Lemnos International Airport

Lemnos International Airport "Hephaestus" (IATA: LXS, ICAO: LGLM) is an airport on Lemnos Island, Greece. The airport is located 18 km away from the city of Myrina and began operation in 1959.[3] This Airport, along with the whole island of Lemnos, was also featured in the video game Arma 3. The island was named "Altis" in the video game.

Lemnos International Airport
"Hephaestus"

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λήμνου
«Ήφαιστος»
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerGreek state
OperatorHCAA
ServesLemnos, Greece
Elevation AMSL14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates39°55′01.46″N 025°14′10.71″E
Map
LXS is located in Greece
LXS
LXS
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 9,895 3,016 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers94,227
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 10.8%
Aircraft movements2,458
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 10.0%
Runway[1] Statistics[2]

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens (begins 29 October 2023)[4]
Olympic Air Athens (ends 29 October 2023),[4] Ikaria, Thessaloniki
Sky Express Athens, Chios, Mytilene, Rhodes, Samos
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Prague

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at LXS airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

References

  1. Jeppesen aerodrome charts
  2. "LEMNOS AIRPORT "IFESTOS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. "Limnos Airport". Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  4. "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.



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