Local familiarisation and airport driving licences

Local familiarisation

Familiarisation and airport driving licences

Procedures for Airside Driving Permits (ADP) by companies for people who habitually drive inside the airport grounds' restricted areas.

Access to the procedure

Access with digital certificate

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PCA application

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Delivery of local familiarisation documentation and AVSAF certificate

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Check process status

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Request copy of electronic file

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Receipt copy request

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Awaiting requests

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Local familiarisation

In which cases documentation must be provided

A record must be delivered that proves having carried out local familiarisation in the following cases:

  • New applications for airport accreditations and airport driving licences.
  • Renewals of airport accreditations and airport driving licenses after more than 3 months of inactivity: the complete local familiarisation must be received once again (record cards + familiarisation practicals + communications practicals, if applicable). This familiarisation will focus on getting to know about possible changes or updates.

Airport driving licences

The ADP is a personal and non-transferable document that identifies the holder, together with their airport identification and their Spanish ID card (DNI).

Who for

For all people who habitually drive inside the Operational Security Aeronautical Area (ZASO).

PCA types

There are three kinds of ADP, depending on the airport zone in which the holder is authorised to drive and if they have use of the aeronautical frequencies, or not.

  • ADP: Permit to drive throughout the ZASO, except in the manoeuvring area and the areas where the use of aeronautical frequencies is required to drive around them.
  • ADP-COM: Permit to drive and use aeronautical frequencies throughout the ZASO, except the manoeuvring area.
  • ADP-AM: Permit to drive and use aeronautical frequencies throughout the ZASO.

Requirements

All ADP holders must have airport accreditation that allows them access to the ZASO, a type B or higher driving licence and an aptitude certificate issued by the holder's operating company.

Furthermore, to obtain the ADP the AVSAF_C certificate issued a Training Organisation (OFA) approved by AESA, must be held and which proves the necessary knowledge about operational security and the Apron Security Regulations (ASR), as well as other know-how as decided by airport management.

To bear in mind

Before obtaining the ADP, the local familiarisation process for each case must have been passed, in accordance with the conditions shown in the next paragraph, which includes the following actions:

  • Receipt of the local familiarisation sheets and carrying out familiarisation practicals, depending on the areas access is requested for.
  • Communications practicals, in the case of the ADP-AM and ADP-COM.

A record must be delivered that proves having carried out local familiarisation in the cases specified in the “local familiarisation” section.

In the case of the ADP-COM, apart from the above, the holder must have passed the training needed to use aeronautical frequencies (COM course, or equivalent) and have received the relevant local familiarisation. In the case of the ADP-AM, the additional requirements consist of having passed the training needed to drive vehicles in the manoeuvring area and use aeronautical frequencies (CAM course, or equivalent) and have received the relevant local familiarisation.

To obtain an ADP-AM from 7 January 2026 at airports certified by Reg. (EU) 139/2014, in addition to the above, English language proficiency requirements must be met with one of the following certificates:

  • Certificate of language proficiency in English issued by an EASA-approved Language Proficiency Assessment Centre.
  • Certificate of aeronautical English, issued by a training entity validated by Aena.

Companies authorised to provide CAM/COM training and the Aeronautical English Course can be consulted in the lists available in the ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION section.

Withdrawal of the airport accreditation that allows access to apron shall mean automatic cancellation of the ADP.

Each airport manages their ADPs and these are only valid in the airport where they are issued. Although the generic training is common to all airports on the network, the local training must be passed at each airport to obtain airport accreditation and an ADP.

Information on payment of fees

You can proceed to the payment of the fees for applications made from this portal (provided you are not an exempt company) through the usual channels:

  • On-line: through the payment portals of the different airports by clicking here..
  • Or through the other means available at each airport (counters, machines, etc.).

Who can request it

Applications must be made by one sole representative of the airline, assistance or self-assistance agent, airport concession holder or services company installed in the airport, which shall accept responsibility for the accuracy of the data provided.

In the case of drivers who work for several companies, one application must be filed and a new ADP card issued to the driver for each one of the companies.

New and renewed ADP cards may be requested, as well as duplicates due to loss and any other modification of the ADP data.

Contact

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