Chios airport
Chios "Omiros" airport | |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | LGHI |
IATA code | JKH |
Coordinates | |
Height above MSL | 5 m (16 ft ) |
Transport links | |
Distance from the city center | 4 km south of Chios |
Street | Kontariou |
Basic data | |
opening | 1969 |
operator | HCAA |
Terminals | 1 |
Passengers | 245,193 (2019) |
Air freight | 223 t (2019) |
Flight movements |
5,360 (2019) |
Start-and runway | |
01/19 | 1511 m × 30 m asphalt |
The Chios Airport (alternatively Chios "Omiros" , Greek Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χίου Όμηρος ; IATA code : JKH , ICAO code : LGHI ) is a national airport on the island of Chios in the eastern part of Greece near the Turkish mainland. It is located about 2 km north of Lefkonia and 4 km south of the eponymous city of Chios . The airport is operated by the Greek Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority , or HCAA for short. The airport has an approx. 1500 m long runway with the orientation 01/19. In 2015 over 190,000 passengers used the airport. The first plane to land at the airport was Olympic Airways Flight 560 (now known as Olympic Air ) from Athens.
Destinations
The following destinations are served by Chios Airport. The destinations that are served seasonally are mostly served between May and October:
airline | Destination |
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Astra Airlines | Athens , Thessaloniki |
Austrian Airlines | seasonal : Vienna |
Aviolet
(operated by AirSerbia ) |
seasonal : Belgrade |
Olympic Air | Athens , Thessaloniki |
Sky Express | Athens , Heraklion , Limnos , Mytilini , Rhodes , Samos , Thessaloniki |
Transavia | seasonal : Amsterdam |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c AIR TRAFFIC STATISTICS 2019. In: ypa.gr. Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, accessed June 8, 2020 .