Aktion National Airport

Aktion National Airport (IATA: PVK, ICAO: LGPZ) is an airport serving Preveza and Lefkada in Greece. It is also known as Preveza Airport. It is also used by NATO and Hellenic Air Force Command. The airport commenced operations in 1968.[4]

Aktion National Airport

Αεροδρόμιο Ακτίου
Summary
Airport typePublic and military
Owner/OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesPreveza / Lefkada, Greece
LocationAktion
Elevation AMSL11 ft / 3 m
Coordinates38°55′32″N 20°45′55″E
Websitepvk-airport.gr
Map
PVK is located in Greece
PVK
PVK
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07L/25R 2,871 9,419 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers773,587
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 107.9%
Aircraft movements6,610
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 46.2%

History

In December 2015, the privatisation of Aktion National Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised with the signing of the agreement between the Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund.[6] "We signed the deal today", the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[7] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Aktion National Airport) for 40 years as of autumn 2016.

Fraport Greece’s investment plan

On 22 March 2017, Fraport-Greece presented its master plan for the 14 Greek regional airports, including the International Airport of Chania.[8]

Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports, as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations, before the launch of the 2017 summer season include:

  • General clean-up
  • Improving lighting, marking of airside areas
  • Upgrading sanitary facilities
  • Enhancing services and offering a new free Internet connection (WiFi)
  • Implementing works to improve fire safety in all the areas of the airports

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will start in October 2017 and will be implemented for Aktion National Airport under Fraport-Greece's investment plan by 2021:

  • Terminal expansion by 2,381 m2 and refurbishment
  • HBS inline screening
  • Reorganizing airport apron area
  • Refurbishing airside pavement
  • 75 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 8 to 14)
  • 60 percent increase in the number of departure gates (from 5 to 8)
  • Doubling the number of security-check lanes (from 2 to 4)

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
Air Serbia Seasonal charter: Belgrade
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow
Condor Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart
Corendon Dutch Airlines Seasonal: Amsterdam[9]
Cyprus Airways Seasonal: Larnaca
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt,[10][11] Munich[10][11]
easyJet Seasonal: Berlin, Bristol,[12] London–Gatwick, London–Luton,[13] Manchester, Milan–Malpensa[14]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zurich[15]
Eurowings Seasonal: Nuremberg (begins 19 May 2024), Stuttgart[16]
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh,[17] London–Stansted, Manchester[18]
LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal: Warsaw–Radom[19]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Munich[11]
Marabu Seasonal: Hamburg, Munich
Marathon Airlines Seasonal charter: Innsbruck[20]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen,[21] Oslo[21]
People's Seasonal: St. Gallen/Altenrhein
Ryanair Seasonal: Bergamo, Bologna, Budapest, London–Stansted,[22] Rome–Fiumicino,[23] Vienna[24]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[25] Stavanger,[26] Stockholm-Arlanda[25]
Sky Express Corfu, Sitia, Zakynthos
Smartwings[27] Seasonal: Prague
Seasonal Charter: Budapest[28]
Sunclass Airlines Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[29] Helsinki,[30] Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda[31]
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam, Paris–Orly
TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick, Manchester
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam
Tus Airways Seasonal: Larnaca,[32] Tel Aviv[33]
Volotea Seasonal: Naples[34]
Vueling Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino
Wizz Air Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at PVK airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger traffic
YearFlightsDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengers% annual
change
19941,64811,650161,229172,879Steady
19951,89814,786198,300213,058Increase23.2%
19961,90618,347183,933202,280Decrease5.1%
19972,04320,177217,774237,951Increase17.6%
19982,25018,832244,561263,393Increase10.7%
19991,83714,213227,932242,145Decrease8.1%
20002,33116,933282,482299,415Increase23.7%
20012,20815,025286,857301,882Increase0.8%
20022,33713,257315,791329,048Increase9.0%
20033,01115,690283,162298,852Decrease9.2%
20043,15617,613271,362288,975Decrease3.3%
20053,06116,701284,152300,853Increase4.1%
20063,01417,654270,901288,555Decrease4.1%
20073,26019,673302,088321,761Increase11.5%
20083,25617,715310,404328,119Increase2.0%
20093,03415,690295,233310,923Decrease5.2%
20102,7586,343286,105292,448Decrease5.9%
20112,7284,891289,265294,156Increase0.6%
20122,8584,629284,206288,835Decrease1.8%
20133,1667,758308,607316,365Increase9.5%
20143,5905,861352,384358,245Increase13.2%
20153,9408,284380,011388,295Increase8.4%
20164,51018,570454,300472,870Increase21.8%
20175,29512,771532,879569,082Increase20.3%
20185,3948,152541,283583,666Increase2.6%
20195,59216,763609,027625,790Increase7.2%
20202,3425,561155,847161,408Decrease74.2%
20214,52011,433360,663372,096Increase130.5%
20226,61012,973760,614773,587Increase107,9%
2023(Sep)6,06311,206749,389760,595Increase6.7%

[1][35]

Traffic statistics by country (2022)
Traffic by country at Aktion National Airport – 2022
Place Country Total pax
1 United Kingdom United Kingdom 248,184
2 Germany Germany 92,184
3 Netherlands Netherlands 76,923
4 Italy Italy 73,971
5 Denmark Denmark 50,894
6 Sweden Sweden 42,865
7 Austria Austria 25,552
8 Czech Republic Czech Republic 24,410
9 Finland Finland 23,302
10 Norway Norway 20,173
11 Hungary Hungary 15,446
12 Greece Greece 12,973
13 Israel Israel 11,590
14 Romania Romania 11,353
15 France France 10,350

Source:[36]

Accidents and incidents
  • On 14 July 1996, a NATO-operated E-3 Sentry (serial number LX-N90457) overran the runway and crashed into a sea wall when the pilot attempted to abort takeoff after thinking the aircraft had ingested birds. There were only minor injuries and no fatalities, however, the fuselage broke, causing total loss of the aircraft. During the investigation of the incident, no indications of bird ingestion were found. The aircraft was subsequently written off.[37][38]

See also

References
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