History

The First Airfield in Drama was built in 1916 during the Second Bulgarian occupation for war purposes by the 21-year-old German lieutenant Rudolf von Eschwege (pictured number 8). The photo was taken in the building on Perdika Street in Drama, where their staff barracks and the club of the German aviators were located. The airport was built in the Arkadikos area in Drama where the Pavlidis refrigerators are located, which until recent years called the area "airport". 

Draminos is the first hang glider. The newspaper "MACEDONIA" and two more clippings refer to the effort of a 13-year-old young man from Drami named Theodoros Mastoridis who made a wing out of fabric and took off from a height of 40 meters and landed normally at a distance of 50 meters.

They built a rough plank ramp at the end of the Korylovo field where the road to the aerials and the paraglider take off begins. The first flight from Korylovo, Drama, took place in 1985, by Georgios Tsitsimakas of Thessaloniki, with a hang glider of his own construction called "Atlas". At the same time, it is reported that a hang glider was taken off in the area of Ptelea by a German immigrant originally from Ptelea who was also involved in the design of paragliders.

On November 22, 1990, the second flight from Korylovos takes place. The take-off takes place 30 meters after the Korylovu stadium from the slope of the road, just below the radio and television antennas.

Takeoff of Korylovos. 

In the same year there is a meeting with air athletes from Serres, Kavala and Thassos.
In the same year, several athletes of the club visited the various championships that were held in different regions of Greece.

On June 15, 1991, at the 2nd meeting of the Panhellenic championship held in Nymphaeum, Florina, the aerialists Christianopoulos Antonis and Sidiropoulos Christos took the 6th and 7th positions in the B category.

After the actions of the "Drama Aeolos Hang-gliding Association" and specifically by the members Ioannidis Ioannis and Konstantinidis Christos, the Municipality of Drama with the Mayor of Drama Tzimas Margaritis  and the  deputy mayor of technical services, Mr. Tsalta Georgios, built the southern takeoff of Korylovos.

Hang Glider pilot  Konstantidis Christos.

On May 14, 1995, at the Panhellenic Serres Hang Gliding Cup, the athlete Ioannidis Ioannis took second place in the B category.

The first organized nucleus of paragliders is created in Xiropotamos. In photo 1 Voultsios Angelos. 2 Ioannidis Ioannis. 3 Vlatitsis Konstantinos. 4 Bulgouris Giorgos. 5 Vultsios Athanasios. 6 Pindonis Nikos.

«AIOLEIA 1997». The first games held in the community of Petrousa with the undivided help of the residents and the cultural association, at the Kedros Petrousa, and Pirgi.

"AIOLEIA 99". On June 19, 1999, the Panhellenic Paragliding Championship "AEOLIA 1999" is organized in the Prefecture of Drama at the Kedros Petrousa Towers take-off. The letter logo for "Aeolia 99". 42 Athletes from all over Greece and abroad took part. Stavropoulos Evangelos, Sanozidis Mousis and Melios Ioannis participated from Drama. In the photo at the take-off of the Petrousa Towers with numbering, No. 1 Mayor of Prosotsani Makris Georgios. 2 Ioannidis Ioannis, president of the Drama Air Sports Club. 3 Paliatsos Anestis Race Director. 4 Kakoulidis Savvas paragliding instructor. 5 Vultsios Aggelos. 6 Pindonis Nikos. 7 Voultsios Athanasios 8 Bulgouris Giorgos. 9 Stavropoulos Evangelos.

The parallel history of ultralight engines

The first three-axle ultralight YPAM (Ultralight Air Sports Machines) appear.

from 2000 and the creation of the Aeroclub of Drama with its headquarters in Agios Athanasios of Drama until the incorporation of the club into the Aeroclub of Aeolos of Drama which took place in 2010.

A group of motorized eagles appears in the area of Agios Athanasios.

Before 2002 there was a nucleus with motorized eagles operating in the area of Drama. In 2000 they formed a company and in 2002 they created the "Drama Aeroclub" based in Agios Athanasios.

Asphalting of the road to the southern takeoff of Korylovou.
Opening and formation of the eastern takeoff of Korylovou.

Another aero club is formed with the "Drama Aero Club" based in Agios Athanasios, Drama, with Angelos Kursioumis as President and Akritidis Athanasios as Secretary. Ilias Skonidis, Stavros Tsigaloglou, Konos Karatziotis and others are participating.

The owner of an ultralight is Tsigaloglou Stavrou. (On November 16, 2021, he crashed near the community of Amygdali Larisi. He lost his life in this accident).

27 May 2003

IKAROS statue was in the north  ring road. From left Argyris Spiridakis, Zachariadis Pavlos, Ioannidis Yannis, Dimitrios Anthimidis. 

The statue was uncharitably transported with the crane of Byros Giannis

Ultralight is jointly owned by A. Koursiumi and A. Akritidis. The Aeroclub from 2003 to 2008 participated in all the Panhellenic Ultralight Games.

Paraglider landing extension projects.

International Aiolia 2005.

Aeolia 2007 brothers Valich special guests.

Concession by the Army for the use of the Panorama airport.

At the urging of the president of the "Aeolos Drama Aeroclub" Ioannidis Yiannis and at the request of the secretary Akritidis A. of the local airport club, the then Minister of Macedonia Thrace Margaritis Tzimas financed the start of infrastructure for the construction of an asphalt runway 350 meters long and wide 14 meters. With this funding, the base of the airstrip was created with sand and gravel. The asphalt was completed by the Prefecture of Drama by the then Prefect Evmoiridis Konstantinos. For the completion of the project, grounding and paving of the runway.

PWC "Pre World Cup" 200825 – 28 June 2008. and  International Paragliding Competition "AEOLEIA 2008". Over 155 athletes took part in this competition which established the region as a center of international competition. Competition invitation and foreign athlete entry fee.

Officials The Meet Director of this competition is Mr Nikos Karidis with the following key persons.  Ioanidis Yannis Deputy Director, Anestis Paliatsos Scoring, Iordanidis Dimitrios Task Committee & Safety coordinator,  Karakatsianis Antonis Rescue Team coordinator.

Association of radio amateurs of Drama.
The Petroussa cultural association and the residents of Petroussa.

The worldwide success and visibility of the competitions is due to the responsible and voluntary work of our Aero Club members.
The members who worked selflessly are the following: Alexandridis Yiannis, Gioranidis Lazaros, Kiosoglidis Dimitris, Orphanidis Athanasios, Spyroglou Dimitris, general duties. 
Zachariadis Pavlos in charge of take-off. Nikolaidis Pavlos, Tassios Yiannis driver. 
Tsiklakidou Spyridoula secretary. 

Aiolia 2009 was canceled due to storms.

The "Air Club of Drama" based in Agios Athanasios, following the wishes of its members and an application, requests it to merge with the "Air Club Aeolos of Drama". The application is accepted and is included in the our club  "Air club Aeolos of Drama".

"XC WARMUP 2012". Paraglider and hang glider distance races. "The battle" of paragliders versus hang gliders.

March 31 – April 1, 2012. Petrousa Drama. The party will take place in the landing area at 03:00 pm.

International paragliding distance race "2014 DRAMA CUP XC OPEN" (FAI cat.2) Korylovos June 20-21-22, 2014. 

June 11-12 Paragliding Exams. (Parapente) and the Glider.

Precision paragliding competitions (FAI cat 2 OPEN) November 5, 2016 Korylovos Drama

The AEOLOS DRAMAS Aeroclub presented to the primary school of Xiropotamos Drama as part of the project "WIND GAMES" the possibility of free flight and devices for free flight such as the Paraglider.