Patras Araxos Airport
Araxos Airport Αεροδρόμιο Αράξου | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military / Civilian | ||||||||||
| Owner | Greek Armed Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | Hellenic Air Force and the Civil Aviation Authority of Greece | ||||||||||
| Serves | Patras & Pyrgos, Greece | ||||||||||
| Location | Araxos | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 46 ft / 14 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°09′04″N 021°25′32″E / 38.15111°N 21.42556°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.araxos-airport.gr | ||||||||||
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Araxos Airport (Greek: Αεροδρόμιο Αράξου) (IATA: GPA, ICAO: LGRX) is an international military / civilian airport located near Araxos cape, Achaea, Greece. It serves the city of Patras as well as the western Peloponnese. It is also known as Araxos National Airport.[4] or Agamemnon Airport. It serves (primarily) as an active air base for the Hellenic Air Force, with some civilian services to European destinations in the summer months.
Location and access
Araxos airport is located 45 km west of the city of Patras and 60 km north of Pyrgos. There are bus services from Patras to Araxos.
116th Combat Wing
Araxos was established as a military airport in 1936, but construction of the runway was not completed until 1941, when it also became the site of the first radar installation in Greece.[5]
The airport has served as the home base of the Hellenic Air Force's 116th Combat Wing (116 Πτέρυγα Μάχης) since May 1969, and of its precursor the 116th Combat Group (116 Σμηναρχία Μάχης) since April 1962. It currently comprises the 336th Bomber Squadron and 335th Squadron.[5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Zürich |
| Astra Airlines | Seasonal: Thessaloniki[6] |
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna |
| Belavia | Seasonal charter: Minsk[7] |
| Condor | Seasonal: Munich (begins 1 May 2016) |
| El Al | Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion[8] |
| Ellinair | Seasonal: Moscow–Domodedovo (begins 28 May 2016)[9] |
| Israir Airlines | Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion[8] |
| Meridiana | Seasonal: Milan–Linate |
| Nordavia | Seasonal charter: Moscow–Sheremetyevo[10] |
| NordStar | Seasonal charter: Moscow–Domodedovo[11] |
| Ryanair | Seasonal: Paphos |
| TUIfly | Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover (begins 27 May 2016), Munich, Stuttgart |
| VIM Airlines | Seasonal charter: Moscow–Domodedovo[7][11] |
See also
References
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Airport information for GPA at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ http://www.alxd.gr/AirportGuide/araxos/araxosE.html
- ^ Araxos National Airport at Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
- ^ a b "116 Combat Wing". Hellenic Air Force. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "New flights from Thessaloniki and Athens!". astra-airlines.gr. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Πρόγραμμα πτήσεων". Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Online Flight Timetable Ben Gurion Airport". iaa.gov.il. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ http://tours.mouzenidis.gr/avia/?state=flights
- ^ "Season timetable destination: Patras". http://www.svo.aero. Sheremetyevo International Airport.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ a b "Flight Schedules". domodedovo.ru. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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