Paphos International Airport

CONCERNING THE NOTAM NUMBER A0070/02 DATED 7 FEBRUARY 2002 ISSUED BY THE GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION OF SOUTHERN CYPRUS (GCASC) REGARDING THE PROVISION FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) SERVICES WE WOULD LIKE TO STATE THE FOLLOWING: 1) IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PROVISION OF SAR SERVICES (WITHIN CONTEXT OF ARTICLE-25 OF CHICAGO CONVENTION AND ANNEX-12 TO THE SAME CONVENTION) WERE TAKEN OVER BY THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK) IN THE EARLY 1950S DURING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NICOSIA FIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ICAO RULES AND PROCEDURES, WITH REGIONAL AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE ICAO COUNCIL. THIS HAS BEEN RECORDED IN EUR ANP ACCORDINGLY THE 1960 TREATIES CONCERNING CYPRUS DID NOT CHANGE THIS, EVEN ENHANCED IT WITH AN EXPLICIT PROVISION. THEREFORE THE UNILATERAL CHANGE OF AUTHORITY ON PROVISION OF SAR REGARDING CYPRUS IS AGAINST THE ICAO RULES, AND PROVISIONS OF 1960 TREATIES. 2)WE WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS (TRNC), BEING THE LEGITIMATE AUTHORITY REPRESENTING THE TURKISH CYPRIOT PEOPLE PROVIDES AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES (ATS), AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES PART 1 OF 2

A GROUP OF TWO (2) LIGHTED OBSTACLES (ANEMOMETERS) ERECTED AT AYIOS THEODOROS VILLAGE/LARNAKA ON A MAST AT THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: NUMBER 1) 344631N 332309E HEIGHT 40M AGL/287M AMSL NUMBER 2) 344605N 332242E 40M AGL/261M AMSL

A WIND DIRECTION (ANEMOMETER) INSTALLED ON A MAST HEIGHT 39M AT KALAVASOS VILLAGE PSN 344446N0331638E. THE TOP OF THE ANEMOMETER IS 174M/AMSL MARKED BY DAY, LIGHTED BY NIGHT.

ALL VISITING ACFT CAPTAINS ARE TO ENSURE THAT AKROTIRI GROUND MARSALLERS (VAHS) ARE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE ACFT BEFORE REQUESTING CLEARANCE FROM ATC FOR ENGINE START SEQUENCE.

NAVIGATION WARNING TO AIRCRAFT OPERATORS AND AIRCREW 121.5MHZ EMERGENCY CHANNEL IS BEING ABUSED THROUGH R/T CALLS MADE BY NICOSIA ACC OF GREEK CYPRIOTS IN PARTICULAR TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING AT OR TAKING OFF FROM ERCAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,FLYING UNDER THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OF ERCAN ACC. THE GREEK CYPRIOTS HAVE NO JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OVER THE TERRITORY AND NATIONAL AIRSPACE OF THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS TURKISH CYPRIOT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AIR TRAFFIC AND AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES AS WELL AS TO COORDINATE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF 'ERCAN ADVISORY AIRSPACE. NICOSIA ACC IS THEREFORE URGED TO CEASE IMMEDIATELY MAKING R/T CALLS ON EMERGENCY CHANNELS AND TRANSMITTING CONFUSING TRAFFIC INFORMATION MESSAGES WHICH JEOPARDIZE THE FLIGHT SAFETY AND ENDANGER THE LIVES OF PASSENGERS AND CREW OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDING AT AND TAKING OFF FROM ERCAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS WELL AS FLYING WITHIN ERCAN AIRSPACE.

IN CONNECTON WITH NOTAM A0161/11 ISSUED BY THE GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION OF SOUTHERN CYPRUS,WE WOULD LIKE TO STATE THE FOLLOWING: THE GOVERMENT OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS(TRNC)BEING THE EXCLUSIVE AND LEGTITIMATE AUTHORITY REPRESENTING THE TURKISH CYPRIOT PEOPLE OF NORTHERN PART OF CYPRUS,PROVIDES ATS AND AIS WITHIN ITS SOVEREIGN AIRSPACE AS WELL AS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ERCAN ADVISORY AIRSPACE SINCE 1977. CONSEQUENTLY,THE RELEVANT TURKISH ATS UNIT HAS ESTABLISHED ALL THE NECESARRY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AND ENTERED INTO EFFECTIVE COORDINATION WITH THE ATS UNIT OF TRNC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE OF DIRECT COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION BETWEEN ADJACENT ATS UNITS. THEREFORE,THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION FACILITIES MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE REFERRED NOTAM IS NOT BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION OF SOUTHERN CYPRUS BUT BETWEEN THE LATTER AND THE TRNC. IN THIS CONTEXT ALL AIRCRAFT PROCEEDING TO ERCAN ADVISORY AIRSPACE ARE STRICTLY ADVISED TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH ERCAN ACC ON FREQUENCY 126.7 MHZ.

A WIND DIRECTION ANEMOMETER ERECTED AT KOURIS DAM COORDINATES 344347N0325445E HEIGHT 85M AGL/487M AMSL MARKED AND LIGHTED

OBSTACLE ERECTED (GROUP OF FOUR) TYPE:POLE COORDINATES: 1/4 345532.535N 0333549.362E 2/4 345537.083N 0333550.856E 3/4 345536.286N 0333554.432E 4/4 345531.738N 0333552.938E HEIGHT: 48M AGL ELEVATION AT TOP: 79M AMSL LIGHTED NOT MARKED

FLAME AND HOT AIR AT FAST VELOCITIES DUE TO GAS RIG IN AREA 3NM RADIUS OF PSN 331335N0341712E IN THE INTEREST OF FLIGHT SAFETY ALL AIRCRAFT ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO FLY WITHIN THIS AREA

OBSTACLE ERECTED TYPE: ANTENNA COORDINATES: 345330.55N0333816.63E HEIGHT:30.87M AGL ELEVATION AT TOP: 34M AMSL MARKED AND LIGHTED (RED

A GROUP OF FOUR (4) WIND DIRECTION ANEMOMETERS ERECTED AT PSEVDAS AREA 1. LC-0040MS COORDINATES 345345.80N 0332821.04E HEIGHT 80M AGL/391M AMSL 2. LC-0041MS COORDINATES 345411.78N 0332851.84E HEIGHT 80M AGL/339M AMSL 3. LC-0042MS COORDINATES 345410.29N 0332745.40E HEIGHT 80M AGL/440M AMSL 4. LC-0043MS COORDINATES 345407.27N 0332827.58E HEIGHT 80M AGL/379M AMSL ALL MARKED AND LIGHTED

NEW HELIPAD FOR CYPRUS POLICE USE ONLY ESTABLISHED 250 METERS NORTH OF THE ATC TOWER ENCLOSED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 3452.502N03337.012E 3452.528N03337.013E 3452.518N03337.185E 3452.465N03337.118E HOURS OF OPERATION: H24

MOUNT OLYMPUS HIGH INTENSITY RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION AREAS-HIRTA 345610N0325156E RADIUS 0.35NM 7000FT AMSL