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Abbreviation | HCAA - ΥΠΑ |
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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 |
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.