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ADApron Operations

Bologna Apron 4 general aviation operations are subject to special procedures and handling requirements.

2026-05-02 15:10 - 2026-07-30 22:00
Duration:LONG3 months EST

Period of Applicability

2026-05-02 15:10 - 2026-07-30 22:00

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Interpretation

Provisions for general aviation aircraft at Bologna aerodrome are temporarily changed. Apron 4 is designated for general aviation flights and is subject to special regulation. Apron coordination services, including stand assignment, follow-me and marshalling, and Jet A1 refuelling, are available during duty hours 0500-2100 (0400-2000). General aviation operations are subject to PPR, arriving flights must call handler frequency at least 20 minutes before ETA, and TAG provides handling services daily 0500-2100 (0400-2000) or H24 by agreement. Apron 4 and stand taxilane V are not visible from the control tower, follow-me and marshalling are compulsory, taxiing must be at minimum engine power, and use is limited to aircraft up to ICAO Code C and wheeled helicopters with overall width not exceeding 12.75 m, with additional safety verification required for larger aircraft or helicopters.

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A2093/26 NOTAMR A0614/26  Q) LIMM/QFAXX/IV/NBO/A /000/999/4432N01118E005  A) LIPE B) 2605021510 C) 2607302200EST E) PROVISIONS FOR GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT TEMPORARILY CHG AS FLW:  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) BELOW  C) ARRIVING FLIGHTS MUST CALL HANDLER FREQUENCY AT LEAST 20 MINUTES  BEFORE ETA FOR COMPULSORY GROUND HANDLING SERVICE  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 +390516418901/+390516418902,  FAX +390516418909, E-MAIL: OPERATIONS(AT)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 12.75M. 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  F) 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 'V1' 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).  F) START-UP WITH MARSHALLER ASSISTANCE 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 '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 4 EAST SIDE  RMK:  -DURING LVP CONDITIONS, WHEN RVR MEASURED AT LEAST IN ONE OF  AVAILABLE TRANSMISSOMETERS IS BELOW 400M, TAXIING OPERATIONS ON TWY  'T' OF ARRIVING AIRCRAFT PROCEEDING TO APRON 4, WILL BE ASSISTED BY  APT OPERATOR FOLLOW-ME CAR UP TO IHP 'V1', WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WILL  STOP, WAITING FOR APRON 4 COORDINATOR (TAG) FOLLOW-ME CAR.  - DURING LVP CONDITIONS, WHEN RVR MEASURED AT LEAST IN ONE OF  AVAILABLE TRANSMISSOMETERS IS BELOW 400M, AFTER LEADING AIRCRAFT TO  IHP 'V1', APT OPERATOR FOLLOW-ME CAR WILL STOP WAITING TO BE RELIEVED  BY APRON 4 COORDINATOR (TAG) FOLLOW-ME CAR TAG (NORMALLY WAITING ON  LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT STAND TAXILANE 'V').  - AFTER BEING RELIEVED BY APRON COORDINATOR FOLLOW-ME CAR TAG, APT  OPERATOR FOLLOW-ME CAR WILL TURN OFF FLASHING LIGHTS AND WILL CLEAR  AIRCRAFT STAND TAXILANE 'V' ON HIS LEFT SIDE.  6) OPERATIONS ALLOWED ON APRON 4 FOR DEPARTING AIRCRAFT AND  HELICOPTERS  AIRCRAFT DEPARTING 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 ALLOWED ONLY ON FOLLOWING AREAS:  - AIRCRAFT STANDS  - START POINTS 'V3' AND 'V4'  - REFUELLING POSITION  RMK: START-UP ON APRON 4 FOR IFR FLIGHTS 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 'V'  7) GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT REFUELLING  - FUEL TRUCK CIRCULATION 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 ALLOWED ONLY ON APRON 1 AND 2 (STAND  REQUEST, ON APRON 1 AND 2, TO BE PREVIOUSLY COORDINATED BY CARRIER  WITH HANDLING AGENT). - AVGAS 100LL NOT AVAILABLE  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.  - 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 ISALLOWED, PROVIDED THAT HANDLER  HAS VERIFIED SAFETY CONDITIONS ONTHE APRON AND PASSENGERS ARE  ESCORTED BY HANDLING PERSONNEL.  REF AIP AD 2 LIPE 1-17
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