Samos International Airport (also known as Aristarchos) (IATA: SMI, ICAO: LGSM) is an airport on Samos Island, Greece.

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Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σάμου "Αρίσταρχος ο Σάμιος»
IATA: SMI ICAO: LGSM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
Serves	Vathy
Location	Samos Island, Greece
Elevation AMSL	19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	37°41′24″N 026°54′42″E
Website	smi-airport.gr
Map
SMI Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 6,890 2,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers 144.299 Passenger traffic change 69,9% Aircraft movements 3.274 Aircraft movements change 47,8%
Sources:HCAA,[1] World Aero Data[2]

The airport is named after Aristarchos of Samos, an ancient astronomer and mathematician, and lies within 5 km from the nearby town of Pythagorio. The airport features a single short runway serving both arrivals and departures. The airports surroundings leave little room for error or mistake on the behalf of the pilots – with nearby mountains and sea at the end of the short runway. There are often strong Meltemi winds blowing from the north during the summer months which further contribute to the difficulty of the landing. There is only one terminal in the airport. There are five boarding gates, none of which have jet-bridges. Passenger facilities are split across two floors and include a duty-free shop and a small café.

History

The airport first operated in May 1976[3] and during the late 1990s/early 2000s, the terminal was renovated – the capacity of the airport was increased to deal with increasing passenger numbers and the terminal was renovated.

In December 2015, the privatisation of Samos 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 Samos International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.

Future investment

On 22 March 2017, Fraport Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the International Airport of Samos.[6]

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

• 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
• Expanding and remodeling the current terminal
• New fire station
• Reorganizing the airport apron area
• 19 percent increase in the total size of the terminal at 9,605m²
• 40 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 10 to 14)
• 25 percent increase in the number of departure gates (from 4 to 5)
• 50 percent increase in the number of security lanes (from 2 to 3)

Airlines and destinations

Traffic figures

The data are from Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)[18] until 2016, and data from 2017 and later are from the official website of the airport.[19]

Year Passengers Domestic International Total 1994 121.370 296.640 418.010 1995 132.269 282.192 414.461 1996 141.864 264.430 406.294 1997 149.564 263.334 412.898 1998 146.056 277.498 423.554 1999 189.132 314.704 503.836 2000 180.446 287.948 468.394 2001 154.004 304.686 458.690 2002 141.362 283.488 424.850 2003 142.212 266.835 409.047 2004 153.067 240.562 393.629 2005 155.534 236.593 392.127 2006 190.879 260.039 450.918 2007 216.605 265.382 481.987 2008 204.873 266.993 471.866 2009 216.174 230.968 447.142 2010 193.530 217.035 410.565 2011 172.672 236.048 408.720 2012 149.664 214.984 364.648 2013 136.641 207.076 343.717 2014 151.107 245.201 396.308 2015 149.302 253.848 403.150 2016 153.240 193.540 346.780 2017 161.313 248.972 410.331 2018 159.763 290.128 449.891 2019 168.892 298.503 467.395 2020 100.669 43.630 144.299 2021 131,580 138,718 270,298 2022(Oct) 149,715 278,617 428,332 Accidents and incidents On 3 August 1989, Olympic Aviation Flight 545 crashed into Mount Kerkis while on approach to Samos Airport. All 31 passengers and all three crew members died in the accident.[20] See also Transport in Greece References "SAMOS AIRPORT "ARISTARCHOS OF SAMOS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 10 June 2016. http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=GR93711 "Samos Airport". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015. "Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport". Reuters "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com Liu, Jim (8 November 2019). "Austrian resumes 2 Greek leisure routes in S20". routesonline.com. "Charter schedule" (PDF). aviolet.rs. "Brussels Airlines adds eight new destinations to its Summer 2022 schedule". 18 January 2022. "Timetable". Liu, Jim (2 January 2019). "Neos schedules new European routes in S19". routesonline.com. "Flight". apollorejser.dk. "Flight". apollo.se. "Flight". apollo.no. "air and charter tickets". itaka.pl. "Only Flight". tui.se. "Only Flight". tui.no. "SAMOS AIRPORT ARISTARCHOS OF SAMOS", ypa.gr "SAMOS AIRPORT (SMI) - 2017 vs 2016", smi-airport.gr ASN Aircraft Accident Shorts 330-200 SX-BGE

На других языках

[de] Flughafen Samos

[fr] Aéroport de Samos

[ru] Аристарх Самосский (аэропорт)