Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
# Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority

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.

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
