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 and 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 | araxos-airport.gr | ||||||||||
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Araxos Airport (Template:Lang-el) (IATA: GPA, ICAO: LGRX) is the airport of Patras, the third-largest city in Greece. It serves as a combined civilian and military airport and is located near the namesaking village of Araxos, Achaea. It is also known as Agamemnon Airport and primarily is used as an active air base for the Hellenic Air Force, with some civilian services to European destinations during the summer months.
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.[4]
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.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Zürich |
| Astra Airlines | Seasonal: Thessaloniki[5] |
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna |
| Belavia | Seasonal charter: Minsk[6] |
| El Al | Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion[7] |
| Israir Airlines | Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion[7] |
| Meridiana | Seasonal: Milan–Linate |
| Nordavia | Seasonal charter: Moscow–Sheremetyevo[8] |
| NordStar | Seasonal charter: Moscow–Domodedovo[9] |
| TUIfly | Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover (begins 27 May 2016), Munich, Stuttgart |
| VIM Airlines | Seasonal charter: Moscow–Domodedovo[6][9] |
Ground transport
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.
See also
References
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Airport information for GPA at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ http://www.alxd.gr/AirportGuide/araxos/araxosE.html
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Season timetable destination: Patras". svo.aero. Sheremetyevo International Airport.
- ^ a b "Flight Schedules". domodedovo.ru. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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