Chios Island National Airport

Chios Island National Airport^[4] (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χίου) (IATA: JKH, ICAO: LGHI) is an airport on the island of Chios in Greece. It is also known as Chios National Airport, "Omiros"^[5] or Chios Airport^[2] located at the region of Kampos, south of the city of Chios. Aircraft up to the size of Airbus A320 are able to land at the airport.

Chios International Airport "Omiros" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χίου «Όμηρος»
IATA: JKH ICAO: LGHI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	HCAA
Serves	Chios, Greece
Location	Chios, Greece
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	38°20′35″N 026°08′26″E
Map
JKH Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 1,511 4,957 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 229,749 Passenger traffic change 6.6% Aircraft movements 5,492 Aircraft movements change 9.8%
Sources:HCAA,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

History

The government-owned airport in Chios is found in the coastal area of the eastern department of the island. Its operations began on 4 August 1969 with Olympic Airways Flight OA560 from Athens. The runway was built with a length of 1,511 x 30 meters, and has not been extended since its construction.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

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

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Athens[7]
Olympic Air	Thessaloniki[8]
Sky Express	Athens, Lemnos,[9] Mytilene,[9] Rhodes,[9] Samos,[9] Thessaloniki[9]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at JKH airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

• Transport in Greece