Larissa National Airport

Larissa National Airport “Thessaly” Αεροδρόμιο Λάρισσας “Θεσσαλία”
IATA: LRA – ICAO: LGLR
Summary
Airport type		Public/Military
Location		Larissa
Built		1912
In use		Hellenic Air Force
Occupants		110 Fighting Command (Πτέρυγα Μάχης)
Elevation AMSL		207 ft / 69 m
Coordinates		39°38′56.76″N 22°27′55.63″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
08/26	9,711	2,960	Paved
08R/26L	9,711	2,960	Asphalt
(Commercial use of the airport until 1997)

Larissa Airport Thessaly (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λάρισσας “Θεσσαλία”) (IATA: LRA, ICAO: LGLR) was built in 1912. It was the commercial airport of Larissa until 1997 when it closed. It's claimed that it will reopen for commercial flights in 2013. Currently the airport is being used only by military aircraft. The longest runway (08/26) is temporarily closed. The runways do not have an ILS.

Location of the airport

The airport is very close to the town (3 km. away) and it can possibly be seen from the highway.

External links

• Larissa Airport, World Aero Data
• LGLR at Our Airports.com
• Hellenic Air Force, Larissa
• Airliners.gr Larissa