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Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (IATA: SMI, ICAO: LGSM) is an airport on Samos Island, Greece.

Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos"

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σάμου "Αρίσταρχος ο Σάμιος»
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesVathy
LocationSamos Island, Greece
Elevation AMSL19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates37°41′24″N 026°54′42″E / 37.69000°N 26.91167°E / 37.69000; 26.91167
Websitesmi-airport.gr
Map
SMI is located in Greece
SMI
SMI
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 6,890 2,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers453,264
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 67.7%
Aircraft movements5,700
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 23.2%
Sources:HCAA,[2] Fraport Greece[3]

The airport is named after Aristarchos of Samos, an ancient astronomer and mathematician, and lies within 5 km from the nearby town of Pythagorio. The airport has a single short runway. The airport's surroundings leave little room for error or mistake on the behalf of the pilots – with nearby mountains and sea at the end of the short runway. In summer there are often strong Meltemi winds from the north, which further contribute to the difficulty of the landing.

There is one terminal building. There are five boarding gates, none of which have jet-bridges. Passenger facilities are split across two floors and include a duty-free shop and a small café.

History

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The airport first operated in May 1976.[4] In the late 1990s/early 2000s, the terminal was renovated: the capacity of the airport was increased to deal with increasing passenger numbers.

In December 2015, the privatisation of Samos 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 Samos International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.

Future investment

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On 22 March 2017, Fraport Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the International Airport of Samos.[7]

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be started in October 2017 and will be implemented for Samos International Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:

  • 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 airport
  • Expanding and remodeling the current terminal
  • New fire station
  • Reorganizing the airport apron area
  • 19 percent increase in the total size of the terminal at 9,605 m2
  • 40 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 10 to 14)
  • 25 percent increase in the number of departure gates (from 4 to 5)
  • 50 percent increase in the number of security lanes (from 2 to 3)

Airlines and destinations

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Check-in hall
 
View of the airport from the west

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens[8]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna[9]
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels[10]
Condor[11] Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich
Corendon Dutch Airlines Seasonal: Amsterdam
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich
Eurowings Seasonal: Düsseldorf
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa,[12] Verona
Olympic Air Thessaloniki
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[13] Gothenburg,[14] Oslo,[15] Stockholm–Arlanda[14] Trondheim (begins 7 June 2025)[15]
Sky Express Athens, Chios, Lemnos, Mytilene, Rhodes, Thessaloniki
Smartwings Seasonal: Prague
Trade Air Seasonal charter: Ljubljana
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam
TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam
TUI fly Nordic Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[16] Oslo,[17] Stockholm–Arlanda[16]

Traffic figures

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Annual passenger traffic at SMI airport. See Wikidata query.

The data are from Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)[18] until 2016, and data from 2017 and later are from the official website of the airport.[19]

Year Passengers
Domestic International Total
1994 121.370 296.640 418.010
1995 Increase 132.269 Increase 282.192 Increase 414.461
1996 Increase 141.864 Decrease 264.430 Decrease 406.294
1997 Increase 149.564 Decrease 263.334 Increase 412.898
1998 Decrease 146.056 Increase 277.498 Increase 423.554
1999 Increase 189.132 Increase 314.704 Increase 503.836
2000 Decrease 180.446 Decrease 287.948 Decrease 468.394
2001 Decrease 154.004 Increase 304.686 Decrease 458.690
2002 Decrease 141.362 Decrease 283.488 Decrease 424.850
2003 Increase 142.212 Decrease 266.835 Decrease 409.047
2004 Increase 153.067 Decrease 240.562 Decrease 393.629
2005 Increase 155.534 Decrease 236.593 Decrease 392.127
2006 Increase 190.879 Increase 260.039 Increase 450.918
2007 Increase 216.605 Increase 265.382 Increase 481.987
2008 Decrease 204.873 Increase 266.993 Decrease 471.866
2009 Increase 216.174 Decrease 230.968 Increase 447.142
2010 Decrease 193.530 Decrease 217.035 Decrease 410.565
2011 Decrease 172.672 Increase 236.048 Decrease 408.720
2012 Decrease 149.664 Decrease 214.984 Decrease 364.648
2013 Decrease 136.641 Decrease 207.076 Decrease 343.717
2014 Increase 151.107 Increase 245.201 Increase 396.308
2015 Decrease 149.302 Increase 253.848 Increase 403.150
2016 Increase 153.240 Decrease 193.540 Decrease 346.780
2017 Increase 161.313 Increase 248.972 Increase 410.331
2018 Increase 159.763 Increase 290.128 Increase 449.891
2019 Increase 168.892 Increase 298.503 Increase 467.395
2020 Decrease 100.669 Decrease 43.630 Decrease 144.299
2021 Increase 131,580 Increase 138,718 Increase 270,298
2022 Increase 174,647 Increase 278,617 Increase 453,264
2023 Increase 193,356 Increase 283,950 Increase 477,306
2024(Aug) Increase 138.120 Increase 221.588 Increase 359.708

Traffic statistics by country (2022)

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Traffic by country at Samos International Airport – 2022[20]
Place Country Total passengers
1 Greece  Greece 174,647
2 Netherlands  Netherlands 65,079
3 Germany  Germany 59,112
4 Sweden  Sweden 27,007
5 Denmark  Denmark 23,656
6 Poland  Poland 17,803
7 Belgium  Belgium 14,944
8 Italy  Italy 13,488
9 Norway  Norway 13,011
10 Czech Republic  Czech Republic 11,849
11 Finland  Finland 7,715
12 Slovenia  Slovenia 7,625
13 United Kingdom  United Kingdom 6,827
14 Switzerland  Switzerland 4,282
15 Austria  Austria 3,599

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "METAR/Synop Information for LGSM (16723) in Samos Airport , Greece". Gladstonefamily.net. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ "SAMOS AIRPORT "ARISTARCHOS OF SAMOS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Air traffic statistics" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Samos 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". Tornos News. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport". Reuters. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com
  8. ^ "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ Liu, Jim (8 November 2019). "Austrian resumes 2 Greek leisure routes in S20". routesonline.com.
  10. ^ "Brussels Airlines adds eight new destinations to its Summer 2022 schedule". 18 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Timetable". condor.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  12. ^ Liu, Jim (2 January 2019). "Neos schedules new European routes in S19". routesonline.com.
  13. ^ "Flight". apollorejser.dk.
  14. ^ a b "Flight". apollo.se.
  15. ^ a b "Flight". apollo.no.
  16. ^ a b "Only Flight". tui.se.
  17. ^ "Only Flight". tui.no.
  18. ^ "SAMOS AIRPORT ARISTARCHOS OF SAMOS", ypa.gr
  19. ^ "SAMOS AIRPORT (SMI) - 2017 vs 2016", smi-airport.gr
  20. ^ "Traffic by Country_2022_SMI" (PDF). smi-airport.g. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  21. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Shorts 330-200 SX-BGE Samos Airport (SMI)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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