Kithira Island National Airport

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Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis"

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κυθήρων " Αλέξανδρος Αριστοτέλους Ωνάσης"
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreek State
Operator HCAA
Location Kythira
Elevation  AMSL 1,045 ft / 319 m
Coordinates 36°16′27.33″N23°01′01.12″E / 36.2742583°N 23.0169778°E / 36.2742583; 23.0169778
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
KIT
Location of airport in Greece
Kithira Island National Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
02/204,7941,461Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers37,031
Passenger traffic changeIncrease2.svg 9.8%
Aircraft movements960
Aircraft movements changeIncrease2.svg 8.6%
Sources:HCAA [1] [2]

Kithira Island National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" is an airport in Kithira, Greece ( IATA : KIT, ICAO : LGKC). The airport was renovated in 1998 and the terminal and control tower were rebuilt. Olympic Air operates scheduled flights to Athens several times a week, while charter flights are common in the summer. Sky Express, a domestic Greek Airline offers three flights per week to Corfu, via Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Preveza. Travel to Kythira by airplane is considered the most reliable method of transportation to the island since it is less affected by the strong winds that prevent ferry boat transit. The airport opened in 1972. [3]

Contents

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Olympic Air Athens [4]
Sky Express Athens [5]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at KIT airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

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