, Law decree 634/48)

In 1952 a Royal Decree transfers the Governmental Civil Aviation Authority from the Ministry of Aviation to the Ministry of Transports at the level of General Division and it is called from this point onwards, Civil Aviation Authority. The above authority operates, based on the above mentioned Royal Decree up to 1960, when the R.D. 865/60 “about the Organization of Civil Aviation Authority” is promulgated. The latest constitutes the most complete Organization from Civil Aviation Authority’ s affiliation with the Ministry of Transports. The Organization in question, defines first the Authority in two organizational levels – the Central Authority and the Regional Services (a structure which is still in force) and second the composition of Organizational Units. Then, with recent organizational efforts, the functional modernization of the Authority is attempted. (Law decree 4195/61, L. 4464/65, D.L. 169/69). Law Decree 714/70, which defines two distinct agents, constitutes an effort to reassure both better flexibility and efficiency. The above agents are the following: a) the section of Air Transports of the Ministry of Transports, competent in Air Traffic Policy, planning and oversight and b) Civil Aviation Authority, an independent Public Authority

Civil Aviation Authority constitutes, according to the L.D. 714/70, as it is transformed by L. 1340/83, Public Authority of the Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. It is under the Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks and it is being administered by the Governor and the Deputy Governor. With Law 2338/95 “Contract for the development of the new International Airport of Athens “Eleftherios Venizelos” at Spata”, the first airport under private management was established, while most of the the other greek airports remained, until recently, under State’s control.

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 radars

The HCAA uses a number of radar stations:

• 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	Photograph
SX-ECG	Beech 200 Super King Air	BB-372	1979	Navaid calibration	120px
SX-ECI	Cessna 750 Citation X	750-0262	2008	Navaid calibration
SX-HET	Bolkow Bo-105	S-864	2009	General support

External links

• HCAA website
• HCAA website (Greek)
• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons