List of airports in Greece
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This is a list of airports in Greece, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. It has land borders with Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of mainland Greece, the Ionian Sea to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
Greece is divided into 13 regions (the official regional administrative divisions), including nine on the mainland and four island groups. The regions are further subdivided into 74 regional units. The country has many islands (approximately 1,400, of which 227 are inhabited), including Crete, the Dodecanese, the Cyclades and the Ionian Islands among others.
Airports
ICAO location identifiers link to airport's page at Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.
City served / Location | Region | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Coordinates |
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International airports | |||||
Alexandroupoli | East Macedonia and Thrace | LGAL | AXD | Alexandroupolis International Airport "Democritus" | 40°51′21″N 25°57′23″E / 40.855869°N 25.956264°E / 40.855869; 25.956264 (LGAL) |
Athens / Spata | Attica | LGAV | ATH | Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" | 37°56′11″N 23°56′50″E / 37.936389°N 23.947222°E / 37.936389; 23.947222 (LGAV) |
Chania (Souda) | Crete | LGSA | CHQ | Chania International Airport "Ioannis Daskalogiannis" | 35°31′54″N 24°08′59″E / 35.531667°N 24.149722°E / 35.531667; 24.149722 (LGSA) |
Corfu (Kerkira) | Ionian Islands | LGKR | CFU | Corfu Island International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" | 39°36′07″N 19°54′42″E / 39.601944°N 19.911667°E / 39.601944; 19.911667 (LGKR) |
Heraklion | Crete | LGIR | HER | Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" | 35°20′23″N 25°10′49″E / 35.339722°N 25.180278°E / 35.339722; 25.180278 (LGIR) |
Kalamata | Peloponnese | LGKL | KLX | Kalamata International Airport "Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos" | 37°04′06″N 22°01′32″E / 37.068333°N 22.025556°E / 37.068333; 22.025556 (LGIR) |
Kavala / Chrysoupoli | East Macedonia and Thrace | LGKV | KVA | Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" | 40°54′48″N 24°37′09″E / 40.913333°N 24.619167°E / 40.913333; 24.619167 (LGKV) |
Kefalonia | Ionian Islands | LGKF | EFL | Kefalonia Island International Airport "Anna Pollatou" | 38°07′12″N 20°30′01″E / 38.12°N 20.500278°E / 38.12; 20.500278 (LGKF) |
Kos | Dodecanese | LGKO | KGS | Kos Island International Airport "Hippocrates" | 36°47′36″N 27°05′30″E / 36.793336°N 27.091667°E / 36.793336; 27.091667 (LGKO) |
Lemnos | North Aegean | LGLM | LXS | Lemnos Island International Airport "Hephaestus" | 39°55′01″N 25°14′11″E / 39.917072°N 25.236308°E / 39.917072; 25.236308 (LGLM) |
Mytilene, Lesbos | North Aegean | LGMT | MJT | Mytilene Island International Airport "Odysseas Elitis" | 39°03′24″N 26°35′58″E / 39.0567°N 26.5994°E / 39.0567; 26.5994 (LGMT) |
Rhodes | Dodecanese | LGRP | RHO | Rhodes Island International Airport "Diagoras" | 36°24′20″N 28°05′10″E / 36.405419°N 28.086192°E / 36.405419; 28.086192 (LGRP) |
Samos | North Aegean | LGSM | SMI | Samos Island International Airport "Aristarchus of Samos" | 37°41′21″N 26°54′42″E / 37.6891°N 26.9116°E / 37.6891; 26.9116 (LGSM) |
Skiathos | Thessaly | LGSK | JSI | Skiathos Island International Airport "Alexandros Papadiamantis" | 39°10′39″N 23°30′13″E / 39.1775°N 23.503675°E / 39.1775; 23.503675 (LGSK)
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Thessaloniki / Mikra | Central Macedonia | LGTS | SKG | Thessaloniki International Airport "Macedonia" | 40°31′11″N 22°58′15″E / 40.519722°N 22.970833°E / 40.519722; 22.970833 (LGTS) |
Zakynthos | Ionian Islands | LGZA | ZTH | Zakynthos Island International Airport "Dionisios Solomos" | 37°45′03″N 20°53′03″E / 37.750833°N 20.884167°E / 37.750833; 20.884167 (LGZA) |
National airports | |||||
Astypalaia | South Aegean | LGPL | JTY | Astypalaia Island National Airport "Panaghia" | 36°34′45″N 26°22′32″E / 36.5793°N 26.3756°E / 36.5793; 26.3756 (LGPL) |
Chios | North Aegean | LGHI | JKH | Chios Island National Airport "Homer" | 38°20′35″N 26°08′26″E / 38.343056°N 26.140556°E / 38.343056; 26.140556 (LGHI) |
Ikaria | North Aegean | LGIK | JIK | Ikaria Island National Airport "Icarus" | 37°40′58″N 26°20′49″E / 37.682717°N 26.347061°E / 37.682717; 26.347061 (LGIK) |
Ioannina | Epirus | LGIO | IOA | Ioannina National Airport "King Pyrrhus" | 39°41′47″N 20°49′21″E / 39.696389°N 20.8225°E / 39.696389; 20.8225 (LGIO) |
Kalymnos | South Aegean | LGKY | JKL | Kalymnos Island National Airport "Pothaea" | 36°57′48″N 26°56′26″E / 36.963333°N 26.940556°E / 36.963333; 26.940556 (LGKY) |
Karpathos | South Aegean | LGKP | AOK | Karpathos Island National Airport "Ammopi" | 35°25′14″N 27°08′48″E / 35.420556°N 27.146667°E / 35.420556; 27.146667 (LGKP) |
Kastoria | West Macedonia | LGKA | KSO | Kastoria National Airport "Aristotle" | 40°26′50″N 21°16′46″E / 40.4471°N 21.2794°E / 40.4471; 21.2794 (LGKA) |
Kozani | West Macedonia | LGKZ | KZI | Kozani National Airport "Philip" | 40°17′10″N 21°50′27″E / 40.286111°N 21.840833°E / 40.286111; 21.840833 (LGKZ) |
Kithira | Attica | LGKC | KIT | Kithira Island National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" | 36°16′27″N 23°01′01″E / 36.274258°N 23.016978°E / 36.274258; 23.016978 (LGKC) |
Milos | South Aegean | LGML | MLO | Milos Island National Airport "Aphrodite" | 36°41′49″N 24°28′37″E / 36.6969°N 24.4769°E / 36.6969; 24.4769 (LGML) |
Mykonos | South Aegean | LGMK | JMK | Mykonos Island National Airport "Dilos" | 37°26′06″N 25°20′53″E / 37.435128°N 25.348103°E / 37.435128; 25.348103 (LGMK) |
Naxos | South Aegean | LGNX | JNX | Naxos Island National Airport "Apollon" | 37°04′52″N 25°22′05″E / 37.081072°N 25.368158°E / 37.081072; 25.368158 (LGNX) |
Paros | South Aegean | LGPA | PAS | Paros Island National Airport "Panteleou Paros Airport" | 37°01′15″N 25°06′47″E / 37.020833°N 25.113056°E / 37.020833; 25.113056 (LGPA) |
Patras / Araxos | West Greece | LGRX | GPA | Araxos National Airport "Agamemnon" | 38°09′04″N 21°25′32″E / 38.151111°N 21.425556°E / 38.151111; 21.425556 (LGRX) |
Preveza, Lefkada (Aktio) | Ionian Islands | LGPZ | PVK | Aktion National Airport (Lefkada Airport) | 38°55′32″N 20°45′55″E / 38.925556°N 20.765278°E / 38.925556; 20.765278 (LGPZ) |
Santorini (Thira) | South Aegean | LGSR | JTR | Santorini (Thira) Island National Airport "Zefiros" | 36°23′57″N 25°28′46″E / 36.399169°N 25.479333°E / 36.399169; 25.479333 (LGSR) |
Skyros | Central Greece | LGSY | SKU | Skyros Island National Airport "Aegean" | 38°58′03″N 24°29′14″E / 38.9675°N 24.487222°E / 38.9675; 24.487222 (LGSY) |
Syros | South Aegean | LGSO | JSY | Syros Island National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" | 37°25′22″N 24°56′59″E / 37.4229°N 24.9498°E / 37.4229; 24.9498 (LGSO) |
Volos / Nea Anchialos | Thessaly | LGBL | VOL | Nea Anchialos National Airport (Volos Central Greece Airport) | 39°13′10″N 22°47′39″E / 39.219444°N 22.794167°E / 39.219444; 22.794167 (LGBL) |
Other public use airports | |||||
Kasos (Kassos) | South Aegean | LGKS | KSJ | Kassos Island Public Airport "Agia Marina" | 35°25′17″N 26°54′36″E / 35.421358°N 26.910047°E / 35.421358; 26.910047 (LGKS) |
Kastelorizo (Megisti) | South Aegean | LGKJ | KZS | Kastelorizo Island Public Airport "Megisti" | 36°08′30″N 29°34′35″E / 36.14167°N 29.576376°E / 36.14167; 29.576376 (LGKJ) |
Karditsa | Thessaly | - | - | Karditsa Myrina Airfield "Mirina" | 39°24′26″N 21°59′44″E / 39.4073°N 21.9956°E / 39.4073; 21.9956 (Karditsa) |
Leros | South Aegean | LGLE | LRS | Leros Island Public Airport "Dodekanisos" | 37°11′05″N 26°48′01″E / 37.184722°N 26.800278°E / 37.184722; 26.800278 (LGLE) |
Megara | Attica | LGMG | --- | Megara General Aviation Airport | 37°58′52″N 23°21′57″E / 37.9812°N 23.3659°E / 37.9812; 23.3659 (LGMG) |
Messolonghi | Aetolia-Acarnania | - | - | Messologi Airfield | 38°21′24″N 21°28′49″E / 38.3568°N 21.4802°E / 38.3568; 21.4802 (Messolonghi) |
Sitia | Crete | LGST | JSH | Sitia Public Airport "Vitsentzos Kornaros" | 35°12′58″N 26°06′05″E / 35.216108°N 26.101325°E / 35.216108; 26.101325 (LGST) |
Military airports | |||||
Agrinio | West Greece | LGAG | AGQ | Agrinio Airport (now military) | 38°36′07″N 21°21′00″E / 38.6020°N 21.3499°E / 38.6020; 21.3499 (LGAG) |
Alexandreia | Central Macedonia | LGAX | --- | Alexandria Airport | 40°39′04″N 22°29′19″E / 40.6511°N 22.4885°E / 40.6511; 22.4885 (LGAX) |
Amigdaleon, Kavala | Central Macedonia | LGKM | --- | Amigdaleon Airport | 40°58′24″N 24°20′28″E / 40.9732°N 24.3411°E / 40.9732; 24.3411 (LGKM) |
Andravida | West Greece | LGAD | PYR | Andravida Airport | 37°55′11″N 21°17′32″E / 37.9198°N 21.2922°E / 37.9198; 21.2922 (LGAD) |
Elefsina | Attica | LGEL | --- | Elefsina Airport | 38°03′53″N 23°33′20″E / 38.0646°N 23.5556°E / 38.0646; 23.5556 (LGEL) |
Larissa | Thessaly | LGLR | LRA | Larissa National Airport "Thessaly" (public until 1997, now military) | 39°39′00″N 22°27′46″E / 39.6501°N 22.4628°E / 39.6501; 22.4628 (LGLR) |
Marathon (Marathonas) | Attica | LGKN | --- | Kotroni Airport | 38°08′15″N 23°57′06″E / 38.1374°N 23.9518°E / 38.1374; 23.9518 (LGKN) |
Maritsa, Rhodes | South Aegean | LGRD | --- | Rhodes Maritsa Airport (public until 1977, now military) | 36°23′04″N 28°07′04″E / 36.3844°N 28.1177°E / 36.3844; 28.1177 (LGRD) |
Tanagra | Central Greece | LGTG | --- | Tanagra Air Base | 38°20′23″N 23°33′54″E / 38.3396°N 23.5651°E / 38.3396; 23.5651 (LGTG) |
Tatoi, Decelea | Attica | LGTT | --- | Tatoi Airport | 38°06′31″N 23°47′01″E / 38.1085°N 23.7835°E / 38.1085; 23.7835 (LGTT) |
Tripoli | Peloponnese | LGTP | --- | Tripoli Airport | 37°31′50″N 22°24′13″E / 37.5306°N 22.4035°E / 37.5306; 22.4035 (LGTP) |
Closed airports | |||||
Athens, Hellinikon | Attica | LGAT | Ellinikon International Airport (closed in 2001) | ||
Epitalio, Greece | West Greece | LGEP | --- | Epitalio Airport | |
Kalamata | Peloponnese | Triodos Airport (closed in 1970) | |||
Porto Cheli | Peloponnese | LGHL | PKH | Porto Cheli Airport (privately owned, closed in 2008) | |
Sedes, Thessaloniki | Central Macedonia | LGSD | --- | Sedes Airport | |
Sparti | Peloponnese | LGSP | SPJ | Sparti Airport | |
Stefanovikio | Thessaly | LGSV | --- | Stefanovikio Airport | |
Planned airports | |||||
Kastelli, Heraklion | Crete | LGTL | HER | Heraklion-Kastelli International Airport (opening in 2025) | 35°11′27″N 25°19′35″E / 35.1907°N 25.3264°E / 35.1907; 25.3264 (LGTL) |
See also
- List of airports by ICAO code: L#LG – Greece
- List of the busiest airports in Greece
- Transport in Greece
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Europe#Greece
- {{Airports in Greece}}
References
- Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority: AIP[permanent dead link] (Aeronautical Information Publication)
- Greek Airports - Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority website
- Greek Airport Guide at Alexandroupolis Airport website
- (in Greek) Greek Airports at airliners.GR
- Greek Airports
- "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010.
- "IATA Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association.
- "UN Location Codes: Greece". UN/LOCODE 2012-1. UNECE. 14 September 2012. – includes IATA codes
- "Airports in Greece". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013.
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