Santorini (Thira) International Airport ( el, Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σαντορίνης) is an airport in

Santorini Santorini ( el, Σαντορίνη, ), officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα ) and classical Greek Thera (English pronunciation ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland. It is the ...

Thira Santorini ( el, Σαντορίνη, ), officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα ) and classical Greek Thera (English pronunciation ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland. It is the ...

, Greece located north of the village of

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. The airport serves as both a military and a civil airport. With its redesigned apron, as of 2021 the airport is able to serve up to nine civilian airliners at the same time. Santorini is one of the few

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Islands with a major airport. The airport is located about southeast of the centre of the city of Thira. The main asphalt runway (17/35) is in length. The parallel taxiway was built and marked to runway specification but is now marked and lighted as a taxiway. The airfield can accommodate medium-sized jets like the

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and

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series as well as smaller aircraft such as the

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, and

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. Scheduled airlines include

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and

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, with seasonal scheduled and charter flights from other airlines during the higher seasons in spring, summer and autumn. Transportation to and from the air terminal is via buses, taxis, hotel car-pickups and hired cars.

History

The airport first operated in 1972. In December 2015 the privatisation of Santorini (Thira) International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised with the signing of the agreement between the

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References

External links

Official website / Civil Aviation AuthoritySantorini airport informationSantorini bus schedules
{{authority control Airports in Greece Buildings and structures in Santorini

History

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