Santorini (Thira) International Airport

Santorini International Airport
Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σαντορίνης
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Greek State
Operator Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
Location Kamari
Elevation AMSL 127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates 36°23′57.01″N 25°28′45.60″E / 36.3991694°N 25.4793333°E / 36.3991694; 25.4793333Coordinates: 36°23′57.01″N 25°28′45.60″E / 36.3991694°N 25.4793333°E / 36.3991694; 25.4793333
Website Santorini Airport
Map
JTR
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16L/34R 6,972 2,125 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 1,928,295
Passenger traffic change Increase 13.0%
Aircraft movements 17,031
Aircraft movements change Increase 20.9%
Runway[1] Statistics[2]

Santorini (Thira) International Airport is an airport in Santorini/Thira, Greece (IATA: JTR, ICAO: LGSR), located north of the village of Kamari. The airport serves both as a military and as a civil airport. With its relatively small apron, as of 2018 the airport is only able to serve up to 6 civilian planes at the same time. Santorini is one of the few Cyclades Islands with a major airport. The tower (freq. 118.05) also serves as the approach / departure frequency.

The airport is located about 6 km southeast of the centre of the city of Thira. The main asphalt runway (16L-34R) is 6972 feet/2125m in length. The parallel taxiway was built to runway specification and is labeled 16R-34L. The airfield can accommodate medium sized jets like the Boeing 757, Boeing 737, Airbus 320 series, Avro RJ, Fokker 70, and ATR 72. Scheduled airlines include Ryanair, Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines, with seasonal scheduled and charter flights from other airlines during the higher seasons in spring, summer and fall. Transportation to and from the air terminal is through buses, taxis, hotel car-pickups and rental cars.

History

Kamari town and Santorini International Airport

The airport first operated in 1972.[3]

In December 2015 the privatisation of Santorini (Thira) International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised with the signing of the agreement between the Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund.[4] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[5] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Santorini (Thira) International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.

Future of the airport

On 22 March 2017, Fraport-Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the Santorini International Airport.[6][7]

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be implemented for Santorini International Airport under Fraport Greece’s investment plan by 2020[8]:

  • Expanding and remodelling the current terminal
  • 236% increase in total terminal space at 15,640 m2, by replacing part of the current terminal and constructing a new terminal
  • 113% increase in the number of check-in counters (from 8 to 17)
  • Doubling the number of security-check lanes (from 1 to 2)
  • 20% increase in the number of departure gates (from 5 to 6)
  • 250% increase in the number of security-check lanes (from 2 to 7)
  • Improving lighting, marking of airside areas
  • Upgrading sanitary facilities
  • Enhancing services and offering new free Internet connection (WiFi)
  • Implementing works to improve fire safety in all the areas of the airports
  • New fire station
  • Reorganizing the airport apron area

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean AirlinesAthens
Seasonal: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion[9]
Alitalia Seasonal: Milan-Linate, Rome-Fiumicino
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
Aviolet Seasonal charter: Belgrade
Blu-expressSeasonal: Bergamo, Bologna, Rome-Fiumicino
British Airways Seasonal: London-City, London-Heathrow
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels
Condor Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt[10], Munich, Stuttgart
easyJet Seasonal: London-Gatwick, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Venice
easyJet Switzerland Seasonal: Geneva
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich
Ellinair Seasonal: Athens, Heraklion, Thessaloniki
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Katowice
Eurowings Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart[11], Vienna
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki
GermaniaSeasonal: Hamburg
Iberia Express Seasonal: Madrid
Laudamotion Seasonal: Vienna[12]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt,[13] Munich
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen, London-Gatwick, Oslo–Gardermoen, Stockholm–Arlanda
Novair Seasonal charter: Oslo-Gardermoen
Olympic AirAthens
Seasonal: Larnaca, Thessaloniki
RyanairAthens
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim
Sky Express Seasonal: Athens
SmartWings Seasonal: Prague
Thomas Cook Airlines Seasonal: Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam
Transavia France Seasonal: Nantes (begins 6 April 2019),Paris-Orly
TUI Airways Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands (begins 2 May 2019)[14], London-Gatwick, Manchester
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels
Volotea Athens
Seasonal: Bari, Bordeaux[15], Genoa, Marseille, Nantes, Naples, Palermo, Toulouse, Venice, Verona
Vueling Rome-Fiumicino
Seasonal: Barcelona, Florence
Wings of Lebanon Seasonal charter: Beirut

Traffic figures

The data token from Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)[16] until 2016 and from the airport's official website from 2017 thereafter[17].

Year Passengers
Domestic International Total
1994 175,152 225,896 401,048
1995 Increase188,461 Increase257,978 Increase446,439
1996 Increase188,778 Decrease246,680 Decrease435.458
1997 Increase208,195 Increase263,735 Increase471,930
1998 Increase209,505 Increase286,809 Increase496,314
1999 Increase225,160 Increase353,193 Increase578,353
2000 Increase302,072 Increase373,428 Increase675,500
2001 Decrease288,084 Increase387,659 Increase675,743
2002 Decrease221,040 Decrease357,797 Decrease578,837
2003 Decrease207,695 Decrease326,232 Increase533,927
2004 Increase245,577 Decrease302,564 Increase548,141
2005 Increase269,371 Increase341,913 Increase611,284
2006 Increase316,973 Increase361,262 Increase678,235
2007 Increase359,950 Increase386,724 Increase746,674
2008 Increase360,670 Increase371,484 Increase732,154
2009 Increase356,040 Decrease343,068 Decrease699,108
2010 Decrease354,872 Increase367,283 Increase722,155
2011 Increase377,473 Increase408,074 Increase785,547
2012 Decrease358,468 Decrease405,071 Decrease763,539
2013 Increase403,687 Increase494,466 Increase898,153
2014 Increase548,274 Increase631,534 Increase1,179,808
2015 Increase771,193 Increase724,697 Increase1,495,890
2016 Increase897,231 Increase788,464 Increase1,685,695
2017 Increase1,019,399 Increase908,896 Increase1,928,295
2018* Increase965,365 Increase981,342 Increase1,946,707

*The data for 2018 are for the year to September only[18].

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jeppesen aerodrome charts
  2. ↑ "SANTORINI AIRPORT". jtr-airport.gr. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Santorini Airport History". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport - TornosNews.gr". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com
  7. ↑ "Santorini Airport - Fraport".
  8. ↑ [www.kathimerini.gr/959093/article/oikonomia/epixeirhseis/h-fraport-allazei-rizika-ta-14-aerodromia "Η Fraport αλλάζει ριζικά τα 14 αεροδρόμια"] Check |url= value (help).
  9. ↑ Liu, Jim (23 January 2018). "Aegean Airlines expands Israel network in S18". Routesonline. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. ↑ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Condor Adds New Greek Routes in S17". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  11. ↑ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Eurowings S17 planned new routes as of 01SEP16". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Laudamotion outlines summer 2018 operations". routesonline.com. 16 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Lufthansa begin new seasonal service to Santorini in 2018
  14. ↑ "Flight Timetable". tui.co.uk. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  15. ↑ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Volotea S17 New routes as of 10OCT16". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "SANTORINI AIRPORT", ypa.gr
  17. ↑ "SANTORINI AIRPORT (JTR) Air Traffic statistics", jtr-airport.gr
  18. ↑ "Air Traffic statistics" (PDF). : HCAA & FRG Traffic Data Management. https://www.jtr-airport.gr. Retrieved 7 January 2018. External link in |publisher= (help)

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