Kastellorizo Public Airport Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Καστελλόριζου
IATA: KZS ICAO: LGKJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Greek State
Operator	HCAA
Serves	Megisti, Kastellorizo
Location	Kastellorizo
Elevation AMSL	474 ft / 144.5 m
Coordinates	36°08′30″N 29°34′35″E / 36.1416697°N 29.5763755°E / 36.1416697; 29.5763755
Map
KZS Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 2,624 800 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 5,434 Passenger traffic change 0.9% Aircraft movements 337 Aircraft movements change 19.4%
Runway,[1] Statistics[2]

Kastellorizo Island Public Airport is an airport on the small island Kastellorizo, Greece (IATA: KZS, ICAO: LGKJ), part of the Dodecanese island group. It is the eastmost airport of Greece.

History

In the beginning of the twentieth century, the island of Kastellorizo was linked by seaplanes to destinations mainly in northeast Africa. The seaplanes used the natural horse-shoe sized harbour of the island.^[3] The current Kastellorizo Airport first began operations in 1986 as a domestic airport. The airport has a small terminal of 150 m² and the apron can accommodate one Bombardier Dash 8 sized aircraft and 3 light general aviation aircraft.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

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

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics history^[2]

Year	Flights	Passengers	Passengers change
2005	470	8,243	0.7%
2006	480	9,626	16.8%
2007	494	9,564	0.6%
2008	450	8,329	12.9%
2009	450	7,490	10.1%
2010	337	7,817	4.4%
2011	486	8,723	11.6%
2012	536	7.943	8.9%
2013	520	7,946	0.0%
2014	530	8,196	3.1%
2015	498	8,019	2.1%
2016	492	6,907	13.9%
2017	418	5,482	20.6%
2018	337	5,434	0.9%

Ground transport

The facility is located more or less on the middle of the island, about 2.5 km southwest of the city Megisti. The airport is linked to the city by a single bus only during the summer period. Taxis are also available.^[5]