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Mytilene International Airport "Odysseas Elytis" (IATA: MJT, ICAO: LGMT) is the international airport of Mytilene, the capital of the Greek island Lesbos.

Mytilene International Airport

Odysseas Elytis

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Μυτιλήνης "Οδυσσέας Ελύτης"
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreek government
OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesLesbos
LocationMytilene, Greece
Elevation AMSL60 ft / 18 m
Coordinates39°03′24″N 026°35′54″E
Websitemjt-airport.gr
Map
MJT
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 7,894 2,406 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers206.095
Passenger traffic change 58,5%
Aircraft movements3.729
Aircraft movements change 43,2%
Sources: Fraport Greece,[1] World Aero Data[2][3]

History


The airport began to operate in 1948 however it was 1980 before the first charter flight landed.[3]

In December 2015, the privatisation of Mytilene 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.[4] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[5] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Mytilene International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.


Facilities


The airport has one small terminal that services both International and Domestic flights. The airport is 8 kilometres from Mytilene. It was established in 1948 with an unpaved runway of 1200 meters long and 30 meters wide. Over the years the runway was paved and in 2000 the latest runway extension to 2400 meters was made. The airport has a duty-free shop, café-bar and two car rental agencies.[6]

On the northern side of the south apron Mytilene Airclub is located.


Fraport Greece's investment plan


On 22 March 2017, Fraport Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the International Airport of Mytilene.[7]

Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations before the launch of the summer season include:

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be started in October 2017 and will be implemented for Mytilene International Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:


Airlines and destinations


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

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels[8]
Corendon Dutch AirlinesSeasonal: Amsterdam
Jet2.comSeasonal: London–Stansted, Manchester
Olympic Air Thessaloniki
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[9] Oslo,[10] Stockholm–Arlanda[11]
Sky Express Athens, Chios, Lemnos, Rhodes, Samos, Thessaloniki
Seasonal: Heraklion
TUI fly BelgiumSeasonal: Brussels
TUI fly NetherlandsSeasonal: Amsterdam

Traffic figures


Annual passenger traffic at MJT airport. See Wikidata query.

The data are from the official website of the airport:[12]

Year Passengers
Domestic International Total
2017 332,370 103,626 435,996
2018 344,257 132,799 477,056
2019 362,759 133,818 496,577
2020 191.230 14.865 206.095
2021 238,818 46,526 285,344
2022(Oct) 277,927 109,458 387,385

See also



References




Media related to Mytilene International Airport at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках


[de] Flughafen Mytilini

Der Internationale Flughafen Mytilini "Odysseas Elytis" (alternativ auch Flughafen Lesbos, griechisch Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Μυτιλήνης; IATA-Code: MJT, ICAO-Code: LGMT) ist ein Internationaler Flughafen auf der Insel Lesbos im Osten Griechenlands nahe dem türkischen Festland. Er liegt 1 km südlich von Neapoli und 8 km südöstlich von der namensgebenden Stadt Mytilini. Betreiber des Flughafens ist Fraport Greece. Der Flughafen besitzt eine rund 2400 m lange Start- und Landebahn mit der Ausrichtung 14/32. Im Jahr 2019 nutzten 496.577 Passagiere den Flughafen.[1]
- [en] Mytilene International Airport

[fr] Aéroport international de Mytilène

L'aéroport international de Mytilène « Odysséas Elýtis » (en grec moderne : Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Μυτιλήνης «Οδυσσέας Ελύτης», code IATA : MJT • code OACI : LGMT) est un aéroport international desservant la ville de Mytilène, la capitale de l'île grecque de Lesbos.

[ru] Одиссеас Элитис (аэропорт)

Международный аэропорт Митилини «Одиссе́ас Эли́тис» (греч. Διεθνές Αερολιμένας Μυτιλήνης "Οδυσσέας Ελύτης") — международный аэропорт города Митилини. Связывает остров Лесбос с материковой частью Греции. Аэропорт имеет небольшой терминал и одну взлетно-посадочную полосу. Принимает регулярные рейсы из крупных городов Греции, также чартерные рейсы в летний сезон.



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