International Airport of Central Greece
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| Central Greece International Airport "Nea Anchialos" Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Κεντρικής Ελλαδος "Νεα Ανχιαλος" |
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| IATA: VOL – ICAO: LGBL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Greek Government | ||
| Serves | Volos, Lamia, Larisa, Trikala, Karditsa | ||
| Location | Nea Anchialos | ||
| Elevation AMSL | ft / 83 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 08/26 | 9052 | 2759 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Passengers | 26,000 | ||
| Aircraft operations | |||
| Sources: airport website[1][2] | |||
International Airport Of Central Greece (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Κεντρικής Ελλαδος, Diethnís Aeroliménas Kentrikis Ellados) known as "Nea Anchialos" or "Volos", (Greek: "Νεα Ανχιαλος") (IATA: VOL, ICAO: LGBL), which began operation on February 1991, is the only civilian airport that serves the city of Volos, Lamia, Larisa, Trikala, Karditsa.
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[edit] General information
The airport is located between the towns of Almyros, Nea Anchialos, Velestino and Farsala, about 20 km to the east of central Volos (26 km by road, due to intervening hills)in Magnesia Prefecture of Thessaly. The airport is named after Nea Anchialos, the nearest town.
The airport currently has one terminal, (its Main Terminal, accessible by a foot-tunnel from the Main Terminal), with runways approximately 1 kilometres in length. The airport is developing by public partnership ;
The airport is designed to be upgraded over the ensuing years in order to accommodate the increase in air travel, and its upgades are planned in a six-phase framework.
A rail station immediately adjacent to the airport terminal (and accessible by an elevated walkway) will be completed in 2008. The airport is also accessible by the E75 highway.[3]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- airberlin (Nuremberg) [seasonal; May 5 - October 31]
- Aegean airlines (Athens)
[edit] References
- ^ Athens International Airport: Monthly Passenger Traffic 2006. Athens International Airport. www.aia.gr. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ Athens International Airport: Monthly Traffic Development compared to 2005. Athens International Airport. www.aia.gr. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority: Greek Airports
[edit] External links
- [1]
- Airport information for LGBL at World Aero Data
- List of airports in Greece
