Sitia Public Airport Explained

Sitia Municipal Airport
Nativename-A:Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας «Βιτσέντζος Κορνάρος»
Iata:JSH
Icao:LGST
Pushpin Map:Greece
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Greece
Pushpin Label:JSH
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Owner:Municipality of Sitia
Operator:HCAA
Location:Sitia, Lasithi
Elevation-F:376
Elevation-M:115
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-F:6,804 x 164
R1-Length-M:2,074 x 50
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:17/35 (closed)
R2-Length-F:2,460 x 82
R2-Length-M:750 x 25
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:61,877
Stat2-Header:Passenger traffic change
Stat2-Data: 90.5%
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat3-Data:1,730
Stat4-Header:Aircraft movements change
Stat4-Data: 36.0%
Footnotes:Sources: HCAA[1] [2]

Sitia Airport is a small community airport in the region Mponta of Sitia Municipality, on the eastern part of Crete in Greece. The facility is serving the city of Sitia. The airport is located 1 km north/northwest of the city center.

History

Sitia Airport began operations on 7 June 1984 when the first aircraft landed on the facility. This was an Olympic Airways' Dornier Do-228, registration SX-BHF. This was a test flight, to test the airport and its handling facilities. The airport was officially opened 2 days later, on 9 June 1984. Its official name became Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας, literally Municipal Airport of Sitia. At 10:30 the same day, the first official flight, OAL 7001, arrived. On 13 June, the first flight from Rhodes arrived, followed by a flight from the neighbouring island Karpathos the next day.

On 20 May 1993, the airport's services moved to a newly built terminal building and control tower. The new installations cover an area of 550 m2. A new runway, oriented 05/23 and with a length of 2,074 meters was completed in May 2003. Also, 3 new taxiways and 2 new aircraft stands have been constructed. Additionally, the old terminal building has been replaced by a temporary building, covering an area of 1,000 m2.[3] On 13 January 13, 2016, the airport's services moved to a new terminal building. The new building has an area of 7,500 m2.

Airlines and destinations

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

Statistics

Annual Passenger Throughput

YearFlightsPassengersChange in Passengers (%)
2001 93 1,945 15.1
2002 42 1,762 9.4
2003 666 13,144 646.0
2004 411 16,731 27,3
2005 781 19,283 15.3
2006 940 22,902 18.8
2007 1,804 35,218 53.8
2008 1,764 39,711 12.8
2009 1,714 38,195 3.8
2010 1,805 38,859 1.7
2011 1,786 39,604 1.9
2012 2,024 37,801 4.6
2013 2,064 35,962 4.9
2014 1,978 34,873 3.0
2015 1,924 27,015 22.5
2016 1,766 20,903 22.6
2017 1,254 32,479 55.4
2018 1,730 61,87795.0
  • 2019
528 16,425

Ground transportation

By car the airport can be reached via the main road along the North coast. From Aghios Nikolaos, heading west, the main road transforms into the National Road of Crete. The City of Sitia is just a few minutes drive away from the airport. Besides rental cars, there are taxis available to any destination on Crete. There are no bus connections available from the airport.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SITIA AIRPORT. ypa.gr. 8 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Μετονομασία Αεροδρομίου Σητείας σε Δημοτικό Αερολιμένα "Βιτσέντζος Κορνάρος".. 18 February 2015.
  3. http://www.greek-airports.gr/english/airports/sitia/sitiahist_en.html greek-airports.gr Airport History