Zakynthos International Airport

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Zakynthos International Airport
"Dionysios Solomos"

Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Ζακύνθου
«Διονύσιος Σολωμός»
Zakynthos airport logo.svg
Letalisce D. Solomos.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreek state
Operator Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
Location Zakynthos
Elevation  AMSL 15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 37°45′03″N20°53′03″E / 37.75083°N 20.88417°E / 37.75083; 20.88417
Website zth-airport.gr
Map
Greece location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
ZTH
Location of airport in Greece
Zakynthos International Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
16/347,3102,228 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers1.903,404
Passenger traffic changeIncrease2.svg 87,9%
Aircraft movements13.400
Aircraft movements changeIncrease2.svg 42,2%
Runway [2] Statistics [3]

Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos"( IATA : ZTH, ICAO : LGZA) is an airport in Zakynthos, Greece.

Contents

It is 4.3 km from Zakynthos town and close to other seaside tourist destinations such as Laganas, Tsilivi and Kalamaki. The main approach into the airport is Runway 34. Aircraft usually have to fly over Laganas bay and make a 180-degree turn, before their final approach over sunbathing tourists on the busy Kalamaki beach.

Kalamaki beach is part of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos. During the summer months, endangered loggerhead sea turtles lay their eggs at the marine park's beaches. This has resulted in aircraft movement restrictions: flights are not permitted to take off or land between 10:00PM to 5:00AM, except under extenuating circumstances.

History

The airport opened in 1972. [4] An expansion of the airport's apron area to 35,100 m2 was completed in 2003, and a new 22,150 m2 terminal building was completed in 2008.

In December 2015, the privatization of Zakynthos International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalized with the signing of the agreement between the Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund. [5] [6] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports for 40 years from 11 April 2017. [7]

On 22 March 2017, Fraport presented its master plan for the 14 airports, including Zakynthos. [8] Immediate actions, before the 2017 summer season, included general clean-up of the airports, improved lighting and sanitary facilities, free WiFi and improved fire safety. Specifically for Zakynthos, further improvements were to included the refurbishment and remodeling of the terminal, air traffic control tower and airside pavement; HBS inline screening; a new fire station; relocating power transformers and generators; reorganizing the airport apron area, landside roads and parking; a new security guardhouse; and more check-in counters and security check lanes.

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
AeroItalia Seasonal: Bergamo [9]
Air Serbia Seasonal charter: Belgrade [10]
Animawings Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni [11]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow [12] [13]
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels [14] [15]
Condor Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg (resumes 1 May 2025), [16] Munich (resumes 25 May 2025) [16]
Corendon Dutch Airlines Seasonal: Amsterdam, Maastricht/Aachen
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt, [17] Munich
easyJet Seasonal: Bristol, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Naples [18]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich [19]
Eurowings Seasonal: Berlin, [20] Düsseldorf, Hamburg, [21] Prague, [22] Salzburg, [23] Stuttgart [24]
Jet2.com Seasonal: Belfast–International, Birmingham, [25] Bournemouth (begins 1 May 2025), [26] Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, [25] Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool [27] London–Luton (begins 7 May 2025), [28] London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Lufthansa Seasonal: Munich [29] [30]
Marabu Seasonal: Hamburg, Munich
Olympic Air Athens
Ryanair Seasonal: Bari, [31] Bergamo, [32] Budapest, [33] Dublin, [34] London–Stansted, [35] Naples, [36] [37] Rome–Fiumicino, [38] Stockholm–Arlanda (begins 1 July 2025), [39] Vienna, [40] Warsaw–Modlin [41]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen [42]
Sky Express Athens, Kefalonia, [43] Preveza/Lefkada
Seasonal: Heraklion [44]
Seasonal charter: Amsterdam, Weeze [45]
Smartwings Seasonal: Bratislava, [46] Brno, Ostrava, Prague
Seasonal charter: Košice [47]
Swiss International Air Lines Seasonal: Geneva
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam, Brussels, [48] Eindhoven, Paris–Orly
TUI Airways Seasonal: Birmingham, Bournemouth, [49] Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, [50] East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam, Rotterdam/The Hague
Volotea Seasonal: Bari, Nantes, [51] Naples, Palermo, Venice, Verona
Wizz Air Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni, [52] Budapest, Cluj-Napoca, [53] Milan–Malpensa, [54] Rome–Fiumicino, [55] Timișoara, [56] Vienna, [57] Warsaw–Chopin [58]

Traffic figures

Annual passenger traffic at ZTH airport. See Wikidata query.

The following data are from the official website of the airport: [59]

YearPassengers
DomesticInternationalTotal
201783,3341,576,3071,659,641
2018Increase2.svg90,938Increase2.svg1,709,519Increase2.svg1,800,457
2019Increase2.svg94,297Increase2.svg1,716,130Increase2.svg1,810,427
2020Decrease2.svg27,906Decrease2.svg402,349Decrease2.svg430,255
2021Increase2.svg57,570Increase2.svg955,220Increase2.svg1,012,913
2022Increase2.svg92,725Increase2.svg1,810,679Increase2.svg1,903,404
2023Increase2.svg94,949Increase2.svg1,986,982Increase2.svg2,081,931
2024(Oct)Increase2.svg99.904Increase2.svg2.113.164Increase2.svg2.213.068

Traffic statistics by country (2023)

Traffic by country at Zakynthos International Airport – 2023
PlaceCountryTotal pax
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom694.237
2 Flag of Poland.svg Poland245.150
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands217.997
4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy193.218
5 Flag of Germany.svg Germany106.435
6 Flag of Greece.svg Greece94.949
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic85.193
8 Flag of Romania.svg Romania71.293
9 Flag of Austria.svg Austria56.617
10 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark54.512
11 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary47.790
12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium38.822
13 Flag of France.svg France32.808
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden32.717
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland32.717

[60]

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