Zakynthos International Airport

Zakynthos International Airport
"Dionysios Solomos"
Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ζακύνθου
«Διονύσιος Σολωμός»
IATA: ZTH – ICAO: LGZA
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Greek state
Operator Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
Location Zakynthos
Elevation AMSL 15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 37°45′03″N 20°53′03″E / 37.75083°N 20.88417°E / 37.75083; 20.88417Coordinates: 37°45′03″N 20°53′03″E / 37.75083°N 20.88417°E / 37.75083; 20.88417
Map
ZTH

Location of airport in Greece

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 7,310 2,228 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 1,268,497
Passenger traffic change Increase 6.8%
Aircraft movements 9,546
Aircraft movements change Increase 5.9%
Runway[1] Statistics[2]

Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos" (IATA: ZTH, ICAO: LGZA) is an airport in Zakynthos, Greece. The airport is located close to the town of Kalamaki. Planes are not permitted to land or depart from 22 PM to 5 AM. This is due to the endangered loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) which lay their eggs on the beaches at night. The Greek authorities can and have permitted planes to take off or land at night, but this is very rare. The airport opened in 1972.[3] The airport is 4.3 km from Zante and other seaside tourist destinations such as Lagana, Tsilivi and Kalamaki. The main approach into the airport is Runway 34, meaning aircraft have to fly over Lagana bay and make a 180-degree turn, before flying over sunbathing tourists on the busy Kalamaki beach.

History

In December 2015 the privatisation of Zakynthos 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 Zakynthos International Airport) for 40 years as of autumn 2016.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air BerlinSeasonal: Düsseldorf, Munich, Zürich
Astra AirlinesSeasonal: Thessaloniki
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Vienna
Aviolet
operated by Air Serbia		 Seasonal charter: Belgrade
Blu-express
operated by Blue Panorama Airlines 		Seasonal: Bergamo, Bologna, Rome-Fiumicino
British Airways Seasonal: London-Heathrow (begins 3 June 2017)[6]
CondorSeasonal: Frankfurt, Manchester, Munich (begins 7 May 2017), Stuttgart (begins 24 May 2017)
Corendon Dutch AirlinesSeasonal: Amsterdam
easyJetSeasonal: Bristol, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Liverpool, Milan-Malpensa
Ellinair Seasonal charter: Saint Petersburg
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Gdańsk, Wroclaw
Eurowings
operated by Germanwings 		Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn (begins 6 May 2017)[7]
FinnairSeasonal: Helsinki[8]
Germania Seasonal: Hamburg, London-Gatwick
Jet2.comSeasonal: Belfast-International, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, London-Stansted (begins 25 May 2017),[9] Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Mistral AirSeasonal: Bari, Naples, Rome-Fiumicino,
NovairSeasonal charter: Gothenburg-Landvetter, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda
NordStar Seasonal charter: Moscow-Domodedovo
Olympic Air Athens (PSO)
Primera Air Seasonal: Copenhagen
Scandinavian AirlinesSeasonal: Copenhagen
Sky Express Athens, Cephalonia (PSO), Corfu (PSO, Kythira (PSO), Preveza (PSO)
SmartWings
operated by Travel Service Airlines 		Seasonal: Budapest, Brno, Ostrava, Prague
Sun D'Or
operated by El Al 		Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion
Swiss International Air Lines Seasonal: Geneva
Thomas Cook AirlinesSeasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium Seasonal:Brussels
Thomson AirwaysSeasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Seasonal charter: Dublin
TransaviaSeasonal: Amsterdam
TUI Airlines NetherlandsSeasonal: Amsterdam
TUIfly BelgiumSeasonal: Brussels
VoloteaSeasonal: Bari, Naples (begins 27 June 2017),[10] Venice
Vueling Seasonal: Rome-Fiumicino
Wizz Air Seasonal: Budapest

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jeppesen aerodrome charts
  2. ↑ "ZAKYNTHOS AIRPORT "D.SOLOMOS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.alxd.gr/AirportGuide/zakinthos/zakinthosE.html
  4. ↑ http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/tourism-businesses/new-investments/13859-greece-signs-privatization-of-14-regional-airports-with-germany-s-fraport-for-e1-2-bln.html
  5. ↑ http://uk.reuters.com/article/eurozone-greece-privatisation-idUKL8N1431P720151214
  6. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269632/british-airways-adds-new-heathrow-europe-routes-in-s17/
  7. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268885/eurowings-adds-new-routes-to-cyprusgreece-in-s17/
  8. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/08/21/ay-europe-s16/
  9. ↑ http://www.jet2.com/timetable
  10. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269344/volotea-s17-new-routes-as-of-14oct16/


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