Mykonos Airport Explained

Mykonos Airport
Nativename-A:Αερολιμένας Μυκόνου
Image2-Width:250
Iata:JMK
Icao:LGMK
Wmo:16750
Pushpin Map:Greece
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Greece
Pushpin Label:JMK
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Owner:Fraport AG
Operator:Fraport Greece
City-Served:Mykonos
Location:Mykonos Island, Greece
Elevation-F:405
Elevation-M:123
Coordinates:37.4351°N 25.3481°W
Website:jmk-airport.gr
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:6,244
R1-Length-M:1,903
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2022
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:1,688,037
Stat2-Header:Passenger traffic change
Stat2-Data: 60.4%
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat3-Data:19,421
Stat4-Header:Aircraft movements change
Stat4-Data: 19.2%
Footnotes:Runway[1] Statistics[2]

Mykonos-Manto Mavrogenous Airport[3] [4] is the international airport of the Greek island of Mykonos, located from the town of Mykonos. It serves flights to domestic and European metropolitan destinations due to the island being a popular leisure destination.

History

The airport first operated in 1971.[5]

During the off-peak tourist season the airport has limited flight connections and operating hours. On the other hand, during the 2014 peak summer season it was found necessary to severely limit general aviation activity, allowing only a technical stop of 2 hours.[6] For the summer of 2016, NOTAM B0335/16 introduces a similar limitation, but now even down to a one hour's stop.

In December 2015, the privatisation of Mykonos 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.[7] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[8] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Mykonos International Airport) for 40 years.

Fraport started managing the airport from 11 April 2017.[9] On 22 March 2017, the Fraport-Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the Mykonos Airport.[10] Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations before the launch of the Summer 2017 season include general clean-up, decrease wait times to check in and reduce flight delays, upgrading sanitary facilities as well as enhancing services and offering new free Internet connection (WiFi).

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be implemented for Mykonos Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:

Airlines and destinations

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

Traffic figures

The annual passenger traffic data is sourced from the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) [11] until 2016 and from 2017 and later from the official website of the airport.[12]

YearPassengers
DomesticInternationalTotal
1994154,28891,419245,707
1995153,41798,120251,537
1996157,425101,311258,736
1997165,719131,203296,922
1998155,022158,365313,387
1999145,362177,615322,977
2000171,407192,872364,279
2001148,257197,864346,121
2002156,177186,372342,549
2003154,116195,203349,319
2004174,632162,043336,675
2005178,198191,488369,686
2006201,113195,149396,262
2007219,860207,598427,458
2008214,436204,487418,923
2009240,461187,989428,450
2010213,852218,603432,455
2011224,125258,684482,809
2012225,789276,154501,943
2013233,949350,610584,559
2014287,265491,464778,729
2015322,901553,156876,057
2016392,525606,501999,026
2017475,578731,4481,207,026
2018508,676887,1111,395,787
2019 524,877995,2681,520,145
2020 132,546276,514409,060
2021 284,008768,0721,052,080
2022490,304 1,197,7331,688,037
2023531,6071,127,5801,659,187
2024(Jul)302.027544.650846.677

Traffic statistics by country (2022)

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CountryTotal pax
1 Greece490,304
2 Italy 340,365
3 United Kingdom233,741
4 France184,889
5 Germany104,467
6 Switzerland77,154
7 Israel45,024
8 Spain43,050
9 Austria33,027
10 Netherlands21,443
11 Hungary19,648
12 Romania18,388
13 Cyprus12,723
14 Qatar10,292
15 Belgium8,786

Source:[13]

Ground transport

The transfer time from the town to the airport is about 10 minutes.[14]

Transit bus service is provided between the Airport and the city of Mykonos (Chora) and other destinations, (only during summer season).

By Car : Mykonos Airport is located 3.5 km from the city of Mykonos (Chora) and is easily accessible via Mykonos provincial road. The journey to and from the city centre takes about 10 minutes. Ornos, Psarrou, Platis Gialos are 3.5 km away from the airport and the journey from the Airport takes about 10–15 minutes.

By Taxi : 24/7 taxi service is available outside the Mykonos Airport Terminal building. The journey from the Airport to the city of Mykonos (Chora) is about 10 minutes and costs 20€ (2022).

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Aero Data: MIKONOS -- LGMK. https://archive.today/20121208212752/http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=GR29260. usurped. 8 December 2012. www.worldaerodata.com. 4 May 2017.
  2. Web site: MYKONOS AIRPORT. 31 December 2023.
  3. http://www.jmk-airport.gr jmk-airport.gr
  4. Web site: Iotkovska . Svilena . Mykonos Airport gets a new name in honour of a Greek heroine . Themayor.eu . 22 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Mikonos Airport . www.alxd.gr . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060614145638/http://www.alxd.gr/AirportGuide/mikonos/mikonosE.html . 14 June 2006 . dead.
  6. https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWeb/notamRetrievalByICAOAction.do?method=displayByICAOs&reportType=RAW&formatType=DOMESTIC&retrieveLocId=LGMK&actionType=notamRetrievalByICAOs Notam B0713/14
  7. Web site: Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport - TornosNews.gr. 4 May 2017.
  8. News: REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport. Reuters. 14 December 2015. 4 May 2017.
  9. http://www.fraport-greece.com/eng/media-center/news/fraport-greece-begins-40year-concession-at-14-greek-regional-airports "Fraport Greece Begins 40-Year Concession at 14 Greek Regional Airports"
  10. http://www.fraport-greece.com/eng/media-center/news/fraport-greeces-development-plan-for-the-new-era-at-the-greek-regional-airports "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports"
  11. http://www.ypa.gr/en/our-airports/kratikos-aerolimenas-mykonoy-kamk "MYKONOS AIRPORT"
  12. https://www.jmk-airport.gr/en/jmk/air-traffic-statistics/ "Mykonos Airport (jmk) Air Traffic statistics"
  13. Web site: Traffic Report by Country. Mikanos Airport. Reporting period: January - December 2022. jmk-airport.gr.
  14. https://www.jmk-airport.gr/en/flights--more/airport-information#to--from-the-airport "To & From the Airport-How to get to the airport!"