Porto Cheli Airport

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Porto Kheli Airport

Αεροδρόμιο Πόρτο Χέλι
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerT. Alexiou S.A.
Operator(Closed)
Location Porto Cheli, Argolis
Elevation  AMSL 70 ft / 21 m
Coordinates 37°17′55.65″N23°08′56.35″E / 37.2987917°N 23.1489861°E / 37.2987917; 23.1489861 (Porto Kheli Airport)
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Porto Cheli Airfield( IATA : PKH, ICAO : LGHL) was a private airfield located near Porto Cheli, Argolis, Greece. It belongs to company T. Alexiou S.A. and it has ceased operations since 2008.

The airfield from 2006 after it had ceased operations Portoheliairfield.jpg
The airfield from 2006 after it had ceased operations

History

The airfield mainly operated during the 1960s and 1970s. It belonged to businessman Tasos Alexiou. During the Greek military junta, there was interest in construction of a new airport closer to Porto Cheli, but it was never realized due to scandalous compensations that were given. [1] In 2004, HCAA closed the airport due to required maintenance issues and in 2008 that the airfield's certificate expired, it was not renewed, thus closing the airport indefinitely.

In June 2022 the land was sold to Paul Coulson, who is the largest shareholder and chairman of Ardagh Group., [2] for an estimated amount of €50Μ. which is the most expensive land sell ever been in Greece. [3]

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References

  1. https://portoheli.wordpress.com/%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%87%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B9/ [ user-generated source ]
  2. "'Forbes' Irish billionaires' club boasts combined fortune of €18bn". independent. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. Notospress (2022-07-03). "Αγόρασε χωράφια από βοσκούς το 1960 στο Πόρτο Χέλι - Σήμερα πουλήθηκαν για 50 εκ.€". Notospress.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-07-13.