AD 1   AERODROMES/HELIPORTS - INTRODUCTION

AD 1.1  AERODROME/HELIPORT AVAILABILITY

1.   General Conditions Under Which Aerodromes and Associated Facilities are Available for use

1.1  Flights are not permitted to take-off from or land at any aerodrome other than the two ICAO designated international aerodromes LARNAKA (LCLK) and PAFOS (LCPH) except in case of real emergency or if a special permission has been obtained from the Director of the Civil Aviation.
1.2   Administration of Larnaka and Pafos Airports
1.2.1  The administration of international airports is the responsibility of the Department of Civil Aviation.
1.2.2  As from 12th May 2006 the operation of both Larnaka (LCLK) and Pafos (LCPH) International airports, passed to the private company HERMES AIRPORTS LTD, under Concession Agreement, signed between the Republic of CYPRUS and the company, for a twenty five year period. For postal address of HERMES AIRPORTS LTD, for both Larnaka and Pafos airports, see AIP section GEN 1.
1.3   Landing Made Elsewhere than at an International Aerodrome or a Designated Alternate Aerodrome
1.3.1  If a landing is made elsewhere than at an international aerodrome, or a designated alternate aerodrome, the pilot in command shall report the landing as soon as practicable to the health, customs and immigration authorities at the international aerodrome at which the landing was scheduled to take place. This notification may be made through any available communication link.
1.3.2  The pilot in command shall be responsible for ensuring that:
  1. if pratique has not been granted to the aircraft at the previous landing, contact between other persons on the one hand and passengers and crew on the other is avoided;
  2. cargo, baggage and mail are not removed from the aircraft except as provided below;
  3. any foodstuff of overseas origin or any plant material is not removed from the aircraft except where local food is unobtainable. All food refuse including peelings, cores, stones of fruit, etc. must be collected and returned to the galley refuse container, the contents of which should not be removed from the aircraft except for hygiene reasons; in that circumstance the contents must be destroyed either by burning or by deep burial.
1.4   Traffic of Persons and Vehicles on Aerodromes
1.4.1   Demarcation of Zones
1.4.1.1  The grounds of each aerodrome are divided into two parts.
  1. the landside comprising of the part of the aerodrome open to the public; and
  2. the airside comprising of the rest of the aerodrome.
1.4.2   Movement of Persons
1.4.2.1  Access to the airside is authorized only under the conditions prescribed by the law governing the aerodrome. The customs, police, and health inspection offices and the premises assigned to transit traffic are accessible only to passengers and to authorized staff of the governmental department and airlines in pursuit of their duty. The movement of persons having access to the airside of the aerodrome is subject to the conditions prescribed by the Airport Security Programme.
1.4.3   Movement of Vehicles
1.4.3.1  The movement of vehicles in the airside is strictly limited to vehicles driven or used by persons carrying an Airside Vehicle Pass (Volplane an airport’s ID access card. Drivers of vehicles, of whatever type, operating within the confines of the aerodrome, must respect the direction of the traffic, the traffic signs and the posted speed limits and generally comply with the provisions of the Airside Vehicles Operating Programme (AVOP), issued by the Airport’s Operator.
1.4.4   Policing
1.4.4.1   Care and protection of aircraft, vehicles, equipment and goods used at the aerodrome are not the responsibility neither the Aerodrome operator nor the Civil Aviation Department or any concessionaire; they cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage not occurred through action by them or their agents.
1.4.5   Landing, Parking and Storage of Aircraft on Aerodromes
1.4.5.1  The conditions under which aircraft may land and taxi for both airports Larnaka and Pafos is the responsibility of the air traffic control. The conditions under which aircraft are parked, housed or otherwise dealt with, at both airports Larnaka and Pafos is the responsibility of HERMES AIRPORTS LTD.
1.4.6   Conditions for Payable Fees are as follows:
1.4.6.1  The fees and charges for the landing, parking, provision of ground services and Police guards shall be those published from time to time by the Department of Civil Aviation (herein after referred to as “DCA”) in AIP or AIC.
1.4.6.2  The fees or charges for any supplies or services rendered to aircraft by or on behalf of the DCA and/or by HERMES AIRPORTS LTD at any aerodrome shall be paid to HERMES AIRPORTS LTD, by the designated representative of the operator or by the pilot-in-command of the aircraft on demand before the aircraft departure from the aerodrome, unless any alternative arrangement has been made.

2.   Applicable ICAO Documents

2.1  The Standards and Recommended Practices of Annex 14, Volumes I and II are applied without differences.
2.2  Doc 9137-AN/898 Airport Services Manual and Doc 7754-ANP European Region, are applied without differences.

3.   Civil use of Military Air Bases

3.1  Use of Akrotiri (LCRA) air base is allowed only to aircraft belonging to the British military forces and for emergency landings in case Larnaka and Pafos aerodromes can not be used.
3.2  Moreover Akrotiri may be used by aircraft operating on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence provided that prior notification is given to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus as well as to the Director of Civil Aviation of Cyprus see GEN 1.
3.3  For any other operation except above cases, a diplomatic clearance must be issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus and a landing permission, by the Director of Civil Aviation see GEN 1.
3.4  A flight plan shall be submitted for each flight.

4.   CAT II Operations at Aerodromes

4.1  Not available.

5.   Friction Measuring Device used and Friction Level Below which RWY is Declared
Slippery when wet

5.1  If a runway is affected by standing water not associated by snow or ice at any time during the approach of an aircraft for landing the depth and location of such standing water is transmitted to the aircraft. If the duration of the phenomenon is likely to persist and the information requires a wider distribution, a NOTAM is issued.
5.2  Test to measure friction levels at Larnaka and Pafos airports are conducted by MU-meter equipment and the following criteria have been selected for initiating corrective maintenance action and reporting a runway as slippery when wet:
  • Test water depth 1.0 mm;
  • Test speed 56 KMH.

6.   Other Information

6.1  Not available.