Nea Anchialos National Airport

"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
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 39°13′10″N 022°47′39″E / 39.21944°N 22.79417°E / 39.21944; 22.79417
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

AirlinesDestinations
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
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: Amsterdam, Cephalonia[10]
Transavia France Seasonal: 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 2 Airport information for LGBL from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ Airport information for VOL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ "Monthly airpost statistical data (January - December 2010)". Hellenic Civilian Aviation Authority. www.hcaa.gr. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  4. ↑ "The Annual Statistical Bulletin of the Civil Aviation Authority" (PDF). Hellenic Civilian Aviation Authority. www.hcaa.gr. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  5. 1 2 3 "Volos Airport: About Us". Retrieved 18 April 2011. Nea Anchialos National Airport operated for the first time in 1991.
  6. ↑ "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νέας Αγχιάλου". Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "COSMOS holidays". cosmos.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Flights To Volos (Nea Anchialos)". gatwickairport.com. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Charter Flight Timetables". manchesterairport.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Direct flights to Volos". schiphol.nl. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Airlines flying toVOLOS". aeroportsdeparis.fr. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  12. ↑ Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority: Greek Airports

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