Lefkoniko Airport / Geçitkale Air Base

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 (AIS) AND ALERTING SERVICES (AS) WITHIN ITS TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE ABOVE IT AS WELL AS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ERCAN ADVISORY AIRSPACE (EAA) SINCE 1977. FURTHERMORE, WE WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT TRNC HAS SUFFICIENT MEANS FOR PROVISION OF SAR SERVICES WITHIN ITS TERRITORY AND WITHIN THE LIMITS OF EAA, AS WELL AS MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WITH ADJACENT SAR AND ATS UNITS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY. 3) DUE TO THE FOREGOING REASONS THE NOTAM NUMBER A0070/02 ISSUED BY GCASC SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NULL AND VOID. PART 2 OF 2 (AIS) AND ALERTING SERVICES (AS) WITHIN ITS TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE ABOVE IT AS WELL AS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ERCAN ADVISORY AIRSPACE (EAA) SINCE 1977. FURTHERMORE, WE WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT TRNC HAS SUFFICIENT MEANS FOR PROVISION OF SAR SERVICES WITHIN ITS TERRITORY AND WITHIN THE LIMITS OF EAA, AS WELL AS MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WITH ADJACENT SAR AND ATS UNITS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY. 3) DUE TO THE FOREGOING REASONS THE NOTAM NUMBER A0070/02 ISSUED BY GCASC SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NULL AND VOID. PART 3 OF 3

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

FOR FLIGHT PLANNING PURPOSES ALL DEPARTURES EXITING NICOSIA FIR VIA TOSKA, EVENO, TOMBI MUST ROUTE: 1. DCT GENOS DCT TOSKA 2. DCT GENOS DCT PEDER DCT EVENO 3. DCT GENOS DCT PEDER A16/UA16 TOMBI

PARALLEL TWY B SITUATED NORTH OF RWY 29/11 MAY BE MISTAKEN FOR RWY. DURING APPROACH PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO CONFIRM THEIR CORRECT ALIGNMENT WITH THE RWY IN CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITY WITH OTHER AVIALABLE MEANS ON BOARD

OBSTACLE ERECTED NAME: LC-0056MS TYPE: MAST COORDINATES: 344652.04N0324739.45E HEIGHT: 50M AGL ELEVATION AT TOP: 790M AMSL MARKED AND LIGHTED

ALL TRAFFIC INBOUND LLBG AIRPORT SHALL ARRANGE TO CROSS LEDRA/ZOMBA/BIRES OR ABEAM THESE POINTS AT OR BELOW FL310. PILOTS SHALL REQUEST DESCENT BY NICOSIA CONTROL SO AS TO MEET THE ABOVE RESTRICTION.

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

HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER LINES AFFECTING OBSTACLE LIMITATION SURFACES. HIGH VOLTAGE (132KV) POWER LINES EXISTS APPROXIMATELY 4,5 KM NORTH EAST OF THRESHOLD RWY 29 OF PAFOS AIRPORT EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH EAST. THE HEIGHT OF THE UNMARKED AND UNLIGHTED STRUCTURES SUPPORTING THE POWER LINES (PYLONS) IS 45M (150FT) AGL. PILOTS SHALL EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN FLYING IN THE AREA ESPECIALLY IN CONDITIONS OF LOW VISIBILITY.

HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER LINES AFFECTING OBSTACLE LIMITATION SURFACES. HIGH VOLTAGE (132KV) POWER LINES EXIST APPROXIMATELY 3-3,5 KM NORTH OF THE RWY OF PAFOS AIRPORT EXTENDING TO THE NORTH WEST AND SOUTH EAST. THE HEIGHT OF THE UNMARKED AND UNLIGHTED STRUCTURES SUPPORTING THE POWER LINES (PYLONS) IS 45M (150FT) AGL. PILOTS SHALL EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN FLYING IN THE AREA ESPECIALLY IN CONDITIONS OF LOW VISIBILITY

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

ACFT STANDS 15,16,17,21,22 AND 22A CLSD

OBSTACLE ERECTED TYPE: CRANE COORDINATES: 345210N0333626E HEIGHT: 46M AGL ELEVATION AT TOP: 48M AMSL LIGHTED

GLIDER FLYING WILL TAKE PLACE IN AREA BOUNDED BY: 351002N 0331157E - 350743N 0331126E - 350815N 0330838E - 350944N 0330913E - 351035N 0331001E - 351042N 0331058E - 351002N 0331157E/AH CY CIV A1/MAMMARI VILLAGE

OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS U/S FOR THE FOLLOWING OBSTACLES: 1. LC-MS0003 343701N 0325958E TOWER 1 UNLIT HEIGHT: 120M AGL ELEVATION AT TOP: 120M AMSL 2. LC-MS0004 343702N 0330007E TOWER 4 UNLIT HEIGHT: 120M AGL ELEVATION AT TOP: 121M AMSL 3. LC-MS0005 343715N 0330006E TOWER 6 UNLIT HEIGHT: 102M AGL ELEVATION AT TOP: 103M AMSL

DUE TO THE SHUTTING DOWN OF THE DIRECT COMMUNICATION LINE BY TURKEY, DIRECT COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION BETWEEN ANKARA AND NICOSIA AREA CONTROL CENTRES CAN NOT BE EFFECTED. THEREFORE AIRCRAFT INBOUND TO NICOSIA FIR FROM ANKARA FIR SHALL ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT WITH NICOSIA ACC 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO ENTRY IN ORDER TO PASS ESSENTIAL FLIGHT DETAILS (CALLSIGN, FL, ETO ENTRY POINT): 1. FOR TOMBI ABOVE FL345 ON FREQUENCY 125.5 2. FOR TOMBI BELOW FL345 ON FREQUENCY 128.075 3. FOR VESAR AND DOREN ALL LEVELS ON FREQUENCY 126.3 4. AIRCRAFT INBOUND TO ANKARA FIR FROM NICOSIA FIR SHALL PASS FLIGHT DETAILS TO ANKARA ACC BEFORE ENTERING ANKARA FIR.

IN THE EVENT OF A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE RWY10 OR RWY28, CLIMB STRAIGHT AHEAD TO 2100FT AND RECONTACT AKROTIRI APPROACH

IN THE EVENT OF A COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE AND IF UNABLE TO CONTINUE APPROACH, DO NOT OVERFLY THE MAINLAND. CLIMB TO 8700FT, ON PASSING 5400FT TURN SHORTEST WAY ONTO A SOUTHERLY HEADING. ATTEMPT CONTACT ON ANY PUBLISHED FREQUENCY

AKROTIRI AREA ACTIVATED AS DESCRIBED BELOW: 343413N0331126E - 343926N0325216E - 343051N0324851E THEN ANTICLOCKWISE ARC WITH RADIUS 10NM CENTRED ON 343542N0325927E TO 343413N0331126E/AH UK A1

OBSTACLE ERECTED TYPE:CRANE COORDINATES: 345217N 0333631E HEIGHT: 47M AGL ELEVATION AT TOP: 50M AMSL LIGHTED

DUE TO OBST ERECTED AS REFERRED IN LCNC NOTAM A0003/26, THE OCA /(OCH) OF THE AIP AD 2 LCLK 2.24.2.11 IAC RNP RWY 04 REVISED AS BELOW: 1.LNAV/VNAV OCA/(OCH) CAT A FROM 280/(269) BECOMES 290/(279) CAT B FROM 290/(279) BECOMES 300/(289) CAT C FROM 300/(289) BECOMES 310/(299) CAT D FROM 310/(299) BECOMES 320/(309) 2.LNAV OCA/(OCH) FROM 390/(379) BECOMES 410/(399

OBSTACLE ERECTED TYPE: LIGHTING POLE COORDINATES: 343531N 0325756E HEIGHT: 12M AGL ELEVATION AT TOP: 25M AMSL LIGHTED