Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σάμου "Αρίσταρχος ο Σάμιος» | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture | ||||||||||
Serves | Vathy | ||||||||||
Location | Samos Island, Greece | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°41′24″N026°54′42″E / 37.69000°N 26.91167°E | ||||||||||
Website | smi-airport.gr | ||||||||||
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Samos International Airport (also known as Aristarchos) ( IATA : SMI, ICAO : LGSM) is an airport on Samos Island, Greece.
The airport is named after Aristarchos of Samos, an ancient astronomer and mathematician, and lies within 5 km from the nearby town of Pythagorio. The airport has a single short runway. The airport's surroundings leave little room for error or mistake on the behalf of the pilots – with nearby mountains and sea at the end of the short runway. In summer there are often strong Meltemi winds from the north, which further contribute to the difficulty of the landing.
There is one terminal building. There are five boarding gates, none of which have jet-bridges. Passenger facilities are split across two floors and include a duty-free shop and a small café.
The airport first operated in May 1976. [4] In the late 1990s/early 2000s, the terminal was renovated: the capacity of the airport was increased to deal with increasing passenger numbers.
In December 2015, the privatisation of Samos International 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. [5] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters. [6] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Samos International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.
On 22 March 2017, Fraport Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the International Airport of Samos. [7]
The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be started in October 2017 and will be implemented for Samos International Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:
This article needs to be updated.(May 2023) |
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Samos Airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aegean Airlines | Athens [8] |
Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna [9] |
Brussels Airlines | Seasonal: Brussels [10] |
Condor [11] | Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich |
Corendon Dutch Airlines | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zürich |
Eurowings | Seasonal: Düsseldorf |
Neos | Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa, [12] Verona |
Olympic Air | Thessaloniki |
Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, [13] Gothenburg, [14] Oslo, [15] Stockholm–Arlanda [14] |
Sky Express | Athens, Chios, Lemnos, Mytilene, Rhodes, Thessaloniki |
Smartwings | Seasonal: Prague |
Trade Air | Seasonal charter: Ljubljana |
Transavia | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
TUI Airways | Seasonal: London–Gatwick |
TUI fly Belgium | Seasonal: Brussels |
TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
TUI fly Nordic | Seasonal charter: Gothenburg, [16] Oslo, [17] Stockholm–Arlanda [16] |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
The data are from Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) [18] until 2016, and data from 2017 and later are from the official website of the airport. [19]
Year | Passengers | ||
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Domestic | International | Total | |
1994 | 121.370 | 296.640 | 418.010 |
1995 | 132.269 | 282.192 | 414.461 |
1996 | 141.864 | 264.430 | 406.294 |
1997 | 149.564 | 263.334 | 412.898 |
1998 | 146.056 | 277.498 | 423.554 |
1999 | 189.132 | 314.704 | 503.836 |
2000 | 180.446 | 287.948 | 468.394 |
2001 | 154.004 | 304.686 | 458.690 |
2002 | 141.362 | 283.488 | 424.850 |
2003 | 142.212 | 266.835 | 409.047 |
2004 | 153.067 | 240.562 | 393.629 |
2005 | 155.534 | 236.593 | 392.127 |
2006 | 190.879 | 260.039 | 450.918 |
2007 | 216.605 | 265.382 | 481.987 |
2008 | 204.873 | 266.993 | 471.866 |
2009 | 216.174 | 230.968 | 447.142 |
2010 | 193.530 | 217.035 | 410.565 |
2011 | 172.672 | 236.048 | 408.720 |
2012 | 149.664 | 214.984 | 364.648 |
2013 | 136.641 | 207.076 | 343.717 |
2014 | 151.107 | 245.201 | 396.308 |
2015 | 149.302 | 253.848 | 403.150 |
2016 | 153.240 | 193.540 | 346.780 |
2017 | 161.313 | 248.972 | 410.331 |
2018 | 159.763 | 290.128 | 449.891 |
2019 | 168.892 | 298.503 | 467.395 |
2020 | 100.669 | 43.630 | 144.299 |
2021 | 131,580 | 138,718 | 270,298 |
2022 | 174,647 | 278,617 | 453,264 |
2023 | 193,356 | 283,950 | 477,306 |
2024(Feb) | 23.181 | 0 | 23.181 |
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