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Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας «Μέγας Αλέξανδρος»,[2] Kratikós Aeroliménas Kaválas "Mégas Aléxandros") (IATA: KVA, ICAO: LGKV) is an airport located in the municipality of Nestos, in Greece.
Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας, "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος" | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kavala | ||||||||||
| Location | Chrysoupoli | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°54′48″N 024°37′09″E | ||||||||||
| Website | kva-airport.gr | ||||||||||
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  KVA Location of airport in Greece | |||||||||||
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History
The airport was originally located closer to Kavala, in the installations of the Greek Air Force, near the village of Amygdaleonas, where it began its operations in 1952 as Kavala National Airport. On 12 October 1981, it was moved near the town of Chrysoupoli, where it operates today. The relocation greatly improved the service to the nearby island of Thasos and the city of Xanthi, in addition to the continued service to the cities of Kavala and Drama.
The airport was initially used only for domestic flights, as the original name implies. In December 1987, by a joint decision of the Minister of Presidency and the Minister for Transport and Communications it was renamed to Kavala International Airport to be again renamed in January 1992 to Kavala International Airport "Megas Alexandros", by a decision of the Minister for Transport and Communications.
At the beginning of its operation at its new location, the building infrastructure of the airport included only a terminal building. The control tower, the fire station and the other installations were built later. A small extension to the terminal building was added in 1992. The runway had been built, with the same dimensions that it has today. In 1998, extensive works began for new building infrastructure and today the airport of Kavala is functioning as a single upgraded total (old and new installations together), including all modern facilities for service both to airlines and passengers, contributing to the growth of East Macedonia and Thrace.
In December 2015, the privatisation of Kavala International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised with the signing of the agreement between the Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund.[3] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[4] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Kavala International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.
Fraport Greece's investment plan
On 22 March 2017, Fraport Greece presented its master plan for the 14 Greek regional airports, including the International Airport of Kavala.[5]
Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations, before the launch of the 2017 summer season include:
- General clean-up
- Improving lighting, marking of airside areas
- Upgrading sanitary facilities
- Enhancing services and offering a new free Internet connection (WiFi)
- Implementing works to improve fire safety in all the areas of the airports
The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will start in October 2017 and will be implemented for Kavala International Airport, under Fraport Greece's investment plan, by 2021:
- Terminal expansion by 2,029 m2
- Remodeling the current terminal
- HBS inline screening
- Refurbishing and expanding the fire station
- Expanding the waste water treatment plant or connection to municipal service
- Reorganizing the airport apron area
- Refurbishing the airside pavement
- 20 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 8 to 10)
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna[6] |
| BRA Braathens Regional Airlines | Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Oslo (both begin 27 May 2023)[7] |
| Buzz | Seasonal Charter:Katowice |
| Condor | Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich |
| Eurowings | Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart |
| Eurowings Discover | Seasonal: Frankfurt,[8] Munich[8] |
| Finnair | Seasonal charter: Helsinki[9] |
| Olympic Air | Athens |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal charter: Stockholm–Arlanda[10] |
| Smartwings | Seasonal charter: Bratislava,[11] Brno, Katowice,[12] Prague,[13] Vilnius,[14] Warsaw–Chopin,[12] |
| Trade Air | Seasonal charter: Innsbruck[15] |
| TUI Airways | Seasonal: Birmingham, London–Gatwick, Manchester |
| TUI fly Belgium | Seasonal: Brussels |
| TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal: Amsterdam[16] |
Statistics
The data taken from the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) until 2016 and from 2017 onwards from the Fraport Greece website.
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See also
- Transport in Greece
References
- "KAVALA AIRPORT "M.ALEXANDROS"". kva-airport.gr. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας 'Μ. Αλέξανδρος' (ΚΑΚΒΑ)". Hellenic Civilian Aviation Authority. hcaa.gr. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- "Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport | TornosNews.gr".
- "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport".
- "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com
- "Austrian Airlines Adds Service to Kavala, Greece, for Summer 2022". 27 January 2022.
- "BRA A319 NS23 SCHEDULED CHARTER OPERATIONS".
- "Eurowings Discover: Our summer flight plan".
- Liu, Jim (8 November 2019). "Finnair adds seasonal Kavala scheduled charters in S20". routesonline.com.
- "Charterresor till badparadiset Thassos, Grekland | Airtours charter".
- "29 scheduled routes in 14 countries from BTS in summer". Archived from the original on 16 April 2015.
- "air and charter tickets". itaka.pl.
- "Thassos". alexandria.cz.
- "Paieškos rezultatai". itaka.lt.
- https://www.innsbruck-airport.com/fileadmin/userdaten/HP_Sommerflugplan_2022.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- "TUI fly vliegtickets – boek goedkope vliegtickets online | TUI".
External links
- Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority: Our Airports: Kavala Airport, "Megas Alexandros"
- Greek Airport Guide: Kavala Airport, "Megas Alexandros"
На других языках
[de] Flughafen Kavala
Der Staatliche Flughafen Kavala „Alexander der Große“ (griechisch Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας »Μέγας Αλέξανδρος« .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Kratikos Aerolimenas Kavalas „Megas Alexandros“) ist der internationale Flughafen der makedonischen Handels- und Hafenstadt Kavala in Nordgriechenland in der Verwaltungsregion Ostmakedonien und Thrakien. Er wird auch als Militärflugplatz der griechischen Luftwaffe genutzt und als Chrysoupoli Air Base bezeichnet.- [en] Kavala International Airport
[fr] Aéroport international de Kavala
L'aéroport international de Kavala « Alexandre le Grand » (en grec moderne : Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας «Μέγας Αλέξανδρος»[1], Kratikós Aeroliménas Kaválas «Mégas Aléxandros», code IATA : KVA • code OACI : LGKV) est un aéroport international de Grèce qui dessert la municipalité de Kavala, dans le dème de Nestos.[ru] Мегас Александрос (аэропорт)
Государственный аэропорт Кавалы «Ме́гас Алекса́ндрос» (греч. Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας «Μέγας Αλέξανδρος») находится на востоке от города Кавалы, рядом с городом Хрисуполис. Аэропорт начал функционировать в 1952 году, с размещением военно-воздушных сил Греции рядом с деревней Амигдалеонас, где он размещался до 12 октября 1981 года, пока не был перемещен на место, в котором он расположен и сейчас.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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