Sedes Airport

Sedes Airport
Αεροδρόμιο Σέδες
IATA: noneICAO: LGSD
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner Hellenic Air Force
Serves Thessaloniki
Location Central Macedonia, Greece
Elevation AMSL 81 ft / 27 m
Coordinates 40°32′01.83″N 23°01′26.83″E / 40.5338417°N 23.0241194°E / 40.5338417; 23.0241194Coordinates: 40°32′01.83″N 23°01′26.83″E / 40.5338417°N 23.0241194°E / 40.5338417; 23.0241194
Website (Website)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,126 1,257 PSP metal mesh

Sedes Airport is a military airport 15 km east of Thessaloniki, Greece, and 3 km northwest of Thessaloniki's Makedonia International Airport. Sedes airport started operating during the Balkan Wars[1] and has since been exclusively used by the Hellenic Air Force. Nowadays it also houses an aviation museum, displaying a variety of old aircraft types.

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