Triodos Airport Explained

Triodos Airport
Nativename:Αεροδρόμιο/Μοντελοδρόμιο Τριόδου
Icao:none
Pushpin Map:Greece
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Greece
Pushpin Label:Triodos
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Location:Triodos, Messenia, Greece
Metric-Elev:y
Elevation-M:11
Elevation-F:36
Coordinates:37.0944°N 21.9903°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-M:1,200
R1-Length-F:3,937
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:1961
Stat1-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat1-Data:454
Stat2-Header:Passengers
Stat2-Data:4,185
Footnotes:Sources:[1] [2] [3]

Triodos Airport (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αεροδρόμιο Τριόδου), also known as Triodhon Airport, is an airport in the regional unit of Messenia in Greece. It is located 7km (04miles) from the town of Messini and 170NaN0 from the city Kalamata.

Triodos Airport was used for 20 years for civil aviation. Due to the need for a longer runway, on 19 July 1970 flying operations were transferred to the Kalamata International Airport. Today, it is used for ultralight aviation and radio-controlled aircraft.

Facilities

The airport has an elevation of 11m (36feet) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 1200mx40mm (3,900feetx130feetm).

Nearest airports

The three nearest airports are:[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hcaa-eleng.gr/kalamhist.htm Kalamata Airport history: Triodos Airport (Αεροδρόμιο Τριόδου)
  2. Web site: http://www.airliners.gr/el/airports/step.php?id=23 . el:Αερολιμένας Καλαμάτας - Τρίοδος . https://archive.today/20121129213757/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:X24iQwZ2P4wJ:www.airliners.gr/el/airports/step.php?id%3D23+http://www.airliners.gr/el/airports/step.php?id%3D23 . 29 November 2012. el.
  3. airport information from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  4. http://www.ourairports.com/airports/LG55/closest.html Airports near Triodon Airport