| Kastelorizo Public Airport Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Καστελόριζου |
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| IATA: KZS – ICAO: LGKJ
KZS
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Greek Government | ||
| Operator | HCAA | ||
| Serves | Megisti, Kastelorizo Island | ||
| Location | Kastelorizo | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 474 ft / 144.5 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 2,621 | 799 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft Operations | 450 | ||
| Passengers | 7.817 | ||
| Runway,[1] Statistics[2] | |||
Kastelorizo Island Public Airport is an airport on the small island Kastelorizo, Greece (IATA: KZS, ICAO: LGKJ), part of the Dodekanesos island group. The facility is located more or less on the middle of the Island, about 2.5 km southwest of the city Megisti.
In the beginning of the twentieth century, the island of Kastelorizo was linked by seaplanes to destinations mainly in northeast Africa. The seaplanes used the natural horse-shoe sized harbour of the island.[3]
The current Kastelorizo Airport first began operations in 1986 as a domestic airport. The airport has a rather small terminal of 150 m2 and the apron can accommodate one Dash-8 sized aircraft and 3 light general aviation aircraft.[4]
The airport is linked to the city by buses (only during the summer period. The Journey takes about 4 minutes. The fare is € 1.50. The taxi fare is about € 3.-.[5]
Annual passenger trhoughput - 10 year history[2]
| Year | Flights | Passengers | Passengers change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 394 | 5.298 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 514 | 6.173 | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 520 | 7.939 | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 462 | 8.302 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 470 | 8.243 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 480 | 9.626 | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 494 | 9.564 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 450 | 8.329 | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 450 | 7.490 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 452 | 7.817 | +4.4% |
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Olympic Air | Rhodes |