Ellinikon International Airport was the international airport of Athens, Greece for 63 years. It was replaced on March 28, 2001 by the new Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos. The airport was located 7 kilometres south of Athens, and just west of Glyfada. It was named after the village of Elliniko, now a suburb of Athens. The airport had an official capacity of 11 million passengers per year, but served 13.5 million passengers during it's last year of operations. A large portion of the site was converted into a stadium and sports facilities for the 2004 Olympic Games.
The former airport is now the site of a major development for coastal Athens which came under criticism because well-preserved historic buildings were demolished. The Hellenikon Metropolitan Park is being constructed with work beginning in 2020 and will consist of luxury homes, hotels, a casino, the Inspire Athens tower, a marina, shops, and offices to be built by 2025.
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica. It began operation on 28 March 2001 and is the main base of Aegean Airlines, as well as other smaller Greek airlines. It replaced the old Ellinikon International Airport. Athens International is currently a member of Group 1 of Airports Council International as of 2021, it is the 15th-busiest airport in Europe and the busiest and largest in the Balkans.
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Ellinikon International Airport
🔗 Sat, 05 Nov 2022
— @Silvanus_Tauris at Athens Hellenikon International Airport, Greece
Ellinikon International Airport was the international airport of Athens, Greece for 63 years. It was replaced on March 28, 2001 by the new Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos. The airport was located 7 kilometres south of Athens, and just west of Glyfada. It was named after the village of Elliniko, now a suburb of Athens. The airport had an official capacity of 11 million passengers per year, but served 13.5 million passengers during it's last year of operations. A large portion of the site was converted into a stadium and sports facilities for the 2004 Olympic Games.
The former airport is now the site of a major development for coastal Athens which came under criticism because well-preserved historic buildings were demolished. The Hellenikon Metropolitan Park is being constructed with work beginning in 2020 and will consist of luxury homes, hotels, a casino, the Inspire Athens tower, a marina, shops, and offices to be built by 2025.
Athens International Airport
🔗 Sat, 05 Nov 2022
— @Silvanus_Tauris at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Greece
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica. It began operation on 28 March 2001 and is the main base of Aegean Airlines, as well as other smaller Greek airlines. It replaced the old Ellinikon International Airport. Athens International is currently a member of Group 1 of Airports Council International as of 2021, it is the 15th-busiest airport in Europe and the busiest and largest in the Balkans.
USAF
🔗 Tue, 04 Nov 2014
— @Cpfau182 at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Greece
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Marathon
🔗 Tue, 04 Jun 2013
— Anonymous Flyer at Marathon Wasser Airport, Greece
I would land there if I were you... It is now a rowing center... :)
Tatoi airport
🔗 Sun, 01 Aug 2010
— Anonymous Flyer at Tatoi Airport, Greece
Tatoi airport (LGTT) is a military airport used also from flight scools from training perposies. GA flights need ppr to land at LGTT
re: Runways?
🔗 Thu, 08 Jan 2009
— @david at Marathon Kotroni Navy Helicopter Base, Greece
According to the Wikipedia article they are, in fact, runways.
Runways?
🔗 Wed, 07 Jan 2009
— @ptomblin at Marathon Kotroni Navy Helicopter Base, Greece
Are those runways or helicopter taxiways?
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