The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (), abbreviated HCAA (), 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."Contact us ." Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 26 May 2011. 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: 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 SX-ECI Cessna 750 Citation X 750-0262 2008 Navaid calibration SX-HET Bolkow Bo-105 S-864 2009 General support
References
External links
HCAA website Civil Aviation in Greece , by George Hatzipanagos