Lemnos International Airport

Lemnos International Airport
"Hephaestus"

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λήμνου
«Ήφαιστος»
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Owner Greek state
Operator HCAA
Serves Lemnos, Greece
Elevation AMSL 14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 39°55′01.46″N 025°14′10.71″E
Map
LXS is located in Greece
LXS
LXS
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 9,895 3,016 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 94,227
Passenger traffic change Increase 10.8%
Aircraft movements 2,458
Aircraft movements change Increase 10.0%
Runway Statistics

Lemnos International Airport "Hephaestus" (IATA: LXS, ICAO: LGLM) is an airport on Lemnos Island, Greece. The airport is located 18 km away from the city of Myrina and began operation in 1959. This Airport, along with the whole island of Lemnos, was also featured in the video game Arma 3. The island was named "Altis" in the video game.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Lemnos Airport:

Airlines Destinations
Aegean Airlines Athens
Bulgaria Air Seasonal: Sofia (begins 23 May 2024)
Olympic Air Ikaria, Thessaloniki
Sky Express Athens, Chios, Mytilene, Rhodes, Samos
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Prague

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at LXS airport. See Wikidata query.

See also