Tatoi Airport

Tatoi Airport Αεροδρόμιο Τατοϊου
IATA: none – ICAO: LGTT
Summary
Airport type		Public/Military
Owner		Hellenic Air Force
Location		Tatoi, Decelea
Elevation AMSL		785 ft / 239 m
Coordinates		38°06′32.14″N 23°47′01.81″E / 38.1089278°N 23.7838361°E / 38.1089278; 23.7838361
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
03/21	5,789	1,764	Asphalt

Tatoi Airport (ICAO: LGTT) is an airport located north of Athens, in Decelea. It started operating in 1918 and now it has a single runway of 1764m (without counting the 347m. threshold). The airport is used by the Hellenic Air Force and is the base of Dekeleia Aeroclub. It has also been usen used from many other aeroclubs of Attica. Moreover, Hellenic's Air Force museum is situated at the airport with many old and vintage aircraft.

Accidents and incidents

On 27 December 1991, Hellenic Air Force Douglas C-47B KK171 was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Tatoi Air Base. One of the six crew was killed.^[1]

References

1. ^ "KK171 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=1991227-1. Retrieved 24 June 2010. 

External links

• LGTT World Aero Data:LGTT
• Dekeleia Aeroclub website
• Airliners.gr Tatoi
• Media related to Dekelia Air Base at Wikimedia Commons