Kalamata International Airport Explained

Kalamata International Airport
"Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos"
Nativename:Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καλαμάτας
Nativename-A:«Καπετάν Βασίλης Κωνσταντακόπουλος»
Iata:KLX
Icao:LGKL
Pushpin Map:Greece
Pushpin Label:KLX
Type:Public / Military
Owner:Greek state
Operator:HCAA
Location:Kalamata, Messinia, Greece
Focus City:
Elevation-F:26
Elevation-M:8
R1-Number:17R/35L
R1-Length-F:8,868
R1-Length-M:2,703
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:17L/35R
R2-Length-F:9,436
R2-Length-M:2,876
R2-Surface:(now taxiway)
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:278,961
Stat2-Header:Passenger traffic change
Stat2-Data: 0.9%
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat3-Data:2,601
Stat4-Header:Aircraft movements change
Stat4-Data: 23.2%
Footnotes:Runway[1] Statistics[2]

Kalamata International Airport (el|Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καλαμάτας) "Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos" is an airport in the city of Kalamata, Greece. It mainly receives flights during the summer. In March 2013, Aegean Airlines opened a base in the airport.[3]

Overview

Civilian airport

The airport is located between Kalamata and Messini on GR-82 (Pylos – Kalamata – Sparta) and west of the train tracks on the Pamisos River plain. The runway is about 2.7 km long and runs from north to south from the highway north to the plain. The terminal lies to the east and is accessed with GR-7/E55/E65 (Kalamata – Tripoli – Corinth).

Military air base

There is a military base of the Hellenic Air Force and since 1976, an air-training center, the Instrument Flight Training Center (gr.Κέντρο Εκπαίδευσης Ενόργανης Πτήσης) of the 120th Air Training Wing[4] to the west of the runway.[5] [6] Since 2021, the military air base houses the International Flight Training Center after a collaboration of Elbit Systems and HAF. [7] The air base uses the same runway as civilian aircraft.

History

Kalamata International Airport was opened in 1959. Charter flights began to operate out of the airport in 1986 and a new terminal was built in 1991. The same year Hellenic Civil Aviation took over as operator of the airport. In 2012 the airport was renamed after Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kalamata Airport:

Accidents and incidents

Ground Transport

Travelling to and from Kalamata Airport by bus is convenient, with good connections between the Airport and Kalamata. The bus pick up and drop off point is located close to the terminal building. Bus rides between the airport and Kalamata take 20 – 25 minutes.

The airport has been criticised for the lack of public transport.[10] The only way to reach the airport is by car, taxi or bus.[11] The neighboring railway line to Messini and Kalamata was shut down in 2011.[12] [13]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://ww1.jeppesen.com/documents/aviation/notices-alerts/chart-alert/Greece/LGKL_charts.pdf LGKL/JEPPESEN KALAMATA, GREECE
  2. Web site: KALAMATA AIRPORT "CAPTAIN VASSILIS CONSTANTAKOPOULOS". ypa.gr. 4 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Δελτία τύπου – About Aegean.
  4. News: el:Κέντρο Εκπαίδευσης Ενόργανης Πτήσης - Πολεμική Αεροπορία . Instrument Flight Training Center - Air Force . deviated . http://web.archive.org/web/20240620153405/https://www.haf.gr/structure/dae/120pea/keep/ . 2024-06-20 . 2025-01-19 . . el-GR.
  5. News: Greek Airfield Bombed . . CLVIII . 22,686 . Tasmania. 17 August 1943 . 25 February 2017 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Αεροπορία . Πολεμική . 2024-11-22 . Επίσκεψη Αντιπροσωπείας της Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας της Κροατίας στην 120ΠΕΑ - Πολεμική Αεροπορία . http://web.archive.org/web/20241124130322/https://www.haf.gr/2024/11/episkepsi-antiprosopeias-tis-polemikis-aeroporias-tis-kroatias-stin/ . 2024-11-24 . 2025-01-20 . . el-GR.
  7. Web site: 2021-04-17 . Deal signed with Israel for Kalamata flight training center . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240815213145/https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1159548/deal-signed-with-israel-for-kalamata-flight-training-center/ . 2024-08-15 . 2025-01-20 . . English.
  8. Web site: Hijacking description NAMC YS-11 registration unknown, Athens. Aviation Safety Network.
  9. , ...Byline: Philip Pank TWELVE plane-spotters from Britain face possible imprisonment in Greece after they were arrested and charged with spying at a military airbase south of Athens...
  10. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kalamata-International-Airport/138544196169260 Kalamata International Airport - Kalamatas, Messinia, Greece - Airport, Landmark & historical place
  11. Web site: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority - Our Airports - Kalamata Airport "Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos". 2023-08-17.
  12. Web site: RAILWAY LINE MILI NAFPLIOU - KALAMATA (LEFKTRON MEGALOPOLIS & ASPROCHOMA - MESSINI) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240630223303/https://www.greekrailtickets.gr/RLSPAP6e.htm . 2024-06-30 . 2025-01-20 . greekrailtickets.gr.
  13. Web site: 2011-04-12 . Peloponnese: Modernized network without trains. . el:Πελοπόννησος: Εκσυγχρονισμένο δίκτυο χωρίς τρένα . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120084456/https://www.tovima.gr/2011/04/12/society/peloponnisos-eksygxronismeno-diktyo-xwris-trena/ . 2023-11-20 . 2025-01-20 . . el . Πλην του Προαστιακού της Πάτρας, της γραμμής Κατάκολο – Ολυμπία και του Οδοντωτού Σιδηροδρόμου, το υπόλοιπο δίκτυο του ΟΣΕ έχει απονεκρωθεί και σχεδόν το σύνολο του μετρικού, τροχαίου υλικού βρίσκεται αποθηκευμένο σε διάφορα αμαξοστάσια και εγκαταστάσεις του οργανισμού. . Apart from the Patras Suburban Railway, the Katakolo–Olympia line, and the Rack Railway, the rest of the OSE network has been deactivated, and almost the entirety of the narrow-gauge rolling stock is stored in various depots and facilities of the organization..

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