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The airport was founded in 1937. During the Second World War, it was used by German and Italian forces as a base for transport and fighter aircraft. During the war the runway length was 600 m. By the end of April 1949, the length had reached 800 m. A further extension to 1,260 m took place by the end of 1951 to meet the then larger aircraft needs.
Greece is divided into 13 regions (the official regional administrative divisions), including nine on the mainland and four island groups. The regions are further subdivided into 74 regional units . The country has many islands (approximately 1,400, of which 227 are inhabited), including Crete , the Dodecanese , the Cyclades and the Ionian ...
6.0%. Source: Fraport-Greece [ 1] Chania International Airport "Daskalogiannis" ( IATA: CHQ, ICAO: LGSA) is an international airport located near Souda Bay on the Akrotiri peninsula of the Greek island of Crete, serving the city of Chania, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) away. It is a gateway to western Crete for an increasing number of tourists.
Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" ( IATA: HER, ICAO: LGIR) is the primary airport on the island of Crete, Greece, and the country's second busiest airport after Athens International Airport. It is located about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the main city centre of Heraklion, near the municipality of Nea Alikarnassos.
The Greek island of Crete is home to several airports, both public and military. List. Name Location Use ... Tympaki Airport: Tympaki: Military
The airport is located between Kalamata and Messini on GR-82 (Pylos – Kalamata – Sparta) and west of the train tracks on the Pamisos River plain. The runway is about 2.7 km long and runs from north to south from the highway north to the plain. The terminal lies to the east and is accessed with GR-7 / E55 / E65 (Kalamata – Tripoli ...
Skiathos International Airport. / 39.17750°N 23.5036750°E / 39.17750; 23.5036750. Skiathos Alexandros Papadiamantis Airport ( IATA: JSI, ICAO: LGSK) is an airport on the island of Skiathos, Greece. Its 5,341-foot (1,628-meter) runway is able to accommodate aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 767-200. The runway is characterised as ...
Mykonos Airport. / 37.4351278°N 25.3481028°E / 37.4351278; 25.3481028. 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 ...