Kastellorizo Island Public Airport is an airport on the small island Kastellorizo, Greece , part of the Dodecanese island group. It is the eastmost airport of Greece.
History In the beginning of the twentieth century, the island of Kastellorizo was linked by seaplanes to destinations mainly in northeast Africa. The seaplanes used the natural horse-shoe sized harbour of the island. The current Kastellorizo Airport first began operations in 1986 as a domestic airport. The airport has a small terminal of 150 m2 and the apron can accommodate one Bombardier Dash 8 sized aircraft and 3 light general aviation aircraft.
Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kastellorizo Airport:
Statistics
Annual passenger statistics history Year Flights Passengers Passengers change 2005 470 8,243 0.7% 2006 480 9,626 16.8% 2007 494 9,564 0.6% 2008 450 8,329 12.9% 2009 450 7,490 10.1% 2010 337 7,817 4.4% 2011 486 8,723 11.6% 2012 536 7.943 8.9% 2013 520 7,946 0.0% 2014 530 8,196 3.1% 2015 498 8,019 2.1% 2016 492 6,907 13.9% 2017 418 5,482 20.6% 2018 337 5,434 0.9%
Ground transport The facility is located more or less on the middle of the island, about 2.5 km southwest of the city Megisti. The airport is linked to the city by a single bus only during the summer period. Taxis are also available.
See also Transport in Greece
References
External links Kastellorizo Island Public Airport at greekairports.gr HCAA-eleng page HCAA page LGKJ Airport Statistics