Ioannina National Airport
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Ioannina National Airport is an airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located four kilometers from the city center of Ioannina
Ioannina
Ioannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...

, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Its new name is Ioannina National Airport - King Pyrrhus, from the former King Pyrrhus of Epirus
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Pyrrhus or Pyrrhos was a Greek general and statesman of the Hellenistic era. He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house , and later he became king of Epirus and Macedon . He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome...

.It mainly receives charter flights during the summer period.

History

  • 1953: Construction of the first building on the airport.
  • 1965: Extension of the airport terminal by 450s.m.
  • 1993: Extension of the airport terminal by 600s.m.

Features airport

  • Elevation:476m.
  • Highest airport station:2150s.m.
  • Highest floor of parking place:19.700s.m

Airlines and destinations

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