Karpathos Island National Airport

Karpathos Island National Airport

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καρπάθου
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorHCAA
LocationKarpathos, Greece
Elevation AMSL66 ft / 20 m
Coordinates35°25′14″N 027°08′48″E / 35.42056°N 27.14667°E / 35.42056; 27.14667
Map
AOK is located in Greece
AOK
AOK
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 7,871 2,399 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers267,828
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 5.4%
Aircraft movements3,436
Aircraft movements changeDecrease 1.0%
Source: HCAA[1]

Karpathos Island National Airport[2][3] (IATA: AOK, ICAO: LGKP) is an airport on the island of Karpathos, Greece. The airport first operated in 1970,and it had very limited facilities (a small building of only 500 m2). As of 2023, its buildings cover an area of 12,500 m2.[4] The current airport facilities were constructed between 2005 and 2009. The inauguration of the new airport terminal took place on 25 July 2009.

A bus route directly connects Karpathos Airport and the capital of the island Pigadia.[5] Taxis are also available at the designated waiting area.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Karpathos Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
AeroItalia Seasonal: Bergamo[6]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
Eurowings Seasonal: Graz, Innsbruck (begins 21 May 2024),[7] Salzburg
Finnair Seasonal charter: Helsinki
Marabu Seasonal: Munich[8]
Neos Seasonal: Bergamo, Bologna, Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino, Verona[9]
Olympic Air Athens, Kasos, Rhodes
Sky Express Athens
Seasonal: Heraklion[10]
Smartwings Seasonal: Prague
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam
TUI fly NordicSeasonal charter: Stockholm-Arlanda[11]
Volotea Seasonal: Naples,[12] Venice[13]

Statistics

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annual Statistics". hcaa.gr. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Karpathos International Airport (AOK) – Traveling by airplane to Karpathos island, Greece". Karpathosinfo.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Αεροδρόμιο Καρπάθου". Aerodromio.com.gr. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Expansion of the Air-terminal building of Karpathos National Airport". Intrakat.gr. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Schedule". Karpathosbus.wordpress.com. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Aeroitalia NS23 Network Expansion Revision – 16JAN23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Eurowings NS24 Network Additions – 30NOV23".
  8. ^ "Marabu Airlines Outlines NS23 Network".
  9. ^ "Flight Times". neosair.it/en.
  10. ^ "Increased direct flights to Crete in our summer schedule".
  11. ^ "TUIfly Nordic Adds Stockholm – Karpathos Route in NS23".
  12. ^ "Volotea lancia la Napoli – Karpathos per l'estate 2023". 15 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Volotea S18 new routes as of 29SEP17". Routesonline.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

External links

  • Karpathos Island National Airport
  • Karpathos Airport on Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority website


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