Nea Anchialos National Airport

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"Volos Airport" redirects here. For the defunct army airport, see Volos Army Airport.
Nea Anchialos National Airport
Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου
Volos Central Greece Airport
Volos Nea Anchialos Airport of Central Greece
IATA: VOL – ICAO: LGBL
VOL is located in Greece
VOL
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Location of airport in Greece
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Greek Government
Serves Volos, Greece
Location Nea Anchialos
Elevation AMSL 83 ft / 25 m
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Website www.volosairport.gr
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,759 9,052 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers 92,574
Passenger change 10-11 Increase69.7%
Aircraft operations 1,018
Movements change 10-11 Increase79.2%
Sources: DAFIF[1][2] Statistics[3][4]

Nea Anchialos National Airport[5] (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου[6]) (IATA: VOL, ICAO: LGBL) is an airport located near the town of Nea Anchialos in Greece. It serves the city of Volos and is also known as Volos Central Greece Airport or Volos Nea Anchialos Airport of Central Greece.[5]

Overview

The airport resides at an elevation of 83 feet (25 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,759 by 45 metres (9,052 ft × 148 ft).[1] It is designed to be upgraded over the ensuing years in order to accommodate the increase in air travel and its upgrades are planned in a six-phase framework. It currently has one terminal.

The airport is developed by public partnership and began operation on February 1991.[5] It is the only civilian airport that serves the cities of Volos, Lamia, Larisa, Farsala, Trikala, and Karditsa. The airport is located between the towns of Nea Anchialos, Almyros, Velestino and Farsala, about 24 kilometres (13 NM) southwest of downtown Volos, in the Magnesia regional unit, in Thessaly.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
Condor Seasonal: Munich (begins 1 May 2016)
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Manchester[7]
Germania Seasonal charter: London-Gatwick[8]
Niki Seasonal: Vienna
Sky Express Seasonal: Heraklion
Small Planet Airlines Seasonal charter: Manchester[9]
Small Planet Airlines (Poland) Seasonal charter: London-Gatwick[8]
Transavia Seasonal charter: Amsterdam[10]
Transavia France Seasonal charter: Paris-Orly[11]

Ground transport

There is a bus connecting airport and Volos bus station. Buses are waiting to pick up travelers after a plane lands. The airport is also accessible by the E75 highway.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Airport information for LGBL from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ Airport information for VOL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  12. ↑ Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority: Greek Airports

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