Kalamata International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Kalamata International Airport
nativename =
nativename-a = Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καλαμάτας
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caption = New Airport's Terminal
IATA = KLX
ICAO = LGKL
type = Public
owner =
operator = Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
city-served =
location = Kalamata
elevation-f = 26
elevation-m = 8
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metric-rwy =
r1-number = 17R/35L
r1-length-f = 8,868
r1-length-m = 2,703
r1-surface = Asphalt
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Kalamata International Airport ( _el. Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καλαμάτας) airport codes|KLX|LGKL is an airport in the city of Kalamata, Greece. It mainly receives charter flights during the summer months. Once a week there is a scheduled domestic flight from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city.

The airport is located between Kalamata and Messene on GR-82 (Pylos - Kalamata - Sparta) and west of the train tracks on the Pamisos plain. The runway is about 2 km long and runs from north to south from the highway north to the plain. The terminal lies to the east and is accessed with GR-7/E55/E65 (Kalamata - Tripoli - Corinth).

History

*1959 - Kalamata International Airport opens
*1986 - Charter flights begin to operate out of the airport
*1991 - New aircraft terminal was built
*1991 - Operated by Hellenic Civil Aviation

Airlines and destinations

*Olympic Airlines (Athens, Thessaloniki)
*Sky Express (Heraklion)
*Thomas Cook Airlines (London-Gatwick, Manchester) [seasonal]
*Transavia (Amsterdam) [seasonal]

External links

* Greek Airports: [http://www.hcaa-eleng.gr/kalamhist.htm Kalamata International Airport]
* Greek Airport Guide: [http://www.alxd.gr/AirportGuide/kalamata/kalamataE.html Kalamata Airport]
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