Ikaria Island National Airport

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Ikaria Island National Airport Ikaros

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ικαρίας
Ikaria Airport.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator HCAA
Serves Agios Kirykos
LocationIkaria Island, Greece
Elevation  AMSL 79 ft / 24 m
Coordinates 37°40′57.78″N026°20′49.42″E / 37.6827167°N 26.3470611°E / 37.6827167; 26.3470611
Map
Greece location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
JIK
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
15/334,5301,381Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers41,521
Passenger traffic changeIncrease2.svg 0.7%
Aircraft movements1,400
Aircraft movements changeIncrease2.svg 5.7%
Sources:HCAA, [1] World Aero Data [2]

Ikaria Island National Airport Ikaros( IATA : JIK, ICAO : LGIK) is an airport on Ikaria Island, Greece.

Contents

The airport was opened on 14 June 1995 with two weekly flights from Olympic Airlines, on the Dornier 228 aircraft. [3] The buildings lie in an area of 1,000 Square Meters.[ citation needed ] The airport first operated in 1995. [3]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Ikaria Island Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens, Lemnos, Thessaloniki
Olympic Air Athens, Lemnos, Thessaloniki
Sky Express Athens

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at JIK airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

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References

  1. "IKARIA AIRPORT "IKAROS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. "Ikaria". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 Jan 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. 1 2 "Ikaria Airport". Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-04-10.