Chios airport

Chios "Omiros" airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	LGHI
IATA code	JKH
Coordinates	38 ° 20 '36 "  N , 26 ° 8' 26"  E Coordinates: 38 ° 20 '36 "  N , 26 ° 8' 26"  E
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
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

Commons : Chios Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} AIR TRAFFIC STATISTICS 2019. In: ypa.gr. Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, accessed June 8, 2020 .