Kastellorizo Airport

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Kastellorizo Public Airport

Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Καστελλόριζου
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreek State
Operator HCAA
Serves Megisti, Kastellorizo
Location Kastellorizo
Elevation  AMSL 474 ft / 144.5 m
Coordinates 36°08′30″N29°34′35″E / 36.1416697°N 29.5763755°E / 36.1416697; 29.5763755
Map
Greece location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
KZS
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
13/312,624800Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers5,434
Passenger traffic changeDecrease2.svg 0.9%
Aircraft movements337
Aircraft movements changeDecrease2.svg 19.4%
Runway, [1] Statistics [2]

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.

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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

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

AirlinesDestinations
Olympic Air Rhodes

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at KZS airport. See Wikidata query.

Annual passenger statistics history [5]

YearFlightsPassengersPassengers change
20054708,243Decrease2.svg 0.7%
20064809,626Increase2.svg 16.8%
20074949,564Decrease2.svg 0.6%
20084508,329Decrease2.svg 12.9%
20094507,490Decrease2.svg 10.1%
20103377,817Increase2.svg 4.4%
20114868,723Increase2.svg 11.6%
20125367.943Decrease2.svg 8.9%
20135207,946Increase2.svg 0.0%
20145308,196Increase2.svg 3.1%
20154988,019Decrease2.svg 2.1%
20164926,907Decrease2.svg 13.9%
20174185,482Decrease2.svg 20.6%
20183375,434Decrease2.svg 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]

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