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This is a list of airports in Greece, grouped by type and sorted by location.

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. It has land borders with Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of mainland Greece, the Ionian Sea to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

Greece is divided into 13 regions (the official regional administrative divisions), including nine on the mainland and four island groups. The regions are further subdivided into 74 regional units. The country has many islands (approximately 1,400, of which 227 are inhabited), including Crete, the Dodecanese, the Cyclades and the Ionian Islands among others.

Airports

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ICAO location identifiers link to airport's page at Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

City served / Location Region ICAO IATA Airport name Coordinates
International airports
Alexandroupoli East Macedonia and Thrace LGAL AXD Alexandroupolis International Airport "Democritus" 40°51′21″N 25°57′23″E / 40.855869°N 25.956264°E / 40.855869; 25.956264 (LGAL)
Athens / Spata Attica LGAV ATH Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" 37°56′11″N 23°56′50″E / 37.936389°N 23.947222°E / 37.936389; 23.947222 (LGAV)
Chania (Souda) Crete LGSA CHQ Chania International Airport "Ioannis Daskalogiannis" 35°31′54″N 24°08′59″E / 35.531667°N 24.149722°E / 35.531667; 24.149722 (LGSA)
Corfu (Kerkira) Ionian Islands LGKR CFU Corfu Island International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" 39°36′07″N 19°54′42″E / 39.601944°N 19.911667°E / 39.601944; 19.911667 (LGKR)
Heraklion Crete LGIR HER Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" 35°20′23″N 25°10′49″E / 35.339722°N 25.180278°E / 35.339722; 25.180278 (LGIR)
Kalamata Peloponnese LGKL KLX Kalamata International Airport "Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos" 37°04′06″N 22°01′32″E / 37.068333°N 22.025556°E / 37.068333; 22.025556 (LGIR)
Kavala / Chrysoupoli East Macedonia and Thrace LGKV KVA Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" 40°54′48″N 24°37′09″E / 40.913333°N 24.619167°E / 40.913333; 24.619167 (LGKV)
Kefalonia Ionian Islands LGKF EFL Kefalonia Island International Airport "Anna Pollatou" 38°07′12″N 20°30′01″E / 38.12°N 20.500278°E / 38.12; 20.500278 (LGKF)
Kos Dodecanese LGKO KGS Kos Island International Airport "Hippocrates" 36°47′36″N 27°05′30″E / 36.793336°N 27.091667°E / 36.793336; 27.091667 (LGKO)
Lemnos North Aegean LGLM LXS Lemnos Island International Airport "Hephaestus" 39°55′01″N 25°14′11″E / 39.917072°N 25.236308°E / 39.917072; 25.236308 (LGLM)
Mytilene, Lesbos North Aegean LGMT MJT Mytilene Island International Airport "Odysseas Elitis" 39°03′24″N 26°35′58″E / 39.0567°N 26.5994°E / 39.0567; 26.5994 (LGMT)
Rhodes Dodecanese LGRP RHO Rhodes Island International Airport "Diagoras" 36°24′20″N 28°05′10″E / 36.405419°N 28.086192°E / 36.405419; 28.086192 (LGRP)
Samos North Aegean LGSM SMI Samos Island International Airport "Aristarchus of Samos" 37°41′21″N 26°54′42″E / 37.6891°N 26.9116°E / 37.6891; 26.9116 (LGSM)
Skiathos Thessaly LGSK JSI Skiathos Island International Airport "Alexandros Papadiamantis" 39°10′39″N 23°30′13″E / 39.1775°N 23.503675°E / 39.1775; 23.503675 (LGSK)


Thessaloniki / Mikra Central Macedonia LGTS SKG Thessaloniki International Airport "Macedonia" 40°31′11″N 22°58′15″E / 40.519722°N 22.970833°E / 40.519722; 22.970833 (LGTS)
Zakynthos Ionian Islands LGZA ZTH Zakynthos Island International Airport "Dionisios Solomos" 37°45′03″N 20°53′03″E / 37.750833°N 20.884167°E / 37.750833; 20.884167 (LGZA)
National airports
Astypalaia South Aegean LGPL JTY Astypalaia Island National Airport "Panaghia" 36°34′45″N 26°22′32″E / 36.5793°N 26.3756°E / 36.5793; 26.3756 (LGPL)
Chios North Aegean LGHI JKH Chios Island National Airport "Homer" 38°20′35″N 26°08′26″E / 38.343056°N 26.140556°E / 38.343056; 26.140556 (LGHI)
Ikaria North Aegean LGIK JIK Ikaria Island National Airport "Icarus" 37°40′58″N 26°20′49″E / 37.682717°N 26.347061°E / 37.682717; 26.347061 (LGIK)
Ioannina Epirus LGIO IOA Ioannina National Airport "King Pyrrhus" 39°41′47″N 20°49′21″E / 39.696389°N 20.8225°E / 39.696389; 20.8225 (LGIO)
Kalymnos South Aegean LGKY JKL Kalymnos Island National Airport "Pothaea" 36°57′48″N 26°56′26″E / 36.963333°N 26.940556°E / 36.963333; 26.940556 (LGKY)
Karpathos South Aegean LGKP AOK Karpathos Island National Airport "Ammopi" 35°25′14″N 27°08′48″E / 35.420556°N 27.146667°E / 35.420556; 27.146667 (LGKP)
Kastoria West Macedonia LGKA KSO Kastoria National Airport "Aristotle" 40°26′50″N 21°16′46″E / 40.4471°N 21.2794°E / 40.4471; 21.2794 (LGKA)
Kozani West Macedonia LGKZ KZI Kozani National Airport "Philip" 40°17′10″N 21°50′27″E / 40.286111°N 21.840833°E / 40.286111; 21.840833 (LGKZ)
Kithira Attica LGKC KIT Kithira Island National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" 36°16′27″N 23°01′01″E / 36.274258°N 23.016978°E / 36.274258; 23.016978 (LGKC)
Milos South Aegean LGML MLO Milos Island National Airport "Aphrodite" 36°41′49″N 24°28′37″E / 36.6969°N 24.4769°E / 36.6969; 24.4769 (LGML)
Mykonos South Aegean LGMK JMK Mykonos Island National Airport "Dilos" 37°26′06″N 25°20′53″E / 37.435128°N 25.348103°E / 37.435128; 25.348103 (LGMK)
Naxos South Aegean LGNX JNX Naxos Island National Airport "Apollon" 37°04′52″N 25°22′05″E / 37.081072°N 25.368158°E / 37.081072; 25.368158 (LGNX)
Paros South Aegean LGPA PAS Paros Island National Airport "Panteleou Paros Airport" 37°01′15″N 25°06′47″E / 37.020833°N 25.113056°E / 37.020833; 25.113056 (LGPA)
Patras / Araxos West Greece LGRX GPA Araxos National Airport "Agamemnon" 38°09′04″N 21°25′32″E / 38.151111°N 21.425556°E / 38.151111; 21.425556 (LGRX)
Preveza, Lefkada (Aktio) Ionian Islands LGPZ PVK Aktion National Airport (Lefkada Airport) 38°55′32″N 20°45′55″E / 38.925556°N 20.765278°E / 38.925556; 20.765278 (LGPZ)
Santorini (Thira) South Aegean LGSR JTR Santorini (Thira) Island National Airport "Zefiros" 36°23′57″N 25°28′46″E / 36.399169°N 25.479333°E / 36.399169; 25.479333 (LGSR)
Skyros Central Greece LGSY SKU Skyros Island National Airport "Aegean" 38°58′03″N 24°29′14″E / 38.9675°N 24.487222°E / 38.9675; 24.487222 (LGSY)
Syros South Aegean LGSO JSY Syros Island National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" 37°25′22″N 24°56′59″E / 37.4229°N 24.9498°E / 37.4229; 24.9498 (LGSO)
Volos / Nea Anchialos Thessaly LGBL VOL Nea Anchialos National Airport (Volos Central Greece Airport) 39°13′10″N 22°47′39″E / 39.219444°N 22.794167°E / 39.219444; 22.794167 (LGBL)
Other public use airports
Kasos (Kassos) South Aegean LGKS KSJ Kassos Island Public Airport "Agia Marina" 35°25′17″N 26°54′36″E / 35.421358°N 26.910047°E / 35.421358; 26.910047 (LGKS)
Kastelorizo (Megisti) South Aegean LGKJ KZS Kastelorizo Island Public Airport "Megisti" 36°08′30″N 29°34′35″E / 36.14167°N 29.576376°E / 36.14167; 29.576376 (LGKJ)
Karditsa Thessaly --- --- Karditsa Myrina Airfield "Mirina" 39°24′26″N 21°59′44″E / 39.4073°N 21.9956°E / 39.4073; 21.9956 (Karditsa)
Leros South Aegean LGLE LRS Leros Island Public Airport "Dodekanisos" 37°11′05″N 26°48′01″E / 37.184722°N 26.800278°E / 37.184722; 26.800278 (LGLE)
Megara Attica LGMG --- Megara General Aviation Airport 37°58′52″N 23°21′57″E / 37.9812°N 23.3659°E / 37.9812; 23.3659 (LGMG)
Messolonghi Aetolia-Acarnania --- --- Messologi Airfield 38°21′24″N 21°28′49″E / 38.3568°N 21.4802°E / 38.3568; 21.4802 (Messolonghi)
Sitia Crete LGST JSH Sitia Public Airport "Vitsentzos Kornaros" 35°12′58″N 26°06′05″E / 35.216108°N 26.101325°E / 35.216108; 26.101325 (LGST)
Military airports
Agrinio West Greece LGAG AGQ Agrinio Airport (now military) 38°36′07″N 21°21′00″E / 38.6020°N 21.3499°E / 38.6020; 21.3499 (LGAG)
Alexandreia Central Macedonia LGAX --- Alexandria Airport 40°39′04″N 22°29′19″E / 40.6511°N 22.4885°E / 40.6511; 22.4885 (LGAX)
Amigdaleon, Kavala Central Macedonia LGKM --- Amigdaleon Airport 40°58′24″N 24°20′28″E / 40.9732°N 24.3411°E / 40.9732; 24.3411 (LGKM)
Andravida West Greece LGAD PYR Andravida Airport 37°55′11″N 21°17′32″E / 37.9198°N 21.2922°E / 37.9198; 21.2922 (LGAD)
Elefsina Attica LGEL --- Elefsina Airport 38°03′53″N 23°33′20″E / 38.0646°N 23.5556°E / 38.0646; 23.5556 (LGEL)
Larissa Thessaly LGLR LRA Larissa National Airport "Thessaly" (public until 1997, now military) 39°39′00″N 22°27′46″E / 39.6501°N 22.4628°E / 39.6501; 22.4628 (LGLR)
Marathon (Marathonas) Attica LGKN --- Kotroni Airport 38°08′15″N 23°57′06″E / 38.1374°N 23.9518°E / 38.1374; 23.9518 (LGKN)
Maritsa, Rhodes South Aegean LGRD --- Rhodes Maritsa Airport (public until 1977, now military) 36°23′04″N 28°07′04″E / 36.3844°N 28.1177°E / 36.3844; 28.1177 (LGRD)
Tanagra Central Greece LGTG --- Tanagra Air Base 38°20′23″N 23°33′54″E / 38.3396°N 23.5651°E / 38.3396; 23.5651 (LGTG)
Tatoi, Decelea Attica LGTT --- Tatoi Airport 38°06′31″N 23°47′01″E / 38.1085°N 23.7835°E / 38.1085; 23.7835 (LGTT)
Tripoli Peloponnese LGTP --- Tripoli Airport 37°31′50″N 22°24′13″E / 37.5306°N 22.4035°E / 37.5306; 22.4035 (LGTP)
Closed airports
Athens, Hellinikon Attica LGAT ATH Ellinikon International Airport (closed in 2001)
Epitalio, Greece West Greece LGEP --- Epitalio Airport
Kalamata Peloponnese --- --- Triodos Airport (closed in 1970)
Porto Cheli Peloponnese LGHL PKH Porto Cheli Airport (privately owned, closed in 2008)
Sedes, Thessaloniki Central Macedonia LGSD --- Sedes Air Base
Sparti Peloponnese LGSP SPJ Sparti Airport
Stefanovikio Thessaly LGSV --- Stefanovikio Airport
Planned airports
Kastelli, Heraklion Crete LGTL HER Heraklion-Kastelli International Airport (opening in 2025) 35°11′27″N 25°19′35″E / 35.1907°N 25.3264°E / 35.1907; 25.3264 (LGTL)

See also

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References

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  • Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority: AIP[permanent dead link] (Aeronautical Information Publication)
  • Greek Airports - Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority website
  • Greek Airport Guide at Alexandroupolis Airport website
  • (in Greek) Greek Airports at airliners.GR
  • Greek Airports
  • "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010.
  • "IATA Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association.
  • "UN Location Codes: Greece". UN/LOCODE 2012-1. UNECE. 14 September 2012. – includes IATA codes
  • "Airports in Greece". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  • "Airports in Greece". Great Circle Mapper.