| Araxos Airport Αεροδρόμιο Αράξου | |||
|---|---|---|---|
IATA: GPA – ICAO: LGRX
  GPA | |||
| Summary | |||
| 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 | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 18R/36L | 3,352 | 10,997 | Concrete |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
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.[3] 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 was construction of the runway 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 |
|---|---|
| Aeroflot | Seasonal charter: Moscow-Sheremetyevo[5] |
| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Zurich[6] |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Tyrolean Airways |
Seasonal: Vienna |
| Astra Airlines | Seasonal charter: Moscow-Domodedovo (begins 31 May 2014) |
| Bluebird Airways | Seasonal charter: Moscow-Vnukovo[6] |
| Enter Air | Seasonal charter: Warsaw-Chopin |
| Niki | Seasonal: Vienna |
| Orenair | Seasonal charter: St Petersburg |
| Ryanair | Seasonal: Bergamo, Paphos |
| SmartWings operated by Travel Service Airlines |
Seasonal charter: Bratislava, Prague[6] |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal: London-Gatwick (begins 02 May 2014)[7] |
| Transaero Airlines | Seasonal charter: Moscow-Domodedovo |
| TUIfly | Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich |
| VIM Airlines | Seasonal charter: Moscow-Domodedovo[6] |
References[]
- ↑ Airport information for LGRX at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- ↑ Airport information for GPA at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ Araxos National Airport at Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "116 Combat Wing". Hellenic Air Force. http://www.haf.gr/en/structure/units/ata/units/116pm.asp. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ↑ "Season timetable destination: Patras". http://www.svo.aero. Sheremetyevo International Airport. http://www.svo.aero/en/timetable/season-timetable/patras/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 http://www.araxos-airport.gr/flight-information/flight-timetable
- ↑ http://flights.firstchoice.co.uk/firstchoice/en-GB/timetable/findbyroute?departure=LGW&destination=GPA
External links[]
- Information for Araxos Airport
- Accident history for GPA at Aviation Safety Network
The original article can be found at Araxos Airport and the edit history here.