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Coordinates: 36°47′36.01″N 27°05′30″E / 36.7933361°N 27.09167°E / 36.7933361; 27.09167
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The airport was opened on 4 April 1964. In 1974 the runway was extended to 2,400m. With the increased traffic at the airport in 1980 was built new terminal building. In 1997, the terminal building was renovated and expanded.
The airport was opened on 4 April 1964. In 1974 the runway was extended to 2,400m. With the increased traffic at the airport in 1980 was built new terminal building. In 1997, the terminal building was renovated and expanded.


==Airlines and destinations==
≥==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport-dest-list
{{Airport-dest-list
| [[Adria Airways]]|'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport|Ljubljana]]
| [[Adria Airways]]|'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport|Ljubljana]]
| [[Aegean Airlines]]|[[Athens International Airport|Athens]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Thessaloniki International Airport|Thessaloniki]]<br>'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest]], [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]], [[Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport|Maribor]], [[Domodedovo International Airport|Moscow–Domodedovo]], [[Åre Östersund Airport|Östersund]], [[Rostov-on-Don Airport|Rostov-on-Don]], [[Pulkovo Airport|Saint Petersburg]], [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion]]
| [[Aegean Airlines]]|[[Athens International Airport|Athens]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Thessaloniki International Airport|Thessaloniki]]<br>'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest]], [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]], [[Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport|Maribor]], [[Domodedovo International Airport|Moscow–Domodedovo]], [[Åre Östersund Airport|Östersund]], [[Rostov-on-Don Airport|Rostov-on-Don]], [[Pulkovo Airport|Saint Petersburg]], [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion]]
| [[Aegean Airlines]]<br> operated by [[Olympic Air]] | [[Athens International Airport|Athens]]
| [[Aegean Airlines]]<br> operated by [[Olympic Air]] | [[Athens International Airport|Athens]]
| [[Air Berlin]]|'''Seasonal:''' [[EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg|Basel/Mulhouse]], [[Berlin Tegel Airport|Berlin–Tegel]], [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Zürich Airport|Zürich]]
| [[Air Berlin]]|'''Seasonal:''' [[EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg|Basel/Mulhouse]], [[Berlin Tegel Airport|Berlin–Tegel]], [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Nuremberg Airport|Nuremberg]], [[Zürich Airport|Zürich]]
| [[Air Bucharest]]|'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest]]
| [[Air Bucharest]]|'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest]]
| [[Air Méditerranée]]| '''Seasonal:''' [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]], [[Nantes Atlantique Airport|Nantes]]
| [[Air Méditerranée]]| '''Seasonal:''' [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]], [[Nantes Atlantique Airport|Nantes]]

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Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κω, Ιπποκράτης
  • IATA: KGS
  • ICAO: LGKO
    KGS is located in Greece
    KGS
    KGS
    Location of airport in Greece
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorHellenic Civil Aviation Authority
ServesKos Island
LocationAndimachia, Greece
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL409 ft / 126 m
Coordinates36°47′36.01″N 27°05′30″E / 36.7933361°N 27.09167°E / 36.7933361; 27.09167
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 7,841 2,390 asphalt
Statistics (2003)
Domestic arrivals90,670
Domestic departures93,151
International arrivals637,073
International departures641,789
Flights11,762

Kos Island International Airport, "Hippocrates" (IATA: KGS, ICAO: LGKO), or Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κω, Ιπποκράτης in Greek, is an airport serving the island of Kos, Greece. The airport is located near to Andimachia village. It is also the second closest airport to Bodrum after Milas-Bodrum Airport.

History

The airport was opened on 4 April 1964. In 1974 the runway was extended to 2,400m. With the increased traffic at the airport in 1980 was built new terminal building. In 1997, the terminal building was renovated and expanded.

≥==Airlines and destinations==

AirlinesDestinations
Adria AirwaysSeasonal charter: Ljubljana
Aegean AirlinesAthens
Seasonal: Thessaloniki
Seasonal charter: Bucharest, Helsinki, Maribor, Moscow–Domodedovo, Östersund, Rostov-on-Don, Saint Petersburg, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Aegean Airlines
operated by Olympic Air 		Athens
Air BerlinSeasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin–Tegel, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Nuremberg, Zürich
Air BucharestSeasonal charter: Bucharest
Air Méditerranée Seasonal: Marseille, Nantes
Arkefly Seasonal: Amsterdam
Austrian AirlinesSeasonal: Innsbruck,[2] Linz, Vienna
Seasonal charter: Graz
Astra Airlines Thessaloniki
Aviolet
operated by Air Serbia		 Seasonal charter: Belgrade
Bluebird Airways Seasonal charter: Moscow–Domodedovo
Blu-express
operated by Blue Panorama Airlines 		Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow[3]
Condor Seasonal: Berlin–Schönefeld, Dresden , Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Leipzig/Halle, Manchester, Munich
Corendon Dutch AirlinesSeasonal: Amsterdam
easyJetSummer seasonal: Glasgow, London–Gatwick, Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino[4]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Gdańsk, Katowice, Poznań, Warsaw–Chopin, Wrocław
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki
Germania[5]Summer seasonal: Münster/Osnabrück[6]
Germanwings Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn
Helvetic AirwaysSeasonal charter: Bern
HolidayJet
operated by Germania Flug		 Seasonal: Zürich
Jet2.com Seasonal: East Midlands, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester
Jetairfly[7] Summer seasonal: Brussels, Liège, Ostend/Bruges
Meridiana Seasonal: Turin (begins 10 July 2015)
Minoan AirHeraklion
Monarch Airlines Seasonal: Birmingham, London–Luton, Manchester
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen, Oslo–Gardermoen
Sesonal charter: Helsinki
Olympic Air Astypalaia (PSO), Kalymnos (PSO), Leros (PSO), Rhodes (PSO)
Orenair Seasonal charter: Belgorod[8]
Ryanair Summer seasonal: Bari, Bergamo, Bologna, Kaunas, Kraków, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London–Stansted, Moss, Pisa
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Oslo–Gardermoen, Trondheim
Sky Express Heraklion
Small Planet Airlines Seasonal charter: Budapest, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Vilnius
SmartWings
operated by Travel Service Airlines		 Summer seasonal: Budapest,[9]Brno, Ostrava, Prague
TAROM Seasonal charter: Bucharest
Thomas Cook Airlines Seasonal charter: Birmingham, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Stansted,[10] Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium Seasonal charter: Brussels, Liège
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Helsinki
Thomson Airways[11] Seasonal charter: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, Dublin,[12] East Midlands, Glasgow, London–Gatwick, London–Stansted,[13] Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
TransaviaSeasonal: Amsterdam, Groningen, Rotterdam
Travel Service Airlines Seasonal charter: Brno, Budapest, Ostrava, Pardubice, Prague
TUIfly Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Munich, Nuremberg, Saarbrücken, Stuttgart, Vienna
Tus Airways Seasonal: Larnaca (begins 15 July 2015)[14]
VIM Airlines Seasonal: Moscow–Domodedovo[15]
VoloteaSeasonal: Venice[16]
Vueling Seasonal: Barcelona, Rome–Fiumicino

Accidents and Incidents

In 2013, an Air Explore Boeing 737 made an emergency landing due to the left engine overheating. Once taxied to the gate, the engine caught Fire. The pilot ordered an evacuation using the emergency slides either side of the aircraft. No one was injured during the incident.

References

  1. ^ http://www.alxd.gr/AirportGuide/kos/kosE.html
  2. ^ http://airlineroute.net/2014/10/24/os-innkgs-s15/
  3. ^ http://www.thetoc.gr/eng/food--travel/article/british-airways-to-add-routes-to-corfu-and-kos
  4. ^ "Budget Airline Niki Introduces Flight to Athens; Ryanair and EasyJet add New Greek Destinations". greekreporter.com. 17 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Germania Flight Schedule / 30.12.2014 - 01.11.2015" (PDF). Germania.
  6. ^ "Germania Adds New Muenster Service from May 2015". Airline Route. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Jetairfly Flight Plan". Jetairfly.
  8. ^ "Кернл Хг Аекцнпндю Асдср Керюрэ Вюпрепш Б Хрюкхч Х Цпежхч / Цпежхъ : Вюпрепш /". Travel.ru. 17 March 2014.
  9. ^ http://airlineroute.net/2015/03/23/qs-hungary-s15/
  10. ^ "Book Cheap Flights to 60+ destinations from £39.99". flythomascook. 1 October 2012.
  11. ^ "First Choice | Flights | Book flights online with First Choice | Timetable". Flights.firstchoice.co.uk.
  12. ^ http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_KGS_DUB
  13. ^ TUI UK. "Thomson Flights – all the assurances and service you've come to expect from Thomson – Flight timetable". Flights.thomson.co.uk.
  14. ^ http://tusairways.aerocrs.net/
  15. ^ http://www.mouzenidis.gr/avia-table/?CurPage=1&DepartureCityId=860&ArrivalCityId=1&DaysFlow=0&DateFrom=26-04-2015
  16. ^ http://www.volotea.com/en/destinations/


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