Samos International Airport
| Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σάμου "Αρίσταρχος ο Σάμιος» | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Vathy | ||||||||||
| Location | Samos Island, Greece | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°41′24″N 026°54′42″E / 37.69000°N 26.91167°ECoordinates: 37°41′24″N 026°54′42″E / 37.69000°N 26.91167°E | ||||||||||
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Samos International Airport (also known as Aristarchos) (IATA: SMI, ICAO: LGSM) is an airport on Samos Island, Greece.
The airport is named after Aristarchos of Samos, an ancient astronomer and mathematician, and lies within 5 km from the nearby town of Pythagorio. The airport features a single short runway serving both arrivals and departures. The airports surroundings leave little room for error or mistake on the behalf of the pilots – with nearby mountains and sea at the end of the short runway. There are often strong Meltemi winds blowing from the north during the summer months which further contribute to the difficulty of the landing. There is only one terminal within the airport. There are five boarding gates, none of which have jet-bridges. Passenger facilities are split across two floors and include a duty-free shop and a small café.
The airport first operated in May 1976[1] and during the late 1990s/early 2000s, the terminal was renovated – the capacity of the airport was increased to deal with increasing passenger numbers and the terminal was renovated.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Adria Airways | Seasonal charter: Ljubljana |
| Aegean Airlines | Seasonal charter: Brest, Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Aegean Airlines operated by Olympic Air | Athens |
| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg, Zürich |
| Albastar | Seasonal charter: Milan-Malpensa, Verona |
| Arkefly | Seasonal charter: Amsterdam |
| Astra Airlines | Thessaloniki (PSO) |
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna |
| Danish Air Transport | Seasonal charter: Billund, Copenhagen |
| Jetairfly | Summer seasonal: Brussels[2] |
| Jet Time | Seasonal charter: Billund, Copenhagen |
| Niki | Seasonal: Vienna |
| Sky Express | Chios(PSO), Mytilene(PSO), Rhodes(PSO) |
| SmartWings operated by Travel Service Airlines[3] | Summer easonal: Prague |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal charter: London-Gatwick |
| Transavia.com | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| TUIfly Nordic | Seasonal charter: Gothenburg-Landvetter, Helsinki, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Volotea | Seasonal: Venice |
Accidents and incidents
On 3 August 1989, Olympic Aviation Flight 545 crashed into Mount Kerkis while on approach to Samos Airport. All 34 passengers and crew perished in the accident.[4]
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