VFR Briefing

GENERAL (VFR flights within Paros CTR)

1. Access to Paros CTR is restricted to aircraft capable of maintaining two way radio communications with the appropriate ATS unit.

2. Aircraft destined to Paros/Naxos Airport should hold over the holding patterns and should not proceed to the airport before establishing contact with Paros AFIS (freq.125.050MHz) and receiving the relevant information concerning the IFR/VFR traffic.

3. Aircraft, including Helicopters, flying by VFR within Paros CTR, should follow VFR routes and altitudes as depicted in this chart, unless VFR criteria require otherwise or a special permission has been obtained from the appropriate ATS unit.

4. When necessary to deviate from the specific routes or altitudes, Paros AFIS (freq.125.050MHz) has to be informed, before entering Paros CTR/ATZ or immediately after departure.

5. To meet specific traffic requirements the appropriate ATS unit may propose different VFR routes.

6. Position reports must be given to the appropriate Paros AFIS unit, when over reporting points depicted on this chart.

7. A continuous watch must be maintained on the appropriate frequency of Paros AFIS when flying the VFR routes depicted on this chart.

8. Cancellation of IFR flight plan within Paros CTR is accepted. After such a cancellation VFR routes and altitudes should be followed.

9. It is reminded that on VFR routes the responsibility to maintain terrain clearance and to avoid collision with other aircraft and restricted airspace rests with the pilot.

Paros Airport

1. To facilitate the aerodrome traffic, flights destined to Paros Airport

A. Should hold over the visual holding patterns

B. Should not leave the published holding pattern proceeding to the airport before establishing contact with Paros AFIS and receiving the relevant information.

C. Should not leave the published holding pattern to enter the aerodrome traffic circuit, unless be informed that preceding IFR traffic, if any, has completed a safe landing.

2. For these purposes, two (2) visual holding patterns are established, west (ANTIPAROS) and north/northeast (MAISTROS) of Paros Airport. Holding on the above patterns should be carried out as described at VFR “routes and altitudes” published chart of Paros CTR.

3. To facilitate the traffic within Paros CTR, arriving and departing flights from/to Paros Airport, should follow the Routes as described below:

CTR COMPULSORY ENTRY POINTS

A. NORTH/ NORTHEAST SECTOR

i. BIBEX
ii. DIDIS

B. WEST/ SOUTHWEST SECTOR

i. ERAKIS
ii. EROTU

C. EAST

i. KOTOMERI

PAROS ATZ ENTRY POINTS

A. MAISTROS
B. ANTIPAROS
C. FANOS

NAXOS ATZ ENTRY POINTS

A. KOTOMERI
B. NAXOS

PAROS CTR/ATZ VISUAL HOLDING POINTS

A. MAISTROS
B. ANTIPAROS
C. FANOS

NAXOS ATZ VISUAL HOLDING POINTS

A. NAXOS
B. KOTOMERI

COMPULSORY ROUTES WITHIN PAROS CTR LEADING TO PAROS ATZ (arrivals)
NORTH / SOUTH WIND

i. Arrivals from: NORTHWEST

CTR entry point: BIBEX
Route: BIBEX -ERAKIS- ANTIPAROS
Holding/ΑΤΖ entry point: ANTIPAROS

ii. Arrivals from: NORTH

CTR entry point: DIDIS
Route: DIDIS-MAISTROS
Holding / ΑΤΖ entry point: MAISTROS

iii. Arrivals from: WEST

CTR entry point: ERAKIS
Route: ERAKIS - ANTIPAROS
Holding / ΑΤΖ entry point: ANTIPAROS

iv. Arrivals from: SOUTHWEST

CTR entry point: EROTU
Route: EROTU- ANTIPAROS
Holding: ANTIPAROS
Holding / ΑΤΖ entry point: ANTIPAROS

v. Arrivals from: EAST

CTR entry point: KOTOMERI
Route: KOTOMERI – FANOS
Holding / ΑΤΖ entry point: FANOS

vi. Arrivals from: LGNX

CTR entry point: -NIL
Route: NAXOS – FANOS
Holding / ΑΤΖ entry point: FANOS

COMPULSORY ROUTES WITHIN PAROS CTR FOR DEPARTING AIRCRAFTS FROM LGPA
NORTH/SOUTH WIND

i. Departures to: NORTHWEST

ATZ exit point: ANTIPAROS
Route: ANTIPAROS – ERAKIS - BIBEX
CTR Exit point: BIBEX

ii. Departures to: NORTH

ATZ exit point: MAISTROS
Route: MAISTROS-DIDIS
Exit point: MAISTROS

iii. Departures to: WEST

ATZ exit point: ANTIPAROS
Route: ANTIPAROS - ERAKIS
CTR Exit point: ERAKIS

iv. Departures to: SOUTHWEST

ATZ exit point: ANTIPAROS
Route: ANTIPAROS - EROTU
CTR Exit point: EROTU

v. Departures to: EAST

ATZ exit point: FANOS
Route: (left turn to) FANOS - KOTOMERI
CTR Exit point: KOTOMERI

VFR Points