Apron 4 is designated for general aviation with compulsory PPR and apron coordination; follow-me and marshalling are required, refuelling and start/taxi procedures are restricted, size limits apply, some operations are prohibited, and specific passenger boarding rules are in force.
Period of Applicability
2025-08-24 10:13 - 2025-11-21 22:00
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Interpretation
Apron 4 at Bologna is designated and regulated as the general aviation parking/operations area and is subject to special procedures and restrictions. A dedicated apron coordination service (apron coordination/handler TAG) provides stand assignment, follow-me and marshalling, and fixed-facility refuelling (Jet A1) during duty hours 0500–2100 (0400–2000); PPR to a listed handling agent is compulsory before arrival, and arriving flights must call the handler at least 20 minutes before ETA. All movements on Apron 4 require follow-me and marshalling assistance; Apron 4 and aircraft stand taxilane V are not visible from the tower, taxiing must be at minimum engine power, towing/push-back only with engines off, and priority on taxiway TV is given to arriving aircraft. Use of Apron 4 and taxilane V is limited to aircraft up to ICAO code C and wheeled helicopters with overall width ≤ 12.75 m unless the apron coordinator confirms additional safety measures. Start point V1 is the mandatory holding position for arriving aircraft and holding position for departures; start points V3 and V4 may be used for short-stay turnarounds, boarding/disembarking (under local procedures), taxi-in/taxi-out with follow-me, and short stays (engine off for aeroplanes, engine on for helicopters). Start-up on Apron 4 is permitted only at stands 401–404, V3/V4, or the refuelling position and for IFR flights only with tower authorization; specific procedures govern taxi sequencing to/from IHP V1. Refuelling on Apron 4 is only via fixed Jet A1 facility during 0500–2100 (0400–2000); fuel trucks are not allowed on Apron 4 (truck refuelling only on aprons 1–3); AVGAS 100LL is available 0700–1900 (0600–1800) at a fixed facility on Apron 2 with compulsory follow-me to that position and must be requested prior to arrival. Engine run-ups are subject to local noise/ground restrictions; helicopters must use the NE corner for run-ups and be signalled by the apron coordinator. Operations prohibited on Apron 4 and taxilane V include skidded helicopter operations, hovering, and air taxi operations; aircraft and helicopters are not permitted to stop on areas adjacent to Apron 4. Passenger embarkation/disembarkation with aeroplane engines running is forbidden; embarkation/disembarkation for helicopters with rotors turning is permitted only with trained escorting personnel and controlled procedures (escort to/from terminal by handler minivan preferred).
Message
'PROVISION FOR GENERAL AVIATION ACFT' 1) GENERAL APRON 4 IS IDENTIFIED AS PARKING AND OPERATIONS AREA FOR GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHTS AND, ACCORDING TO LOCAL PROCEDURES, IS CLASSIFIED AS 'APRON SUBJECT TO SPECIAL REGULATION'. A) A DEDICATED 'APRON COORDINATION' SERVICE ENSURES DURING DUTY TIME HR 0500-2100 (0400-2000), THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHTS OPERATING ON APRON 4: -PLANNING AND ASSIGNMENT OF AIRCRAFT STANDS/PARKING AREAS -FOLLOW-ME CAR AND MARSHALLING SERVICES -REFUELLING (JET A1) BY FIXED FACILITY ON APN 4 HR 0500-2100 (0400-2000) B) GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS IN BOLOGNA AERODROME ARE SUBJECT TO PPR, TO BE COMPULSORILY REQUESTED, BEFORE DEPARTURE OF ANY FLIGHT WITH DESTINATION BOLOGNA AERODROME, TO ONE OF THE HANDLING AGENTS REPORTED BELOW, ACCORDING TO REFERENCES PROVIDED IN POINT D) C) ARRIVING FLIGHTS MUST CALL HANDLER FREQUENCY AT LEAST 20 MINUTES BEFORE ETA FOR COMPULSORY GROUND HANDLING SERVICE 'PROVISION FOR GENERAL AVIATION ACFT' 1) D) HANDLING SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE FOLLOWING HANDLER: - TAG: DAILY SERVICE MON-SUN HR 0500-2100 (0400-2000) OR H24 BY SPECIFIC AGREEMENT, TEL +39 051 6418901 / +39 051 6418902, FAX +39 051 6418909, E-MAIL: OPERATIONS(A)TAGBOLOGNA.COM, FREQ 131.700MHZ E) ANY REQUEST CONCERNING EXTENSION OF ASSIGNED AD CLEARANCE MUST BE FORWARDED IN DUE TIMES TO HANDLING AGENT. IN CASE OF APRON STANDS UNAVAILABILITY, THE OPERATOR MUST RESPECT THE CLEARANCE PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED 2) OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES A) APRON 4 AND AIRCRAFT STAND TAXILANE 'V' ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM CONTROL TOWER B) FOLLOW-ME CAR AND MARSHALLING ASSISTANCE COMPULSORY FOR ALL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS ON APRON 4 C) TAXIING OPERATIONS ON APRON 4 MUST BE PERFORMED AT MINIMUM ENGINE POWER D) USE OF AIRCRAFT STAND TAXILANE 'V' AND USE OF APRON 4 ALLOWED ONLY FOR AIRCRAFT NOT EXCEEDING ICAO CODE 'C' AND FOR WHEELED HELICOPTERS WITH OVERALL WIDTH NOT EXCEEDING 12.75 M. ACCORDING TO LOCAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIONS PERFORMED ON AIRCRAFT STAND TAXILANE 'V' AND ON APRON 4 BY ICAO CODE 'C' AIRCRAFT AND BY HELICOPTERS WITH 'OVERALL WIDTH' EXCEEDING 12.75M ARE ALLOWED ONLY AFTER APRON COORDINATOR HAS VERIFIED SAFETY CONDITIONS AND HAS CONFIRMED TO BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRESCRIPTIONS COMPULSORY FOR OPERATIONS OF SUCH AIRCRAFT E) PRIORITY IN USE OF TWY 'TV' WILL BE GIVEN TO ARRIVING AIRCRAFT. TAXIING ON AIRCRAFT STAND TAXILANE 'V' IS ALLOWED ONLY CLOCKWISE G ) AIRCRAFT TOWING/PUSH-BACK ON APRON 4 ARE ALLOWED ONLY IN ENGINES OFF CONDITIONS 3) USE OF START POINT V1 ON APRON 4 START POINT V ON APRON 4 IS USED AS: - HOLDING POSITION FOR DEPARTING AIRCRAFT - MANDATORY HOLDING POSITION FOR ARRIVING AIRCRAFT 4) USE OF START POINTS V3 AND V4 ON APRON 4 START POINTS V3 AND V4 ON APRON 4 CAN BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS: A) AIRCRAFT SHORT STAY TURN-AROUND B) PASSENGERS EMBARKATION/DISEMBARKATION ACCORDING TO LOCAL PROCEDURES (SEE PARAGRAPH 10) C) TAXI-IN/TAXI-OUT WITH FOLLOW-ME CAR GUIDANCE D) SHORT STAY WITH ENGINE OFF (AEROPLANES) E) SHORT STAY WITH ENGINE ON (HELICOPTERS). 5) OPERATIONS ALLOWED ON APRON 4 FOR ARRIVING AIRCRAFT ACCORDING TO PROCEDURES IN FORCE, ARRIVING HELICOPTERS BOUND TO APRON 4, WILL LAND ON THE RWY. ARRIVING AIRCRAFT PROCEEDING TO APRON 4 ARE ALLOWED TO PERFORM FOLLOWING OPERATIONS, WITH COMPULSORY FOLLOW-ME CAR AND MARSHALLING ASSISTANCE BEYOND IHP (INTERMEDIATE HLDG PSN) V1: A) TAXIING, UPON TWR INSTRUCTION, FROM TWY 'T' TO IHP V1 WHERE AIRCRAFT MUST STOP AND WAIT FOR FOLLOW-ME CAR BEFORE CONTINUING TAXIING OPERATIONS B) TAXIING, WITH COMPULSORY FOLLOW-ME CAR GUIDANCE, FROM IHP V1 TO ASSIGNED AIRCRAFT STAND/START POINT, OR TO REFUELLING POSITION ON APRON EAST SIDE 6) OPERATIONS ALLOWED ON APRON 4 FOR DEPARTING AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTERS DEPARTING AIRCRAFT FROM APRON 4 ARE ALLOWED TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS WITH COMPULSORY ASSISTANCE OF FOLLOW-ME CAR AND MARSHALLER: A) START UP: START-UP OPERATIONS FOR AIRCRAFT ON APRON 4 CAN BE PERFORMED ONLY AFTER APRON COORDINATOR HAS CARRIED OUT PROPER CHECKS RELATED TO NECESSARY SAFETY CONDITIONS (AIRCRAFT STAND/START-UP AREA/JET BLAST AREA CLEAR OF AIRCRAFT, MEN, EQUIPMENT AND OBSTACLES). START-UP OPERATIONS ON APRON 4 ARE ALLOWED ONLY ON FOLLOWING AREAS: -AIRCRAFT STANDS FROM 401 TO 404 -START POINTS V3 AND V4 -REFUELLING POSITION START-UP ON APRON 4 FOR IFR FLIGHTS IS ALLOWED ONLY UPON TWR AUTH B) TAXIING: TAXIING OPERATIONS OF DEPARTING AIRCRAFT FROM APRON 4 CAN BE PERFORMED ONLY WITH COMPULSORY FOLLOW-ME CAR ASSISTANCE ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: - AFTER START-UP, IFR AND VFR FLIGHTS WILL REPORT 'READY FOR TAXI' TO THE TWR-IF NO ARRIVING AIRCRAFT IS PROCEEDING TO APRON 4, TWR WILL INSTRUCT DEPARTING AIRCRAFT TO TAXI TO IHP V1 AND WILL INFORM FOLLOW-ME CAR BY RADIO - AFTER REACHING IHP V1 WITH FOLLOW-ME CAR GUIDANCE, AIRCRAFT MUST STOP AND REPORT POSITION TO THE TWR WAITING FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS - AFTER LEADING AIRCRAFT TO IHP V1, FOLLOW-ME CAR WILL TURN OFF FLASHING LIGHTS AND WILL CLEAR AIRCRAFT STAND TAXILANE 'TV' ENTERING THE SERVICE ROAD ON HIS LEFT SIDE 7) GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT REFUELLING FUEL TRUCK CIRCULATION IS NOT ALLOWED ON APRON 4. REFUELLING ON APRON 4 ALLOWED ONLY BY FIXED FACILITY, ONLY JET A1 FUEL AVAILABLE HR 0500-2100 (0400-2000). REFUELLING WITH TRUCK-SERVICE ADMITTED ONLY ON APRON 1, 2 AND 3 (STAND REQUEST, ON APRON 1, 2 AND 3 TO BE COORDINATED BY CARRIER WITH HANDLING AGENT). AVGAS-100LL AVAILABLE HR 0700-1900 (0600-1800) TAXIING TO AVGAS FIXED FACILITY ALLOWED ONLY WITH COMPULSORY FOLLOW- ME GUIDANCE ON AIRCRAFT STAND TAXILANE N (APRON 2). AIRCRAFT WHICH NEED AVGAS-100LL MUST FORWARD SPECIFIC REQUEST TO HANDLER BEFORE ARRIVAL. 8) ENGINE RUN-UPS AND USE OF APU ENGINE RUN-UPS ON APRON 4 ARE ALLOWED ACCORDING TO PROCEDURE REPORTED IN AD 2 LIPE, ITEM 21 NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES, SUBITEM 3 GROUND RESTRICTIONS, PARAGRAPH 3.3. HELICOPTERS WHICH NEED TO PERFORM ENGINE RUN-UPS MUST BE LOCATED IN NE CORNER OF THE APRON 4 AND OPERATION AREA MUST BE PROPERLY SIGNALLED BY APRON COORDINATOR. 9) OPERATIONS NOT ADMITTED FOLLOWING OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED ON APRON 4 AND ON AIRCRAFT STAND TAXILANE 'V': A) SKIDDED HELICOPTERS OPERATIONS B) HOVERING AND AIR TAXI OPERATIONS AIRPLANES AND HELICOPTERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO STOP ON AREAS ADJACENT TO APRON 4 10) PASSENGERS EMBARKING/DISEMBARKING OPERATIONS PASSENGERS EMBARKING/DISEMBARKING FROM/TO AIRPLANES WITH ENGINES RUNNING ARE NOT ALLOWED. PASSENGERS EMBARKING/DISEMBARKING FROM/TO HELICOPTERS WITH ROTORS TURNING ARE ALLOWED, PROVIDED THAT HANDLER OR CREW MEMBERS, PROPERLY TRAINED FOR SUCH DUTY, ARE ABLE TO ESCORT PASSENGERS AND TO ENSURE INDICATIONS, IN ORDER TO REACH A SAFE AREA AFTER DISEMBARKING OR TO BOARD SAFELY THE HELICOPTER WITH THE ROTORS TURNING. PASSENGER ESCORT TO/FROM TERMINAL MUST BE PERFORMED POSSIBLY USING MINI-VAN PROVIDED BY THE HANDLER. ALTERNATIVELY, ESCORT OF PASSENGERS WALKING TO/FROM TERMINAL IS ALLOWED, PROVIDED THAT HANDLER HAS VERIFIED SAFETY CONDITIONS ON THE APRON AND PASSENGERS ARE ESCORTED BY HANDLING PERSONNEL REF AIP AD 2 LIPE 1-17 'LOCAL AERODROME REGULATIONS'