Aktion National Airport Αεροδρόμιο Ακτίου | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public and military | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture | ||||||||||
Serves | Preveza / Lefkada, Greece | ||||||||||
Location | Aktion | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 11 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°55′32″N20°45′55″E / 38.92556°N 20.76528°E | ||||||||||
Website | pvk-airport.gr | ||||||||||
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Aktion National Airport( IATA : PVK, ICAO : LGPZ) is an airport serving Preveza and Lefkada in Greece. It is also known as Preveza Airport. It is also used by NATO and Hellenic Air Force Command. The airport commenced operations in 1968. [4]
In December 2015, the privatisation of Aktion National 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. [6] "We signed the deal today", the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters. [7] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Aktion National Airport) for 40 years as of autumn 2016.[ citation needed ]
This section needs to be updated.(January 2018) |
On 22 March 2017, Fraport-Greece presented its master plan for the 14 Greek regional airports, including the International Airport of Chania. [8]
Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports, as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations, before the launch of the 2017 summer season include:
The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will start in October 2017 and will be implemented for Aktion National Airport under Fraport-Greece's investment plan by 2021:
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Aktion National Airport:
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Year | Flights | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | % annual change |
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1994 | 1,648 | 11,650 | 161,229 | 172,879 | |
1995 | 1,898 | 14,786 | 198,300 | 213,058 | 23.2% |
1996 | 1,906 | 18,347 | 183,933 | 202,280 | 5.1% |
1997 | 2,043 | 20,177 | 217,774 | 237,951 | 17.6% |
1998 | 2,250 | 18,832 | 244,561 | 263,393 | 10.7% |
1999 | 1,837 | 14,213 | 227,932 | 242,145 | 8.1% |
2000 | 2,331 | 16,933 | 282,482 | 299,415 | 23.7% |
2001 | 2,208 | 15,025 | 286,857 | 301,882 | 0.8% |
2002 | 2,337 | 13,257 | 315,791 | 329,048 | 9.0% |
2003 | 3,011 | 15,690 | 283,162 | 298,852 | 9.2% |
2004 | 3,156 | 17,613 | 271,362 | 288,975 | 3.3% |
2005 | 3,061 | 16,701 | 284,152 | 300,853 | 4.1% |
2006 | 3,014 | 17,654 | 270,901 | 288,555 | 4.1% |
2007 | 3,260 | 19,673 | 302,088 | 321,761 | 11.5% |
2008 | 3,256 | 17,715 | 310,404 | 328,119 | 2.0% |
2009 | 3,034 | 15,690 | 295,233 | 310,923 | 5.2% |
2010 | 2,758 | 6,343 | 286,105 | 292,448 | 5.9% |
2011 | 2,728 | 4,891 | 289,265 | 294,156 | 0.6% |
2012 | 2,858 | 4,629 | 284,206 | 288,835 | 1.8% |
2013 | 3,166 | 7,758 | 308,607 | 316,365 | 9.5% |
2014 | 3,590 | 5,861 | 352,384 | 358,245 | 13.2% |
2015 | 3,940 | 8,284 | 380,011 | 388,295 | 8.4% |
2016 | 4,510 | 18,570 | 454,300 | 472,870 | 21.8% |
2017 | 5,295 | 12,771 | 532,879 | 569,082 | 20.3% |
2018 | 5,394 | 8,152 | 541,283 | 583,666 | 2.6% |
2019 | 5,592 | 16,763 | 609,027 | 625,790 | 7.2% |
2020 | 2,342 | 5,561 | 155,847 | 161,408 | 74.2% |
2021 | 4,520 | 11,433 | 360,663 | 372,096 | 130.5% |
2022 | 6,610 | 12,973 | 760,614 | 773,587 | 107,9% |
2023 | 6,684 | 12,642 | 804,564 | 817,206 | 5.6% |
2024(Feb) | 120 | 679 | 10 | 689 | 71.0% |
The record (highest) figure to date is highlighted in bold
Source: [38]
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