Rhodes International Airport
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ρόδου «Διαγόρας» |
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IATA: RHO – ICAO: LGRP
 RHO
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Greek Government | ||
| Operator | HCAA | ||
| Serves | Rodos | ||
| Location | Paradisi | ||
| Hub for | Olympic Air | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 m / 19 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 36°24′19.51″N 28°05′10.29″E / 36.4054194°N 28.0861917°ECoordinates: 36°24′19.51″N 28°05′10.29″E / 36.4054194°N 28.0861917°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 07/25 | 3,305 | 10,844 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Aircraft movements |  31,558 |
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| Passengers |  4,149,274 |
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| Runway[1] Statistics[2] | |||
Rhodes International Airport, "Diagoras" (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ρόδου, «Διαγόρας») or Diagoras International Airport (IATA: RHO, ICAO: LGRP) is located on the island of Rhodes in Greece. The facility is located just north of the village Paradisi, about 14 km southwest of the capital city, Rodos. Rhodes International Airport is the third busiest airport of Greece.
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[edit] History
Civil aviation on Rhodes started after the second world war, on the location of the nearby military Rhodes Maritsa Airport. This has been the island's main airport until 1980. That was when the new Rhodes International Airport was opened. The need for a new facility was big, as the 'old' Maritsa airport did not meet the needs for a modern civil airport.
The new "Diagoras" airport was built in 1977. It was decided that, on this location, it would meet the needs of the island better. Over the passing years, many improvements have been made to the airport, like expansion of taxiways, platform and airport buildings. The most recent uprade is the new passenger terminal, which opened in 2005, to better accommodate the growing amount of charters and passengers. The airport's plants currently cover a total area of 60,000 m2[3][4]
Annual Passenger Throughput - 10 year history[2]
| Year | Flights | Passengers | Passengers Change |
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| 2001 | 28,100 | 3,428,175 | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 27,010 | 3,230,483 | 5.8% |
| 2003 | 29,119 | 3,166,070 | 2.0% |
| 2004 | 29,026 | 3,036,523 | 4.1% |
| 2005 | 28,444 | 3,207,514 | 5.6% |
| 2006 | 30,742 | 3,491,522 | 8.9% |
| 2007 | 32,776 | 3,625,962 | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 32,490 | 3,567,469 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 31,680 | 3,470,111 | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 31,558 | 3,586,572 | 3,4% |
| 2011 | 34,504 | 4,155,214 | 14,8% |
[edit] Transport
By car the airport is easily reached via the main road along the coast. Rodos city is about 20 minutes driving away. The airport is also frequented by buses. Buses to Rodos city depart regularly and the journey takes about 40 minutes. The bus stop is located 300 m to the left, when leaving the terminal via door 1. A taxi can be taken just outside the arrivals hall. The taxifare to the centre of Rodos city is about € 16,-[5][6]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
Flights operate a variety of domestic destinations, including Athens, Thessaloniki, Iraklio and Mykonos. The summer season is by far the most busy time of the airport. Many scheduled and charter flights operate from Diagoras to all over Europe and a variety of Middle-East destinations.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aegean Airlines | Athens, Munich, Rome-Fiumicino, Thessaloniki Seasonal: Larnaca, Moscow-Domodedovo Seasonal charter: Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Moscow-Domodedovo, Tel Aviv |
| Aeroflot | Seasonal: Moscow-Sheremetyevo [7] |
| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin-Tegel, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Nuremberg, Zürich |
| Air Finland | Seasonal: Helsinki |
| Air Italy Polska | Seasonal charter: Warsaw[citation needed] |
| Air One | Seasonal: Milan-Malpensa |
| AlbaStar | Catania |
| Alitalia | Seasonal: Rome-Fiumicino |
| Arkefly | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| Arkia | Seasonal Charter: Tel Aviv |
| Astra Airlines | Seasonal: Thessaloniki |
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna |
| Belle Air | Tirana |
| BH Air | Seasonal charter: Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Blue Panorama Airlines operated by Blu-express |
Seasonal: Rome-Fiumicino [resumes 19 July] |
| British Airways | Seasonal charter: London-Heathrow, Manchester [8] |
| City Airline | Seasonal charter: Gothenburg-Landvetter |
| Condor Flugdienst | Seasonal: Berlin-Schönefeld, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Paderborn/Lippstadt, Stuttgart |
| Corendon Airlines | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| Cyprus Airways | Heraklion, Larnaca |
| EasyJet | Seasonal: Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 23 June 2012], Liverpool, London-Gatwick, Milan-Malpensa, Paris-Orly |
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zurich |
| Europe Airpost | Seasonal: Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Strasbourg |
| Finnair | Seasonal: Helsinki |
| Germania | Seasonal charter[9]: Bremen, Dresden, Frankfurt am Main, Friedrichshafen, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Munich, Münster/Osnabrück |
| Germanwings | Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn |
| Hello | Seasonal charter: Zurich |
| Holidays Czech Airlines | Seasonal: Prague |
| Israir | Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv |
| Jet2 | Seasonal: East Midlands, Glasgow-International [begins 23 May 2012], Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Jetairfly | Seasonal: Brussels, Charleroi, Liège, Ostend-Bruges |
| Lauda Air | Seasonal charter: Graz, Innsbruck, Linz, Salzburg |
| Luxair | Seasonal charter: Luxembourg |
| Monarch Airlines | Seasonal charter: London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Niki | Seasonal: Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Vienna |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal charter: Oslo-Gardermoen |
| Novair | Seasonal charter: Gothenburg-Landvetter[citation needed], Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda, Malmö[citation needed] |
| Olympic Air | Astypalaia, Athens, Heraklion, Karpathos, Kasos, Kastelorizo, Leros, Sitia, Thessaloniki |
| Orenair | Seasonal: Chelyabinsk |
| Primera Air | Seasonal charter: Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Ryanair | Bergamo-Orio al Serio, Bologna, Bournemouth [Begins 28 march], Bremen, Brussels-Charleroi, Budapest [begins 28 March 2012], Cagliari, East Midlands [begins April 2012], Hahn, Kaunas, Liverpool, London-Stansted, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino, Stockholm-Skavsta, Weeze |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal charter: Bergen, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Sky Express | Chios, Heraklion, Mytilene, Samos |
| Sky Wings | Charter Seasonal Birmingham |
| SmartWings | Seasonal Bratislava, Brno, Košice, Ostrava, Prague |
| Strategic Airlines | Seasonal charter: London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Sun d'Or operated by El Al |
Seasonal: Tel Aviv |
| Tarom | Seasonal: Bucharest-Henri Coanda |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Seasonal Charter: Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Seasonal charter: Bergen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Karlstad, Oslo-Gardermoen, Sandefjord, Stockholm-Arlanda,Helsinki |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal charter: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Transaero | Seasonal charter: Moscow-Sheremetyevo [7] |
| Transavia.com | Seasonal: Amsterdam, Eindhoven |
| Transavia.com France | Seasonal: Paris-Orly |
| Travel Service Hungary | Seasonal: Budapest |
| Travel Service operated by SmartWings | Seasonal: Bratislava |
| TUIfly | Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, Berlin-Tegel, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Zweibrücken |
| TUIfly Nordic | Seasonal charter: Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda,Helsinki |
| White Airways | Seasonal: Lisbon[citation needed] |
| Wizz Air | Seasonal: Budapest [begins 16 June 2012] |
[edit] References
- ^ Jeppesen aerodrome charts
- ^ a b "Rhodes Airport Statistical Data (Excel file)". HCAA. http://www.hcaa.gr/. http://www.hcaa.gr/up/files/stat_KAR_2010.xls. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ "Rhodes Diagoras International Airport History, Facts and Overview". Airports Guides. http://www.airports-guides.com/. http://www.rhodes-rho.airports-guides.com/rho_history.html. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ Rhodes Airport Website
- ^ CHAA - Airport tranportation
- ^ Airport website, Transport options
- ^ a b "Moscow Domodedovo airport flight schedule". http://www.svo.aero/en/timetable/season-timetable/rhodes/. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ 12
- ^ "Germania scheduled flights". http://www.flygermania.de/en/destinations_and_timetables/flight_schedules/. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
12. http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/47067-New-Mark-Warner-beach-resort-for-2012-in-Rhodes. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rhodes International Airport |
- Greek Airports: Rhodes International Airport, "Diagoras"
- Greek Airport Guide: Rodos Airport, "Diagoras"
- Airport information for LGRP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- HCAA - Rodos Airport 'Diagoras'
