| Nea Anchialos National Airport | |
| Nativename: | Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου |
| Nativename-R: | Central Greece Airport |
| Iata: | VOL |
| Icao: | LGBL |
| Pushpin Map: | Greece |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Greece |
| Pushpin Label: | VOL |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Greek State |
| City-Served: | Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece |
| Location: | Nea Anchialos |
| Elevation-F: | 83 |
| Elevation-M: | 25 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2194°N 22.7942°W |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 08/26 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,759 |
| R1-Length-F: | 9,052 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2018 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 41,357 |
| Stat2-Header: | Passenger traffic change |
| Stat2-Data: | 36.1% |
| Stat3-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat3-Data: | 452 |
| Stat4-Header: | Aircraft movements change |
| Stat4-Data: | 22.2% |
| Footnotes: | Sources:HCAA,[1] DAFIF[2] |
Nea Anchialos National Airport[3] (Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου[4]) is an airport located near the town of Nea Anchialos in Greece. It serves the regional unit of Magnesia and is also known as Central Greece Airport.
The airport is at an elevation of 83feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 2759mx45mm (9,052feetx148feetm). It is designed to be upgraded over the ensuing years in order to accommodate the increase in air travel and its upgrades are planned in a six-phase framework. It currently has one terminal.
The airport is developed by public partnership and began operation in February 1991. It is the only civilian airport that serves the cities of Volos, Almyros, Lamia, Larisa, Farsala, Kalampaka, Trikala, and Karditsa. The airport is located between the towns of Nea Anchialos, Almyros, Velestino and Farsala, about northeast of Almyros town center, southwest of New Anchialos and southwest of Volos city center, in the Magnesia regional unit, in Thessaly.
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Nea Anchialos Airport:
There is a bus connecting airport and Volos bus station. Buses are waiting to pick up travelers after a plane lands. The airport is also accessible by the E75 highway.[5]