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Lemnos International Airport "Hephaestus" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λήμνου «Ήφαιστος» | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Greek state | ||||||||||
| Operator | HCAA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lemnos, Greece | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft (4.3 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°55′01.46″N 025°14′10.71″E / 39.9170722°N 25.2363083°E | ||||||||||
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  LXS Location of airport in Greece | |||||||||||
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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.[3] 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.
The Hellenic Air Force has a base on the grounds of the airport, and has the following aircraft on display: F-4 Phantom II, A-7 Corsair II, F-5, F-104 Starfighter
Airlines and destinations
[edit]The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Lemnos Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aegean Airlines | Athens[4] |
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna[5] |
| Finnair | Seasonal: Helsinki[6] |
| Olympic Air | Ikaria,[7] Thessaloniki[8] |
| Ryanair | Seasonal: Athens[9] |
| Sky Express | Athens, Chios,[10] Mytilene,[10] Rhodes,[10] Samos[10] |
Statistics
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Jeppesen aerodrome charts
- ↑ "LEMNOS AIRPORT "IFESTOS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "Limnos Airport". Retrieved 2015-04-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Austrian Airlines Adds Direct Vienna–Limnos Route in Strategic Deal with GNTO". GTP Headlines. 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "Booking flow Apollo summer 2026 Helsinki - Limnos" (in Finnish). 10 November 2025.
- ↑ Liu, Jim (3 August 2023). "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ Liu, Jim (3 August 2023). "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ "H Ryanair συνδέει τη Λήμνο με Θεσσαλονίκη και Αθήνα". 13 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS" (PDF). Aeroroutes.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
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