Nea Anchialos Airport

Nea Anchialos State Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	LGBL
IATA code	VOL
Coordinates	39 ° 13 '11 "  N , 22 ° 47' 40"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 13 '11 "  N , 22 ° 47' 40"  E
Height above MSL	25 m (82  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	19 km south of Volos , Greece
Street	Motorway 1 , National Road 30
Basic data
opening	1991
Passengers	51,839 (2019)
Air freight	0 t (2019)
Flight movements	446 (2019)
Start-and runway
08/26	2759 m × 45 m asphalt

The Nea Anchialos airport ( Greek Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου Kratikos Aerolimenas Neas Anchialou ) is located on the Pagasean Gulf , southwest of Volos in the area of Nea Anchialos . The airport is also used by the Greek Air Force as a military airfield.

Location and transport links

The airport is about 26 kilometers by road from the center of the city of Volos, which is connected by the E75 road. Skiathos Airport is located near Nea Anchialos Airport , and it plays a far more important role in the region's passenger air traffic.

history

The history of the airport began when an air force base was built at the current location during the Second World War. After the war this was retained and expanded. In 1991 the airport was used for civil purposes for the first time after the military airfield had been developed into a commercial airport. The airport was primarily used for charter flights, but there was also a scheduled flight connection to Athens for a while. In 2009, a new passenger building was opened, which has an area of ​​9,000 square meters.

Airlines and Destinations

As of 2012, only the regional airline Sky Express fly to Heraklion on Crete in domestic passenger air traffic . In addition, other European airlines also fly to the airport in charter or scheduled services over the summer. From June 16 to September 22, 2018, Austrian Airlines will fly to the airport from Vienna on Saturdays with an Embraer 195 .

Incidents

• On February 5, 1991, a Lockheed C-130H Hercules of the Greek Air Force (GrAF 748 ) was flown into the Othrys Mountains ( Greece ), 24 kilometers west-southwest of the Volos-Nea Anchialos airport. All 63 occupants, 5 crew members and 58 passengers, were killed in this CFIT ( controlled flight into terrain ).

Web links

• Nea Anchialos Airport (German)
• Web presence of the airport Nea Anchialos (English)
• Airport data from World Aero Data (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} AIR TRAFFIC STATISTICS 2019. In: ypa.gr. Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, accessed June 9, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
3. ↑ pilotsbriefingroom.com to the airport
4. ↑ magnesia-tourism.gr ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ militaryphotos.net on the Greek Air Force
6. ↑ volosairport.gr: about us ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Sky Express flight plan (PDF; 52 kB)
8. ^ Accident report C-130H Hercules GrAF 748 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 8, 2020.