Kasos Island Public Airport

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Kasos Island Municipal Airport

Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Κάσου
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Kasos
Operator HCAA
Location Kasos, Greece
Elevation  AMSL 35 ft / 11 m
Coordinates 35°25′16.89″N026°54′36.17″E / 35.4213583°N 26.9100472°E / 35.4213583; 26.9100472
Map
Greece location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
KSJ
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
09/273,221982Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers3,048
Passenger traffic changeDecrease2.svg 20.7%
Aircraft movements524
Aircraft movements changeDecrease2.svg 47.1%
Sources:HCAA, [1] World Aero Data [2]

Kasos Island Public Airport( IATA : KSJ, ICAO : LGKS) is an airport in Kasos, Greece.

Contents

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Olympic Air Karpathos, Rhodes, Sitia [3]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at KSJ airport. See Wikidata query.

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References

  1. "KASOS AIRPORT". ypa.gr. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=GR95156
  3. "Ξεκινούν νέες πτήσεις από το αεροδρόμιο Σητείας - Για ποιούς προορισμούς". 2 September 2023.