Mytilene International Airport "Odysseas Elytis" is the international airport of Mytilene, the capital of the Greek island Lesbos.
History The airport began to operate in 1948 however it was 1980 before the first charter flight landed.
In December 2015, the privatisation of Mytilene International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised with the signing of the agreement between the Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund. "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters. According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Mytilene International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.
Facilities The airport has one small terminal that services both International and Domestic flights. The airport is 8 kilometres from Mytilene. It was established in 1948 with an unpaved runway of 1200 meters long and 30 meters wide. Over the years the runway was paved and in 2000 the latest runway extension to 2400 meters was made. The airport has a duty-free shop, café-bar and two car rental agencies.
On the northern side of the south apron Mytilene Airclub is located.
Fraport Greece's investment plan
On 22 March 2017, Fraport Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the International Airport of Mytilene."Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports" , fraport-greece.com
Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations before the launch of the summer season include:
General clean-up Improving lighting, marking of airside areas Upgrading sanitary facilities (but you have no drinking water in the lavatories) Enhancing services and offering a new free Internet connection (WiFi) Implementing works to improve fire safety in all the areas of the airports
The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be started in October 2017 and will be implemented for Mytilene International Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:
New terminal New fire station New waste water treatment plant New airport apron area 185 percent increase in the total size of the airport at 7,185 m2 29 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 7 to 9)
Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Mytilene Airport:
Statistics The data are from the official website of the airport:
YearPassengers Domestic International Total2017332,370103,626435,9962018 344,257 132,799 477,0562019 362,759 133,818 496,5772020 191.230 14.865 206.0952021 238,818 46,526 285,3442022 329,719 109,466 439,1852023 375,716 121,783 497,4992024 385,938 177,605 563,5432025 405,890 181,954 587,844
Traffic statistics by country (2024) +Traffic by country at Mytilene International Airport – 2024PlaceCountryTotal passengers1 Greece385,9382 Netherlands45,6913 United Kingdom40,1094 Denmark28,2965 Belgium17,5376 Poland11,8937 Israel7,7318 Sweden6,8279 Norway6,81510 Czech Republic5,621
See also Transport in Greece
References
External links Mytilene International Airport "Odysseas Elytis" at greekairports.gr