Kastellorizo Island Public Airport is an airport on the small island Kastellorizo, Greece , part of the

Dodecanese The Dodecanese (, ; el, Δωδεκάνησα, ''Dodekánisa'' , ) are a group of 15 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Turkey's Anatolia, of which 26 are inhabited. ...

island group. It is the eastmost airport of Greece.

History

In the beginning of the twentieth century, the island of Kastellorizo was linked by seaplanes to destinations mainly in northeast Africa. The seaplanes used the natural horse-shoe sized harbour of the island. The current Kastellorizo Airport first began operations in 1986 as a domestic airport. The airport has a small terminal of 150 m² and the apron can accommodate one Bombardier Dash 8 sized aircraft and 3 light general aviation aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

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

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics history

Ground transport

The facility is located more or less on the middle of the island, about 2.5 km southwest of the city

Megisti Kastellorizo or Castellorizo (; el, Καστελλόριζο, Kastellórizo), officially Megisti ( ''Megísti''), is a Greek island and municipality of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean.Bertarelli, 131 It lies roughly off the south ...

. The airport is linked to the city by a single bus only during the summer period. Taxis are also available.

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