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Pilot Lounge

Winter
08:00 to 18:00 (7 days a week).
For earlier or later requests special arrangements can be made.
Early Extension: Dawn – 08:00
Evening Extension: 18:00 to Dusk
Summer
08:00 to 20:00 (7 days a week).
For earlier or later requests special arrangements can be made.
Early Extension: Dawn – 08:00
Evening Extension: 20:00 to Dusk

Requests for evening or late extensions should be made by 19:00 on the same day. All requests for early extensions should be made by at least 20:00 on the previous day.

*All above times are local

During summer time, operators are kindly requested to avoid approaches and departures between 15:00 to 17:00  in respect to the heliport’s “Fly Neighborly Friendly” policy.

Flying neighbourhood friendly

Pilots

Marshalled Assistance

Permission is required for all manoeuvres, engine starts, rotor starts / stops. All inbound and outbound ground taxiing and hovering is carried out with marshalled assistance.

Embarkation/Disembarkation of Passengers

This is only to be carried out with the assistance of the heliport ground crew. Aircrew are to ensure that heliport handlers are present before proceeding airside with passengers and also to brief passengers on arrival to remain inside the aircraft until handlers are present to assist with escorted disembarkation.

Rotors moving

Aircrew should not disembark from the aircraft or leave it unattended until the rotors have ceased turning.

Refuelling

All passengers in transit must disembark from aircraft during re-fuelling operations.

Dangerous Goods

Operators/pilots must advise Heliport Operations in advance of any dangerous goods to be carried on flights.

Flight Plans

It is the crew’s responsibility to file the mandatory flight plan. The heliport has available free WiFi to serve Internet access as well as FAX machine.

Noise Abatement Procedures

In order to reduce the overall noise footprint and to alleviate the common causes of complaints and concerns from the local community of Afidnai and Polidendri (e.g. approaches carried out too early, passing too close to the houses south of the heliport, low manoeuvres in the approach or climb-out phase above Afidnai village). Athens Heliport operates a “Fly Neighborly Friendly” policy.