Karpathos Island National Airport

Karpathos Island National Airport^[2][3] (IATA: AOK, ICAO: LGKP) is an airport on the island of Karpathos, Greece. The airport first operated in 1970, and it had very limited facilities (a small building of only 500 m²). As of 2023, its buildings cover an area of 12,500 m².^[4] The current airport facilities were constructed between 2005 and 2009. The inauguration of the new airport terminal took place on 25 July 2009.

Karpathos Island National Airport Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καρπάθου
IATA: AOK ICAO: LGKP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	HCAA
Location	Karpathos, Greece
Elevation AMSL	66 ft / 20 m
Coordinates	35°25′14″N 027°08′48″E
Map
AOK Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 7,871 2,399 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 267,828 Passenger traffic change 5.4% Aircraft movements 3,436 Aircraft movements change 1.0%
Source: HCAA[1]

A bus route directly connects Karpathos Airport and the capital of the island Pigadia.^[5] Taxis are also available at the designated waiting area.

Airlines and destinations

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

Airlines	Destinations
Austrian Airlines	Seasonal: Vienna[6]
Braathens International Airways	Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[7] Stockholm–Arlanda[7]
Eurowings	Seasonal: Graz,[8] Innsbruck,[9] Salzburg[10]
Finnair	Seasonal charter: Helsinki[11]
GoTo Fly	Seasonal: Forlì
Marabu	Seasonal: Munich[12]
Neos	Seasonal: Bergamo,[13] Bologna,[14] Milan–Malpensa,[15] Rome–Fiumicino,[16] Verona[17][18]
Olympic Air	Athens,[19] Kasos, Rhodes
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal: Oslo
Sky Express	Athens,[20] Rhodes[20]
Smartwings	Seasonal: Prague[21]
TUI fly Netherlands	Seasonal: Amsterdam[22]
TUI fly Nordic	Seasonal charter: Stockholm–Arlanda[23]
Volotea	Seasonal: Naples,[24] Venice[25]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at AOK airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

• List of airports in Greece