Lemnos International Airport
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Lemnos International Airport "Hephaestus" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λήμνου «Ήφαιστος» | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Greek state | ||||||||||
| Operator | HCAA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lemnos, Greece | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°55′01.46″N 025°14′10.71″E / 39.9170722°N 25.2363083°E | ||||||||||
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  LXS Location of airport in Greece | |||||||||||
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Lemnos International Airport "Hephaestus" (IATA: LXS, ICAO: LGLM) is an airport on Lemnos Island, Greece. The airport is located 18 km away from the city of Myrina and began operation in 1959.[3] This Airport, along with the whole island of Lemnos, was also featured in the video game Arma 3. The island was named "Altis" in the video game.
The Hellenic Air Force has a base on the grounds of the airport, and has the following aircraft on display: F-4 Phantom II, A-7 Corsair II, F-5, F-104 Starfighter
Airlines and destinations
[edit]The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Lemnos Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aegean Airlines | Athens[4] |
| Braathens International Airways | Seasonal charter: Copenhagen[5] Stockholm–Arlanda[6] |
| Enter Air | Seasonal charter: London--Gatwick[7] |
| Olympic Air | Ikaria, Thessaloniki |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal charter: Oslo[8] |
| Sky Express | Athens, Chios, Mytilene, Rhodes, Samos |
| Smartwings | Seasonal charter: Prague |
Statistics
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Annual passenger traffic at LXS airport.
See Wikidata query.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jeppesen aerodrome charts
- ^ "LEMNOS AIRPORT "IFESTOS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Limnos Airport". Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ^ "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Billige flybilletter – book flyrejser på Apollorejser.dk". 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Apollo:Boka Billiga flygbiljetter snabbt och enkelt". 12 February 2024.
- ^ https://www.charterflights.co.uk/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Apollo: Kjøp billige flybilletter - Spar penger på din neste reise". 12 February 2024.
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