Skiathos Island National Airport
| Skiathos Airport ‘ALEXANDROS PAPADIAMANTIS’ Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σκιάθου ΄Α.Παπαδιαμάντης΄ |
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IATA: JSI – ICAO: LGSK
 JSI
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Location | Skiathos, Greece | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 54 ft / 16 m | ||
| Coordinates | 39°10′39″N 023°30′13.23″E / 39.1775°N 23.503675°ECoordinates: 39°10′39″N 023°30′13.23″E / 39.1775°N 23.503675°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 02/20 | 5,341 | 1,628 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 230,489 | ||
| Passenger change 09-10 |  1.9% |
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| Sources: Greek Civil Aviation Authority[1] | |||
Skiathos Airport ‘ALEXANDROS PAPADIAMANTIS’ (IATA: JSI, ICAO: LGSK) is an airport on the island of Skiathos, Greece. Its 5,341-foot runway is able to accommodate aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 757-200. The runway is characterised as 'short and narrow'.
Due to the uneven terrain on the island of Skiathos, Skiathos Airport was created by reclaiming land from the sea between Skiathos island and the smaller island of Lazareta (a former lepper colony) effectively joining the two islands into one larger island.
[edit] Runways
The runways at Skiathos are characterised as 'short and narrow' and, as such, airlines typically require their pilots to undergo additional training for operations there. Additionally, the runway down-slope on runway 20 leads to an illusion of a shorter runway as the stop-end cannot be seen when close to the ground. When flights attempt to land from the south, the flight path is to the east of Skiathos town and over a coastal road. Due to this, it is a great runway to watch flights land and take off at a close distance. Many videos have been uploaded to YouTube of this.
Some flights departing Skiathos for British airports cannot take sufficient fuel to complete the trip without stopping at an intermediate airport to refuel, due to the limiting length of the runways. Aircraft such as the Airbus A320, Airbus A321 and Boeing 737 typically stop at Thessaloniki International Airport to refuel. The B757-200s, however, are usually able to carry sufficient fuel to operate directly to British destinations, such as London Gatwick.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Düsseldorf |
| Alitalia | Seasonal charter: Rome |
| Astra Airlines | Seasonal: Thessaloniki |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Lauda Air |
Seasonal: Vienna |
| Blue Air | Seasonal: Bucharest |
| Blue Panorama Airlines operated by Blu-express |
Seasonal: Rome-Fiumicino [begins 19 July] |
| Cyprus Airways | Seasonal: Larnaca |
| Jat Airways | Seasonal: Belgrade |
| Jet Time | Seasonal charter: Billund |
| MAT Airways | Seasonal charter:[2] Belgrade, Skopje |
| Monarch Airlines | Seasonal: London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Neos Air | Seasonal: Milan-Malpensa |
| Niki | Seasonal: Vienna |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Oslo-Gardermoen [begins 26 June] |
| Olympic Air | Athens Seasonal: Thessaloniki |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stavanger, Stockholm |
| Sky Wings | Seasonal charter: Birmingham |
| SmartWings | Seasonal: Prague |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Seasonal charter: Bristol, East Midlands, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal charter: Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Transavia | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| Travel Service | Seasonal charter: Prague |
[edit] References
- ^ "Greek Civil Aviation Authority". Greek Civil Aviation Authority. http://www.ypa.gr/content/index.asp?tid=137. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.airpics.net/photo/Z3-AAM-Boeing-737-500-MAT-Macedonian-Airlines/16991/L
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