Tatoi Airport
Tatoi Airport Αεροδρόμιο Τατοϊου | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Hellenic Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Tatoi, Decelea | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 785 ft / 239 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°06′34″N 023°47′03″E / 38.10944°N 23.78417°E | ||||||||||
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Tatoi Airport (ICAO: LGTT) is an airport located north of Athens, in Decelea. It started operating in 1918[1] and it now has a single runway with a length of 1764m (not counting the 347m threshold). The airport is used by the Hellenic Air Force and is the base of the following aeroclubs:
- Athens Gliding Club
- Dekeleia Aeroclub
- Athens Aeroclub
- Mesogeion Aeroclub
It has also been used by many other aeroclubs of Attica. Moreover, the Hellenic Air Force Museum is situated at the airport which contains many old aircraft.
Former airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air France | Akyab, Allahabad, Baghdad, Bangkok, Bushehr, Calcutta, Castelrosso, Corfu, Damascus, Dezful, Hanoi, Jodhpur, Karachi, London-Croydon, Marseille, Naples, Paris-Orly, Rangoon, Vientiane[2] |
Accidents and incidents
[edit]On 27 December 1991, Hellenic Air Force Douglas C-47B KK171 was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Tatoi Air Base. One of the six crew members was killed.[3]
Climate
[edit]Tatoi has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) with hot summers and cool winters.
| Climate data for Tatoi, 235 m asl (1958–1997) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.2 (2.72) |
48.6 (1.91) |
51.1 (2.01) |
26.2 (1.03) |
20.4 (0.80) |
9.8 (0.39) |
10.0 (0.39) |
6.0 (0.24) |
17.6 (0.69) |
47.6 (1.87) |
60.2 (2.37) |
83.9 (3.30) |
450.6 (17.72) |
| Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΒΟΓΙΑΤΖΗΣ Δρ. Ιστορικός Μουσείου ΠΑ, ΜΑ, Phd. "Συνοπτική Ιστορία του Α εροδρομίου Τατοίου" (PDF). Ελευθερο Βήμα Αχαρνών. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Air France".
- ^ "KK171 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Climatological Information for Tatoi, Greece". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016.
External links
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- LGTT World Aero Data:LGTT[usurped]
- Dekeleia Aeroclub website
- Mesogeion Aeroclub website
- Athens Aeroclub website
- Airliners.gr Tatoi
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