Kastellorizo Airport

Kastellorizo Island Public Airport is an airport on the small island Kastellorizo, Greece (IATA: KZS, ICAO: LGKJ), part of the Dodecanese island group. It is the eastmost airport of Greece.

Kastellorizo Public Airport

Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Καστελλόριζου
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreek State
OperatorHCAA
ServesMegisti, Kastellorizo
LocationKastellorizo
Elevation AMSL474 ft / 144.5 m
Coordinates36°08′30″N 29°34′35″E
Map
KZS
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 2,624 800 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers5,434
Passenger traffic change 0.9%
Aircraft movements337
Aircraft movements change 19.4%
Runway,[1] Statistics[2]

History

In the beginning of the twentieth century, the island of Kastellorizo was linked by seaplanes to destinations mainly in northeast Africa. The seaplanes used the natural horse-shoe sized harbour of the island.[3] The current Kastellorizo Airport first began operations in 1986 as a domestic airport. The airport has a small terminal of 150 m2 and the apron can accommodate one Bombardier Dash 8 sized aircraft and 3 light general aviation aircraft.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Olympic Air Rhodes

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics history[5]

YearFlightsPassengersPassengers change
20054708,243 0.7%
20064809,626 16.8%
20074949,564 0.6%
20084508,329 12.9%
20094507,490 10.1%
20103377,817 4.4%
20114868,723 11.6%
20125367.943 8.9%
20135207,946 0.0%
20145308,196 3.1%
20154988,019 2.1%
20164926,907 13.9%
20174185,482 20.6%
20183375,434 0.9%

Ground transport

The facility is located more or less on the middle of the Island, about 2.5 km southwest of the city Megisti. The airport is linked to the city by a single bus only during the summer period. Taxis are also available.[6]

See also

References
  1. HCAA Airfield Data
  2. http://www.ypa.gr/en/our-airports/dhmotikos-aerolimenas-kastelorizoy-dazo
  3. Greek Airports Guide Archived 2012-05-26 at Archive.today
  4. HCAA website - Presentation Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. http://www.ypa.gr/en/our-airports/dhmotikos-aerolimenas-kastelorizoy-dazo
  6. HCAA Website - Transportation Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
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