Alexandreia Airport Explained

Alexandreia Airport
Nativename:	Αερολιμένας Αλεξάνδρειας
Icao:	LGAX
Pushpin Map:	Greece
Pushpin Mapsize:	220
Pushpin Mark:	Airplane_silhouette.svg
Pushpin Label:	Alexandreia
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of airport in Greece
Type:	Military
Location:	Alexandreia, Greece
Metric-Elev:	y
Elevation-M:	8
Elevation-F:	27
Coordinates:	40.6511°N 22.4886°W
Metric-Rwy:	y
R1-Number:	13/31
R1-Length-M:	1,800
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
Footnotes:	Sources:^[1] ^[2]

Alexandreia Airport (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αερολιμένας Αλεξάνδρειας) is a military airport located near Alexandreia, a city in the regional unit of Imathia in Greece.

Facilities

The airport is 8m (26feet) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 1800mx30mm (5,900feetx100feetm).

Nearest airports

The three nearest airports are:^[3]

• Polykastro Airport – 38km (24miles) north-northeast
• Thessaloniki International Airport – 43km (27miles) east-southeast
• Sedes Airport – 47km (29miles) east-southeast

Notes and References

1. Web site: . el:Αερολιμένας Αλεξάνδρεια . Greek . Alexandreia Airport . Airliners.gr . 15 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110630085447/http://www.airliners.gr/el/airports/step2.php?id=6 . 30 June 2011 . (English translation via Google Translate)
2. Web site: Alexandria (LGAX) . Source: DAFIF (via worldaerodata.com) . October 2006 . 15 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203042/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=LGAX . 3 March 2016 . usurped .
3. http://www.ourairports.com/airports/LGAX/closest.html Airports near Alexandria Airport