Samos airport
Samos Aristarchos Airport of Samos Αερολιμένας Σάμου Ἀρίσταρχος ο Σάμιος |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | LGSM |
IATA code | SMI |
Coordinates | |
Height above MSL | 6 m (20 ft ) |
Transport links | |
Distance from the city center | 4 km west of Pythagorio |
Local transport | bus |
Basic data | |
opening | 1963 |
operator | Fraport Greece |
Terminals | 1 |
Passengers | 479,975 (2019) |
Air freight | 227 t (2019) |
Flight movements |
6,274 (2019) |
Capacity ( PAX per year) |
500,000 |
Start-and runway | |
09/27 | 2044 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" ( IATA code : SMI , ICAO code : LGSM ; also Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" ; Greek Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σάμου "Αρίσταρχος ο Σάμιος" Kratikos Aerolimenas Samou "Aristarchos o Samios" ) is the international airport of the Greek island of Samos . The airport is named after the ancient astronomer and mathematician Aristarchus of Samos .
location
The airport is located near the south coast in the area of the village of Chora about 2 kilometers west of Pythagorio . The coastal settlement of Potokaki is immediately south. The distance to the city of Samos is almost 16 kilometers by road, mostly on the Vathy - Chora road (Επαρχιακή Οδός Βαθιού - Χώρας).
Airlines and Destinations
Especially in the summer months there is increased scheduled and charter air traffic due to the high number of tourists visiting. Many national (especially Athens ) and European destinations are served from here. On scheduled flights, Samos is served by Olympic Air , Aegean Airlines , Astra Airlines and Sky Express .
terminal
A new, modern terminal was built in 2001 and inaugurated in 2003. This now has ten check-in counters and four gates on 8850 m² (as of September 10, 2012).
Military operation
In addition to the scheduled flight operations, the American and Greek military (in the picture below a transport machine of the Greek Air Force) practice so-called touch-and-go approaches with mostly 4-engine propeller machines .
particularities
- The runway measures only 2044 meters, making it one of the shortest at commercial airports in Europe. The short runway and the rather complicated landing approach (the airport is flown past from the direction of the sea, then about 135 ° right-hand bend along the chain of hills with landing in the direction of the sea) represent a challenge for many pilots.
- Two fire-fighting planes are stationed at the airport .
Incidents
By March 2017, there was an accident with the total loss of the aircraft in which 34 people were killed:
On August 3, 1989, a Short 330-200 of Olympic Aviation ( aircraft registration SX-BGE ) flew on the approach to Samos airport against the 1430 m high mountain Kerkis, 25 km away. The machine was flown according to visual flight rules , although the area around the airport was clouded. All 31 passengers and three crew members were killed.
photos
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Information on the website of Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Air Traffic Statistics. SMI-Airport.gr, accessed on June 8, 2020 (English).
- ↑ AIR TRAFFIC STATISTICS 2019. In: ypa.gr. Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, accessed June 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Sky Express | We're Islanders: Sky Express | Πτήσεις εσωτερικού | ERA Silver Award 2014/15. Retrieved October 23, 2018 (el-GR).
- ↑ Video of the approach to Samos-Aristarchus
- ↑ Accident statistics at Samos Airport , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 22, 2017.
- ^ Accident report Short 330 SX-BGE , Aviation Safety Network (English) , accessed on November 5, 2015