Nea Anchialos National Airport

Nea Anchialos National Airport[4] (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου[5]) (IATA: VOL, ICAO: LGBL) is an airport located near the town of Nea Anchialos in Greece. It serves the city of Volos and is also known as Volos Central Greece Airport or Volos Nea Anchialos Airport of Central Greece.[4]

"Volos Airport" redirects here. For the defunct army airport, see Volos Army Airport.
Nea Anchialos National Airport

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου

Volos Central Greece Airport

Volos Nea Anchialos Airport of Central Greece
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreek State
ServesVolos, Greece
LocationNea Anchialos
Elevation AMSL83 ft / 25 m
Coordinates39°13′10″N 022°47′39″E
Websitewww.volosairport.gr
Map
VOL
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,759 9,052 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers41,357
Passenger traffic change 36.1%
Aircraft movements452
Aircraft movements change 22.2%

Overview

The airport resides at an elevation of 83 feet (25 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,759 by 45 metres (9,052 ft × 148 ft).[2] It is designed to be upgraded over the ensuing years in order to accommodate the increase in air travel and its upgrades are planned in a six-phase framework. It currently has one terminal.

The airport is developed by public partnership and began operation on February 1991.[4] It is the only civilian airport that serves the cities of Volos, Lamia, Larisa, Farsala, Trikala, and Karditsa. The airport is located between the towns of Nea Anchialos, Almyros, Velestino and Farsala, about 24 kilometres (13 NM) southwest of downtown Volos, in the Magnesia regional unit, in Thessaly.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
Condor Seasonal: Munich[6], Stuttgart
easyJet Seasonal: London–Gatwick
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels[7]

Ground transport

There is a bus connecting airport and Volos bus station. Buses are waiting to pick up travelers after a plane lands. The airport is also accessible by the E75 highway.[8]

See also

References
  1. "NEA ANCHIALOS AIRPORT". ypa.gr. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. Airport information for LGBL from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. Airport information for VOL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. "Volos Airport: About Us". Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011. Nea Anchialos National Airport operated for the first time in 1991.
  5. "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου". Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  6. https://www.condor.com/eu/index.jsp
  7. List of TUI fly Belgium destinations#Europe
  8. Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority: Greek Airports Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
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