a9784262-b50d-499a-b9d6-d0cc0045815b2026-05-11T21:00:00.000Z2026-06-11T20:59:00.000ZBASELINE10982A14172026N2026-05-05T05:54:00.000ZLGGGQAFXXIVNBOE 0009993705N02445E341LGGG202605112100202606112059NAVIGATIONAL 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.OTHER:ICAOA1417/26 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.INTLLGGGYNYXATHINAI (ACC,FIC,FIR,UIR)EUECYIYNLGGG/QAFXX/IV/NBO/E /000/999/3705N02445E3412026-05-05T05:54:00.000ZLGGG29bcb43e-95b0-44cd-a05e-0f7a0b7c46362026-05-05T05:54:00.000ZSNAPSHOTLGGGATHINAI (ACC,FIC,FIR,UIR)LGGG37.083333 24.750000