Lemnos International Airport "Hephaestus" | |
Nativename: | Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λήμνου «Ήφαιστος» |
Iata: | LXS |
Icao: | LGLM |
Pushpin Map: | Greece |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Greece |
Pushpin Label: | LXS |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Type: | Public / Military |
Owner: | Greek state |
Operator: | HCAA |
City-Served: | Lemnos, Greece |
Elevation-F: | 14 |
Elevation-M: | 4 |
Coordinates: | 39.9171°N 25.2363°W |
R1-Number: | 04/22 |
R1-Length-F: | 9895 |
R1-Length-M: | 3016 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2018 |
Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
Stat1-Data: | 94,227 |
Stat2-Header: | Passenger traffic change |
Stat2-Data: | 10.8% |
Stat3-Header: | Aircraft movements |
Stat3-Data: | 2,458 |
Stat4-Header: | Aircraft movements change |
Stat4-Data: | 10.0% |
Footnotes: | Runway[1] Statistics[2] |
Lemnos International Airport "Hephaestus" is an airport on Lemnos Island, Greece. The airport is located 18 km away from the city of Myrina and began operation in 1959.[3] This Airport, along with the whole island of Lemnos, was also featured in the video game Arma 3. The island was named "Altis" in the video game.
The Hellenic Air Force has a base on the grounds of the airport, and has the following aircraft on display: F-4 Phantom II, A-7 Corsair II, F-5, F-104 Starfighter
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Lemnos Airport: