| Andravida AB Αεροδρόμιο Ανδραβίδας |
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| IATA: PYR – ICAO: LGAD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Owner | Hellenic Air Force (HAF) | ||
| Operator | HAF 117 Combat Wing | ||
| Location | Andravida, Greece | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 17 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 10,299 | 3,139 | Asphalt |
Andravida military airport is a military airport that is 2.5 kilometres away from the city center of Andravida. Construction began in the 1950s to expand the Greek military and military aviation services throughout the state. The cost of building the airport and some facilities were about $1,000,000 (10,000,000 drachmas) to $5,000,000. The length of the runway is 2 kilometres and the size is exactly 1². It is the longest airport in Ilia.
The airport is bordered and almost surrounded with 80% or 4 kilometres of green (leafy) and pine trees, except of those at runway points. The setting is located in a forested area. There are more forest lying east of the military airport. Cultivated plains lie to the west. Military exercises have occurred since its opening.
In 2000, parts from a Greek military aircraft landed on a rural residential house, no fatalities were caused, however, a refrigerator was damaged by the part after crashing through the roof. Days later, demonstrators protested against any more military exercises in the area citing noise level and possible further incidents. Similar incidents occurred in the 1960s.