Triodos Airport
Encyclopedia
Triodos Airport also known as Triodhon Airport, is an airport
in the prefecture
of Messenia
in Greece
. It is located 7 km (7,000,000,000,000 nm) from the town of Messini
and 17 km (17,000,000,000,000 nm) from the city Kalamata
.
Triodos Airport was used for 20 years in the charge of Hellenic civil aviation. However due to the need of a longer runway, in 19 July 1970 planes were transported to the Kalamata International Airport
. Today, it is used by modelists for ultralight aviation
and radio-controlled aircraft
.
of 11 metres (36 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 16/34 with an asphalt
surface measuring 1200 by 40 m (3,937 by 131.2 ).
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...
in the prefecture
Prefectures of Greece
During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and then again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures were the country's main administrative unit...
of Messenia
Messenia
Messenia is a regional unit in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided by the Kallikratis plan, implemented 1 January 2011...
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is located 7 km (7,000,000,000,000 nm) from the town of Messini
Messini
Messini is a Municipal Unit and Seat of the municipality of Messini within the Regional Unit of Messenia in the Region of Peloponnēsos, one of 7 Regions into which the Hellenic Republic has been divided by the Kallikratis plan, authorized by Law 3852, Issue 1 of 7 June 2010 and Issue 2 of 11...
and 17 km (17,000,000,000,000 nm) from the city Kalamata
Kalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...
.
Triodos Airport was used for 20 years in the charge of Hellenic civil aviation. However due to the need of a longer runway, in 19 July 1970 planes were transported to the Kalamata International Airport
Kalamata International Airport
Kalamata International Airport is an airport in the city of Kalamata, Greece. It mainly receives charter flights during the summer.The airport is located between Kalamata and Messene on GR-82 and west of the train tracks on the Pamisos River plain. The runway is about 2.7 km long and runs...
. Today, it is used by modelists for ultralight aviation
Ultralight aviation
The term "ultralight aviation" refers to light-weight, 1- or 2-person airplanes., also called microlight aircraft in the UK, India and New Zealand...
and radio-controlled aircraft
Radio-controlled aircraft
A radio-controlled aircraft is controlled remotely by a hand-held transmitter and a receiver within the craft...
.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 11 metres (36 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 16/34 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 1200 by 40 m (3,937 by 131.2 ).
Nearest airports
The three nearest airports are:- Kalamata Airport – 4 km (4,000,000,000,000 nm) southeast
- Sparti AirportSparti AirportSparti Airport is a military airport located south of Sparti , a municipality in the prefecture of Laconia in Greece.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level...
– 49 km (49,000,000,000,000 nm) east-southeast - Tripolis AirportTripolis AirportTripolis Airport is a small military airport situated in Tripoli, Greece, that started operating in 1973. It has a single lighted runway . It is mostly used by the Hellenic Air Force. It is the base of Arcadia Aeroclub and also serves as a race track for dragster races....
– 60 km (60,000,000,000,000 nm) northeast