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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 / 39.9170722°N 25.2363083°E / 39.9170722; 25.2363083
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LXS is located in Greece
LXS
LXS
Location of airport in Greece
Map
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]

The Hellenic Air Force has a base on the grounds of the airport, and has the following aircraft on display: F-4 Phantom II, A-7 Corsair II, F-5, F-104 Starfighter

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens[4]
Braathens International Airways Seasonal charter: Copenhagen[5] Stockholm–Arlanda[6]
Enter Air Seasonal charter: London--Gatwick[7]
Olympic Air Ikaria, Thessaloniki
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Oslo[8]
Sky Express Athens, Chios, Mytilene, Rhodes, Samos
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Prague

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at LXS airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

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References

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  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.
  5. ^ "Billige flybilletter – book flyrejser på Apollorejser.dk". 12 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Apollo:Boka Billiga flygbiljetter snabbt och enkelt". 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.charterflights.co.uk/ [bare URL]
  8. ^ "Apollo: Kjøp billige flybilletter - Spar penger på din neste reise". 12 February 2024.