Mytilene International Airport

Mytilene International Airport "Odysseas Elytis" (IATA: MJT, ICAO: LGMT) is the international airport of Mytilene, the capital of the Greek island Lesbos.

Mytilene International Airport

Odysseas Elytis

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Μυτιλήνης "Οδυσσέας Ελύτης"
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreek government
OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesLesbos
LocationMytilene, Greece
Elevation AMSL60 ft / 18 m
Coordinates39°03′24″N 026°35′54″E
Websitemjt-airport.gr
Map
MJT is located in Greece
MJT
MJT
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 7,894 2,406 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers206.095
Passenger traffic changeDecrease 58,5%
Aircraft movements3.729
Aircraft movements changeDecrease 43,2%
Sources: Fraport Greece,[2] World Aero Data[3][4]

History

The airport began to operate in 1948 however it was 1980 before the first charter flight landed.[4]

In December 2015, the privatisation of Mytilene International 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.[5] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[6] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Mytilene International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.

Facilities

The airport has one small terminal that services both International and Domestic flights. The airport is 8 kilometres from Mytilene. It was established in 1948 with an unpaved runway of 1200 meters long and 30 meters wide. Over the years the runway was paved and in 2000 the latest runway extension to 2400 meters was made. The airport has a duty-free shop, café-bar and two car rental agencies.[7]

On the northern side of the south apron Mytilene Airclub is located.

Fraport Greece's investment plan

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

Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations before the launch of the 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 be started in October 2017 and will be implemented for Mytilene International Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:

  • New terminal
  • New fire station
  • New waste water treatment plant
  • New airport apron area
  • 185 percent increase in the total size of the airport at 7,185 m2
  • 29 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 7 to 9)

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens, Thessaloniki (begins 29 October 2023)[9]
BRA Braathens Regional Airlines Seasonal charter: Copenhagen[10]
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels[11]
Corendon Dutch AirlinesSeasonal: Amsterdam
Jet2.comSeasonal: Birmingham (begins 26 May 2024),[12] London–Stansted, Manchester
Olympic Air Thessaloniki (ends 27 October 2023)[9]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[13] Oslo,[14] Stockholm–Arlanda[15]
Sky Express Athens, Chios, Lemnos, Rhodes, Samos, Thessaloniki
Seasonal: Heraklion
TUI fly BelgiumSeasonal: Brussels
TUI fly NetherlandsSeasonal: Amsterdam

Traffic figures
Annual passenger traffic at MJT airport. See Wikidata query.

The data are from the official website of the airport:[16]

Year Passengers
Domestic International Total
2017 332,370 103,626 435,996
2018 Increase344,257 Increase132,799 Increase477,056
2019 Increase362,759 Increase133,818 Increase496,577
2020 Decrease191.230 Decrease14.865 Decrease206.095
2021 Increase238,818 Increase46,526 Increase285,344
2022 Increase329,719 Increase109,466 Increase439,185
2023(Aug) Increase252,157 Increase92,798 Increase344,955

Traffic statistics by country (2022)
Traffic by country at Mytilene International Airport – 2022
Place Country Total pax
1 Greece Greece 329,719
2 Netherlands Netherlands 43,603
3 United Kingdom United Kingdom 27,112
4 Denmark Denmark 12,282
5 Belgium Belgium 10,553
6 Sweden Sweden 6,337
7 Norway Norway 5,180
8 Poland Poland 4,316

[17]

See also

References
  1. "METAR/Synop Information for LGMT (16667) in Mytilini Airport , Greece". Gladstonefamily.net. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. "MYTILINI AIRPORT "OD.ELYTIS"". Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=GR77934
  4. "Mitilini Airport". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. "Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport - TornosNews.gr". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. Editorial, Reuters (14 December 2015). "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport". Reuters. Retrieved 4 May 2017. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  7. "MYTILINI AIRPORT "OD.ELYTIS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  8. "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com
  9. "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. "BRA A319 NS23 SCHEDULED CHARTER OPERATIONS".
  11. "Brussels Airlines adds eight new destinations to its Summer 2022 schedule". 18 January 2022.
  12. "Jet2: Summer 2024 Program Includes Flights to Lesvos from UK". 31 July 2023.
  13. "Flight". apollorejser.dk.
  14. "Flight". apollo.no.
  15. "Flight". apollo.se.
  16. "Mitilini Airport (MJT)".
  17. https://www.mjt-airport.gr/uploads/sys_nodelng/2/2889/Traffic%20by%20Country_2022_MJT.pdf

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