Ioannina National Airport

Ioannina Νational Airport (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ιωαννίνων) (IATA: IOA, ICAO: LGIO) is an airport located four kilometers from the city center of Ioannina, Greece. Its full name is Ioannina Νational Airport - King Pyrrhus.[2]

Old Terminal
Ioannina National Airport
"King Pyrrhus"

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ιωαννίνων
"Βασιλεύς Πύρρος"
Summary
Airport typeInternational
OwnerGreek State
OperatorHCAA
ServesIoannina
LocationIoannina
Opened1932
Elevation AMSL1,558 ft / 475 m
Coordinates39°41′47″N 20°49′21″E
Websiteioanninaairport.eu
Map
IOA is located in Greece
IOA
IOA
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 7,874 2,400 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers134,011
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 23%
Aircraft movements2,122
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 12.7%
Statistics [1]

History

Ioannina airport was established in 1932. The original 450m² terminal building was built in 1953 and then expanded to double the area in 1953 and by a further 600m² in 1993. The airport was named "King Pyrros" in 2007. Constructions of the new control tower and taxiway were completed in 2017.

On 11 July 2019 the new airport terminal was completed and commissioned. It includes a new departure and arrival hall and a waiting area for passengers as well as a restaurant and Duty-free area.

Airport facilities

The Runway has a length of 2.400 and a width 45 meters with three taxiways and a 43m2 apron. The firefighting capability is Category 6 (VI). The terminal has an area of 5,290m2.[2]

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens
Seasonal: Tel Aviv[3]
Atlantic Airways Seasonal charter: Billund[4]
Olympic Air Athens (ends 29 October 2023)[5]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[6] Stockholm-Arlanda[6]

Traffic statistics
Annual passenger traffic at IOA airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger traffic
YearFlights
total		Domestic
passengers		International
passengers		Total
passengers		 % Annual
change total
19941,64879,84421880,062Steady
19951,93595,99411496,108Increase20.0%
19962,101110,165775110,940Increase15.4%
19971,946108,74548108,793Decrease1.90%
19981,975107,4104107,414Decrease1.30%
19992,198119,196227119,423Increase11.2%
20003,492175,240611175,851Increase47.3%
20013,352146,88874146,962Decrease16.4%
20022,981125,8940125,894Decrease14.3%
20032,757135,206402135,608Increase7.70%
20042,936145,602445146,047Increase7.70%
20052,618128,1001,298129,398Decrease11.4%
20062,172125,731508126,239Decrease2.40%
20072,308138,1042,770140,874Increase11.6%
20082,186129,939973130.912Decrease7.10%
20092,428137,253729137,982Increase5.40%
20102,190119,329695120,024Decrease13.3%
20111,62088,27132688,597Decrease26.2%
20121,36470,93725471,191Decrease19.6%
20131,18064,4791064,489Decrease9.40%
20141,19879,389679,395Increase23.1%
20151,33886,515886,523Increase9.00%
20161,42697,1051797,122Increase12.2%
20171,39489,8586,49295,585Decrease1.00%
20181,59889,09619,836108,932Increase 14.9%
20192,146104,10926,235130,344Increase 23.0%
202090836,856536,861Decrease 71.5%
2021*1,06243,58013,13556,715Increase 64.9%
2022**1,47753,25520,61073,865Increase 76.7%
2023***1,28453,77116,63870,409Increase 14.1%
  • Oct 2021 not included
    • Jan-Sep 2022
      • Jan-Aug 2023

[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "IOANNINA AIRPORT "KING PYRROS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017.
  2. "Υπηρεσία Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας - Αερολιμένες - Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ιωαννίνων "Βασιλεύς Πύρρος" (ΚΑΙΩΠ)".
  3. "Η AEGEAN…δίνει φτερά! Συνδέει απευθείας τα Ιωάννινα με το Τελ Αβίβ • EpirusPost • Ειδήσεις, Ιωάννινα, Άρτα, Πρέβεζα, Θεσπρωτία". October 24, 2022.
  4. "Flight Billund". apollorejser.dk.
  5. "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. "Flight". apollo.se.
  7. "Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority - Our Airports - Ioannina Airport "King Pyrros"".
  8. "Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority - Statistics".
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