Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
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.HCAA communications facilities
The Hellenic CAA uses a number of remotely operated VHF radio stations for civil aviation communications at the following locations:
- Ymittos
- Akarnanika Mountains
- Thassos Island
- Spergioli
- Moustakos
- Monastiri
- Sitia
- Geraneia Mountains
The HCAA uses a number of radar stations:
- Ymittos, primary
- Mount Pilion
- Levkas Island
- Kythira
- Crete
- Athens International Airport, Kamara and Merenta hills
- Hellenikon
- Thessaloniki/Peraia
- Heraklion
- Rhodes
- Corfu
The radar stations are integrated using the PALLAS system.HCAA Flying Unit
The agency operates a small fleet of aircraft for navigational aid calibration activities. The current fleet is the following:
