Limnos Airport

Limnos International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	LGLM
IATA code	LXS
Coordinates	39 ° 55 '2 "  N , 25 ° 14' 11"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 55 '2 "  N , 25 ° 14' 11"  E
Height above MSL	5 m (16  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	15 km east of Myrina
Street	Epar. Od. Livadochoriou-Karpasio
Basic data
opening	1959
operator	HCAA
Terminals	1
Passengers	110,855 (2019)
Air freight	140 t (2019)
Flight movements	2,900 (2019)
Start-and runway
04R / 22L	3016 m × 45 m asphalt

The Limnos Airport (alternatively Lemnos airport or Ifestos Airport , Greek Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λήμνου ; IATA code : LXS , ICAO code : LGLM ) is an international airport on the island of Limnos in the East of Greece . It is located about 1 km south of Karpasi and 15 km east of the administrative center of Myrina. The airport is operated by the Greek Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority , or HCAA for short. The airport has a 3016 m long runway with the 04R / 22L orientation. In 2015 almost 100,000 passengers used the airport.

Destinations

The following destinations are served by Limnos Airport. The destinations that are served seasonally are mostly served in the summer months between May and October:

airline	Destination
Astra Airlines	Ikaria , Thessaloniki
Olympic Air	Athens
Aegean Airlines	seasonal : Athens
Sky Express	Chios , Heraklion , Mytilini , Rhodes , Samos , Thessaloniki
SmartWings (carried out by Travel Service )	Prague
Vueling	seasonal : Rome-Fiumicino

Individual evidence

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