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  IATA KLX
  ICAO LGKL
  Type Public
  Closest Town Kalamata
  Elevation Ft 26
  Elevation M 8



  Runway Angle 17R/35L
  Runway Length F 8,868
  Runway Length M 2,703
  Runway Surface Asphalt


Kalamata International Airport () is an Airport in the city of Kalamata , Greece . It mainly receives Charter Flights during the summer months. Once a week there is a scheduled domestic flight from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city.

The airport is located between Kalamata and Messene on GR-82 (Pylos - Kalamata - Sparta) and west of the train tracks on the Pamisos plain. The runway is about 2 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 - Corinth).


HISTORY


  • 1959 - Kalamata International Airport opens

  • 1986 - Charter flights begin to operate out of the airport

  • 1991 - New aircraft terminal was built

  • 1991 - Operated by Hellenic Civil Aviation



EXTERNAL LINKS

  • Greek Airports: [http://www.hcaa-eleng.gr/kalamhist.htm Kalamata International Airport]

  • Greek Airport Guide: [http://www.alxd.gr/AirportGuide/kalamata/kalamataE.html Kalamata Airport]


  • Street map from Multimap

  • Satellite image from TerraServer