Chios Island National Airport

Chios Island National Airport[4] (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χίου) (IATA: JKH, ICAO: LGHI) is an airport on the island of Chios in Greece. It is also known as Chios National Airport, "Omiros"[5] or Chios Airport[2] located at the region of Kampos, south of the city of Chios. Aircraft up to the size of Airbus A320 are able to land at the airport.

Chios International Airport
"Omiros"

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χίου «Όμηρος»
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorHCAA
ServesChios, Greece
LocationChios, Greece
Elevation AMSL15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates38°20′35″N 026°08′26″E
Map
JKH
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,511 4,957 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers229,749
Passenger traffic change 6.6%
Aircraft movements5,492
Aircraft movements change 9.8%

History

The government-owned airport in Chios is found in the coastal area of the eastern department of the island. Its operations began on 4 August 1969 with Olympic Airways Flight OA560 from Athens. The runway was built with a length of 1,511 x 30 meters, and has not been extended since its construction.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aegean AirlinesSeasonal: Athens
Olympic Air Thessaloniki
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Oslo-Gardermoen
Sky Express Athens, Lemnos, Mytilene, Rhodes, Samos, Thessaloniki
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam
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See also

References
  1. "CHIOS AIRPORT "OMIROS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. Airport information for LGHI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  3. Airport information for JKH at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Airfield data for Chios Island National Airport Archived 6 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
  5. Chios National Airport, "Omiros" Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
  6. https://www.gtp.gr/TDirectoryDetails.asp?ID=27995



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