Triodos Airport

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Triodos Airport
Αεροδρόμιο/Μοντελοδρόμιο Τριόδου
IATA: noneICAO: none
Triodos is located in Greece
Triodos
Triodos
Location of airport in Greece
Summary
Airport type Public
Location Triodos, Messenia, Greece
Elevation AMSL 11 m / 36 ft
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,200 3,937 Asphalt
Statistics (1961)
Aircraft movements 454
Passengers 4,185
Sources:[1][2][3]

Triodos Airport (Greek: Αεροδρόμιο Τριόδου),[1] also known as Triodhon Airport,[3] is an airport in the regional unit of Messenia in Greece. It is located 7 km (4 NM) from the town of Messini and 17 km (9 NM) from the city Kalamata.

Triodos Airport was used for 20 years for civil aviation. Due to the need for a longer runway, on 19 July 1970 flying operations were transferred to the Kalamata International Airport. Today, it is used for ultralight aviation and by radio-controlled aircraft.

Facilities

The airport has an elevation of 11 metres (36 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,200 by 40 metres (3,937 ft × 131 ft).[2]

Nearest airports

The three nearest airports are:[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kalamata Airport history: Triodos Airport (Αεροδρόμιο Τριόδου) (Greek) (English)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Triodhon airport information from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  4. Airports near Triodon Airport at OurAirports.com