{"geometry":{"coordinates":[24.75,37.083333333333336],"type":"Point"},"id":2098985,"properties":{"icao_location":"LGGG","icao_text":"A1417/26 NOTAMN  Q) LGGG/QAFXX/IV/NBO/E /000/999/3705N02445E341  A) LGGG B) 2605112100 C) 2606112059 E) NAVIGATIONAL WARNING TO ALL CONCERNED:  REF (A) GREEK NOTAM A1396/26 (040743 EUECYIYN MAY 2026).  REF (B) TURKISH NOTAM A1843/26 (042019 EUECYIYN MAY 2026).  WITH REFERENCE TO REF (B) TURKISH NOTAM A1843/26 WE POINT OUT THAT  THE ASSERTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE REJECTED AS MISLEADING AND  DEVOID OF ANY LEGAL BASIS. IN THIS RESPECT AND FURTHER TO THE REF  (A) GREEK NOTAM A1396/26, PARA 2.2, WE REITERATE THAT GREECE,  ESTABLISHED IN 1931 IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW A  TERRITORIAL SEA OF TEN NAUTICAL MILES FOR THE PURPOSES OF AVIATION  AND THE CONTROL THEREOF.  THEREFORE, GREEK AIRSPACE DOES NOT EXCEED THE BREADTH OF THE  TERRITORIAL SEA AS ESTABLISHED IN 1931.  GREECE, THEREFORE, FULLY ABIDES BY INTERNATIONAL LAW AND WILL  CONTINUE TO DO SO WHILE FULLY EXERCISING ITS SOVEREIGNTY. IN FACT, AS  FAR AS INTERNATIONAL LAW IS CONCERNED, TURKEY IS THE ONLY COUNTRY,  REGRETTABLY, WHICH ALSO FAILS TO RESPECT THE PROVISIONS OF THE  CHICAGO CONVENTION WITHIN THE ATHINAI FIR, WHERE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THE ICAO REGIONAL AIR NAVIGATION AGREEMENTS OF 1950-1952-1958, THE  GREEK AUTHORITIES ARE THE ONLY COMPETENT AUTHORITIES CHARGED TO  IMPLEMENT THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE CHICAGO CONVENTION AND TO  ENSURE UNIMPEDED, REGULAR AND SAFE AIR TRAFFIC.  ALSO, REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE ABOVE REF (B) TURKISH NOTAM A1843/26  IN ORDER TO STATE THAT THE ATHINAI/ISTANBUL FIR BOUNDARY BETWEEN  POINTS 404500N0261000E AND 360500N0300000E HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY  ICAO REGIONAL AGREEMENTS (REACHED IN THE SECOND MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL  AIR NAVIGATION MEETING, ISTANBUL 1950 AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY  THE ICAO COUNCIL ON 14 DEC 1950, DOC 7055 MID/2-RAC) WITH THE  PARTICIPATION AND APPROVAL OF TURKEY AND IN FEB 1958, (DOC 7870,  EUM/IV) AND CONSEQUENTLY IS FOUNDED ON THE FIRMEST POSSIBLE LEGAL  BASIS AS NOTED IN OUR A1709/07 LGGGYNYX NOTAM.  FURTHERMORE THE SAID ATHINAI/ISTANBUL FIR BOUNDARY WAS DEPICTED ON  CHART NUMBER 7 ATTACHED TO THE REGIONAL AIR NAVIGATION AGREEMENT  WHICH WAS REACHED IN THE THIRD REGIONAL AIR NAVIGATIONAL CONFERENCE  (PARIS 1952) AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THE ICAO COUNCIL ON 23  JUNE 1952.  ACCORDINGLY, GREECE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL ATM  SERVICES AND ICAO PURPOSES AS WELL AS FOR SAR WITHIN  ATHINAI FIR/ HELLAS UIR AND IS THE ONLY COMPETENT THEREIN.  FINALLY, THE ADDITIONAL PROVISION MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 2.3 OF  THE REF (A) GREEK NOTAM A1396/26 (040743 EUECYIYN MAY 2026) AIM AT  THE PROMOTION OF SAFETY, REGULARITY AND EFFICIENCY OF INTERNATIONAL  AIR NAVIGATION AND FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES IN  CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 3 (D) OF THE ICAO CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL  CIVIL AVIATION AS AMPLIFIED BY THE A40-04 ICAO ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS,  APPENDIX I, RESOLVING CLAUSE 2, SEE ALSO THE ANNEX 2, APPENDIX 4, TO  THE ICAO CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION AS WELL AS  ARTICLE 12 OF THE ICAO CONVENTION AND THE ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL  PRACTICE.  CONSEQUENTLY, THE POINTS RAISED BY TURKEY IN REF (B) TURKISH NOTAM  A1843/26 (042019 EUECYIYN MAY 2026), ARE IRRELEVANT AND THE SAID NOTAM IS NULL AND VOID AND NOT APPLICABLE TO ATHINAI FIR/ HELLAS  UIR. THE REQUIREMENTS EXPRESSED IN THE REF (A) GREEK NOTAM  A1396/26, ARE FULLY IN FORCE.","id":2098985,"notam_number":"A1417/26","radius_nm":341.0,"raw_text":"NAVIGATIONAL WARNING TO ALL CONCERNED: \nREF (A) GREEK NOTAM A1396/26 (040743 EUECYIYN MAY 2026). \nREF (B) TURKISH NOTAM A1843/26 (042019 EUECYIYN MAY 2026). \nWITH REFERENCE TO REF (B) TURKISH NOTAM A1843/26 WE POINT OUT THAT \nTHE ASSERTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE REJECTED AS MISLEADING AND \nDEVOID OF ANY LEGAL BASIS. IN THIS RESPECT AND FURTHER TO THE REF \n(A) GREEK NOTAM A1396/26, PARA 2.2, WE REITERATE THAT GREECE, \nESTABLISHED IN 1931 IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW A \nTERRITORIAL SEA OF TEN NAUTICAL MILES FOR THE PURPOSES OF AVIATION \nAND THE CONTROL THEREOF. \nTHEREFORE, GREEK AIRSPACE DOES NOT EXCEED THE BREADTH OF THE \nTERRITORIAL SEA AS ESTABLISHED IN 1931. \nGREECE, THEREFORE, FULLY ABIDES BY INTERNATIONAL LAW AND WILL \nCONTINUE TO DO SO WHILE FULLY EXERCISING ITS SOVEREIGNTY. IN FACT, AS \nFAR AS INTERNATIONAL LAW IS CONCERNED, TURKEY IS THE ONLY COUNTRY, \nREGRETTABLY, WHICH ALSO FAILS TO RESPECT THE PROVISIONS OF THE \nCHICAGO CONVENTION WITHIN THE ATHINAI FIR, WHERE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH \nTHE ICAO REGIONAL AIR NAVIGATION AGREEMENTS OF 1950-1952-1958, THE \nGREEK AUTHORITIES ARE THE ONLY COMPETENT AUTHORITIES CHARGED TO \nIMPLEMENT THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE CHICAGO CONVENTION AND TO \nENSURE UNIMPEDED, REGULAR AND SAFE AIR TRAFFIC. \nALSO, REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE ABOVE REF (B) TURKISH NOTAM A1843/26 \nIN ORDER TO STATE THAT THE ATHINAI/ISTANBUL FIR BOUNDARY BETWEEN \nPOINTS 404500N0261000E AND 360500N0300000E HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY \nICAO REGIONAL AGREEMENTS (REACHED IN THE SECOND MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL \nAIR NAVIGATION MEETING, ISTANBUL 1950 AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY \nTHE ICAO COUNCIL ON 14 DEC 1950, DOC 7055 MID/2-RAC) WITH THE \nPARTICIPATION AND APPROVAL OF TURKEY AND IN FEB 1958, (DOC 7870, \nEUM/IV) AND CONSEQUENTLY IS FOUNDED ON THE FIRMEST POSSIBLE LEGAL \nBASIS AS NOTED IN OUR A1709/07 LGGGYNYX NOTAM. \nFURTHERMORE THE SAID ATHINAI/ISTANBUL FIR BOUNDARY WAS DEPICTED ON \nCHART NUMBER 7 ATTACHED TO THE REGIONAL AIR NAVIGATION AGREEMENT \nWHICH WAS REACHED IN THE THIRD REGIONAL AIR NAVIGATIONAL CONFERENCE \n(PARIS 1952) AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THE ICAO COUNCIL ON 23 \nJUNE 1952. \nACCORDINGLY, GREECE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL ATM \nSERVICES AND ICAO PURPOSES AS WELL AS FOR SAR WITHIN \nATHINAI FIR/ HELLAS UIR AND IS THE ONLY COMPETENT THEREIN. \nFINALLY, THE ADDITIONAL PROVISION MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 2.3 OF \nTHE REF (A) GREEK NOTAM A1396/26 (040743 EUECYIYN MAY 2026) AIM AT \nTHE PROMOTION OF SAFETY, REGULARITY AND EFFICIENCY OF INTERNATIONAL \nAIR NAVIGATION AND FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES IN \nCONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 3 (D) OF THE ICAO CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL \nCIVIL AVIATION AS AMPLIFIED BY THE A40-04 ICAO ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS, \nAPPENDIX I, RESOLVING CLAUSE 2, SEE ALSO THE ANNEX 2, APPENDIX 4, TO \nTHE ICAO CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION AS WELL AS \nARTICLE 12 OF THE ICAO CONVENTION AND THE ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL \nPRACTICE. \nCONSEQUENTLY, THE POINTS RAISED BY TURKEY IN REF (B) TURKISH NOTAM \nA1843/26 (042019 EUECYIYN MAY 2026), ARE IRRELEVANT AND THE SAID NOTAM IS NULL AND VOID AND NOT APPLICABLE TO ATHINAI FIR/ HELLAS \nUIR. THE REQUIREMENTS EXPRESSED IN THE REF (A) GREEK NOTAM \nA1396/26, ARE FULLY IN FORCE.","status":"CANCELLED"},"type":"Feature"}