Mykonos Airport

Mykonos-Manto Mavrogenous Airport^[3][4] (IATA: JMK, ICAO: LGMK) is the international airport of the Greek island of Mykonos, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the town of Mykonos. It serves flights to domestic and European metropolitan destinations due to the island being a popular leisure destination.

Mykonos Airport Αερολιμένας Μυκόνου
IATA: JMK ICAO: LGMK WMO: 16750
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Fraport AG
Operator	Fraport Greece
Serves	Mykonos
Location	Mykonos Island, Greece
Elevation AMSL	405 ft / 123 m
Coordinates	37°26′06.46″N 025°20′53.17″E
Website	jmk-airport.gr
Map
JMK Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 6,244 1,903 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 1,688,037 Passenger traffic change 60.4% Aircraft movements 19,421 Aircraft movements change 19.2%
Runway[1] Statistics[2]

History

The airport first operated in 1971.^[5]

During the off-peak tourist season the airport has limited flight connections and operating hours. On the other hand, during the 2014 peak summer season it was found necessary to severely limit general aviation activity, allowing only a technical stop of 2 hours.^[6] For the summer of 2016, NOTAM B0335/16 introduces a similar limitation, but now even down to a one hour's stop.

In December 2015, the privatisation of Mykonos 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.^[7] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.^[8] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Mykonos International Airport) for 40 years.

Fraport started managing the airport from 11 April 2017.^[9] On 22 March 2017, the Fraport-Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the Mykonos Airport.^[10] Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations before the launch of the Summer 2017 season include general clean-up, decrease wait times to check in and reduce flight delays, upgrading sanitary facilities as well as enhancing services and offering new free Internet connection (WiFi).

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be implemented for Mykonos Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:^{[needs update]}

• Expanding and remodeling the terminal – 50 percent increase in the total size of the terminal at 13350 m², with the construction of a new terminal area
• New fire station
• Reorganizing apron
• 33 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 12 to 16)
• 17 percent increase in the number of departure gates (from 6 to 7)
• 25 percent increase in the number of security-check lanes (from 4 to 5)

Airlines and destinations

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

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines[11]	Athens[12] Seasonal: Istanbul (begins 5 June 2025),[13] Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki[14]
Aeroitalia	Seasonal: Bergamo[15]
airBaltic	Seasonal: Riga (begins 5 June 2025)[16]
Air France	Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Arkia	Seasonal: Tel Aviv
Austrian Airlines	Seasonal: Vienna
Bluebird Airways	Seasonal: Tel Aviv
British Airways	Seasonal: London–City, London–Gatwick,[17] London–Heathrow
Cyprus Airways	Seasonal: Larnaca
Discover Airlines	Seasonal: Frankfurt,[18] Munich
easyJet	Seasonal: Amsterdam,[19] Basel/Mulhouse[citation needed], Geneva, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Naples, Nice, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Venice
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich
Etihad Airways	Seasonal: Abu Dhabi
Eurowings	Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stockholm–Arlanda, Stuttgart
flydubai	Seasonal: Dubai–International
flynas	Seasonal: Riyadh[20]
Gulf Air	Seasonal: Bahrain
Iberia Express	Seasonal: Madrid
Kuwait Airways	Seasonal: Kuwait City[21]
Lufthansa	Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich
Luxair	Seasonal: Luxembourg
Middle East Airlines	Seasonal charter: Beirut
Neos	Seasonal: Bologna, Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino,[22] Verona
Qatar Airways	Seasonal: Doha
Ryanair	Seasonal: Bologna, Budapest, Naples, Paphos, Vienna
Saudia	Seasonal: Riyadh[23]
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal: Stockholm–Arlanda
Sky Express	Athens Seasonal: Thessaloniki[24]
Swiss International Air Lines	Seasonal: Geneva
Transavia	Seasonal: Amsterdam, Paris–Orly
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Brussels
Volotea	Seasonal: Athens, Bari, Marseille, Nantes, Naples, Venice
Vueling	Seasonal: Barcelona, Rome–Fiumicino
Wizz Air	Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni, Naples, Rome–Fiumicino, Venice[25]

Traffic figures

Annual passenger traffic at JMK airport. See Wikidata query.

The annual passenger traffic data is sourced from the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) ^[26] until 2016 and from 2017 and later from the official website of the airport.^[27]

Year	Passengers
	Domestic	International	Total
1994	154,288	91,419	245,707
1995	153,417	98,120	251,537
1996	157,425	101,311	258,736
1997	165,719	131,203	296,922
1998	155,022	158,365	313,387
1999	145,362	177,615	322,977
2000	171,407	192,872	364,279
2001	148,257	197,864	346,121
2002	156,177	186,372	342,549
2003	154,116	195,203	349,319
2004	174,632	162,043	336,675
2005	178,198	191,488	369,686
2006	201,113	195,149	396,262
2007	219,860	207,598	427,458
2008	214,436	204,487	418,923
2009	240,461	187,989	428,450
2010	213,852	218,603	432,455
2011	224,125	258,684	482,809
2012	225,789	276,154	501,943
2013	233,949	350,610	584,559
2014	287,265	491,464	778,729
2015	322,901	553,156	876,057
2016	392,525	606,501	999,026
2017	475,578	731,448	1,207,026
2018	508,676	887,111	1,395,787
2019	524,877	995,268	1,520,145
2020	132,546	276,514	409,060
2021	284,008	768,072	1,052,080
2022	490,304	1,197,733	1,688,037
2023	531,607	1,127,580	1,659,187
2024(Aug)	394.683	848.049	1.242.732

Traffic statistics by country (2022)

Traffic by country at Mykonos Airport – 2022

Place	Country	Total pax
1	Greece	490,304
2	Italy	340,365
3	United Kingdom	233,741
4	France	184,889
5	Germany	104,467
6	Switzerland	77,154
7	Israel	45,024
8	Spain	43,050
9	Austria	33,027
10	Netherlands	21,443
11	Hungary	19,648
12	Romania	18,388
13	Cyprus	12,723
14	Qatar	10,292
15	Belgium	8,786

Source:^[28]

Ground transport

The transfer time from the town to the airport is about 10 minutes.^[29]

Transit bus service is provided between the Airport and the city of Mykonos (Chora) and other destinations, (only during summer season).

By Car : Mykonos Airport is located 3.5 km from the city of Mykonos (Chora) and is easily accessible via Mykonos provincial road. The journey to and from the city centre takes about 10 minutes. Ornos, Psarrou, Platis Gialos are 3.5 km away from the airport and the journey from the Airport takes about 10–15 minutes.

By Taxi : 24/7 taxi service is available outside the Mykonos Airport Terminal building. The journey from the Airport to the city of Mykonos (Chora) is about 10 minutes and costs 20€ (2022).

See also

• Transport in Greece

References

1. "World Aero Data: MIKONOS -- LGMK". www.worldaerodata.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "MYKONOS AIRPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
3. jmk-airport.gr retrieved 19 May 2018
4. Iotkovska, Svilena. "Mykonos Airport gets a new name in honour of a Greek heroine". Themayor.eu. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
5. "Mikonos Airport". www.alxd.gr. Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
6. Notam B0713/14 pilotweb.nas.faa.gov ^{[dead link]}
7. "Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport - TornosNews.gr". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
8. "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport". Reuters. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
9. "Fraport Greece Begins 40-Year Concession at 14 Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com
10. "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com
11. "Flight schedule".
12. "Aegean Airlines / Air Canada Expands Codeshare Service from mid-July 2024".
13. "AEGEAN AIRLINES EXPANDS GREECE – ISTANBUL NETWORK IN NS25". 18 September 2024.
14. "Aegean Airlines NS24 Thessaloniki Selected Domestic Service Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
15. "AeroItalia rimuove altri voli dal sistema di vendita. Apre la Bergamo – Mykonos". 6 February 2023.
16. "airBaltic launches 16 new routes across the Baltic States, expands connectivity". 4 September 2024.
17. "British Airways Adds Five New Short-Haul Services to Its London Gatwick Network". 4 January 2023.
18. "EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS23 SHORT-HAUL NETWORK ADDITIONS – 11DEC22". Aeroroutes. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
19. "EasyJet voegt twee bestemmingen toe aan zomernetwerk Schiphol". luchtvaartnieuws.nl. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
20. "Flynas Airlines announced launching direct flights between the Greek Islands". Mykonos.promo. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
21. "Kuwait Airways starts 17 destinations".
22. "Low Cost Flights to Greece".
23. "SAUDIA launches new direct service to Greek Mykonos in July". aviationbusinessme.com. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
24. "Αεροπορικά Εισιτήρια | Κάντε Κράτηση Online". 13 October 2023.
25. "Wizz apre base a Venezia nell'estate 2022". 6 October 2021.
26. "MYKONOS AIRPORT", ypa.gr
27. "Mykonos Airport (jmk) Air Traffic statistics", jmk-airport.gr
28. "Traffic Report by Country. Mikanos Airport. Reporting period: January - December 2022" (PDF). jmk-airport.gr.
29. "To & From the Airport-How to get to the airport!", jmk-airport.gr

External links

Media related to Mykonos Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Airport information