Lemnos International Airport

Lemnos International Airport "Hephaestus" (IATA: LXS, ICAO: LGLM) is an airport on Lemnos Island, Greece. The airport is located 18 km away from the city of Myrina and began operation in 1959.^[3] This Airport, along with the whole island of Lemnos, was also featured in the video game Arma 3. The island was named "Altis" in the video game.

Lemnos International Airport "Hephaestus" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λήμνου «Ήφαιστος»
IATA: LXS ICAO: LGLM
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Greek state
Operator	HCAA
Serves	Lemnos, Greece
Elevation AMSL	14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	39°55′01.46″N 025°14′10.71″E
Map
LXS Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 9,895 3,016 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 94,227 Passenger traffic change 10.8% Aircraft movements 2,458 Aircraft movements change 10.0%
Runway[1] Statistics[2]

The Hellenic Air Force has a base on the grounds of the airport, and has the following aircraft on display: F-4 Phantom II, A-7 Corsair II, F-5, F-104 Starfighter

Airlines and destinations

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

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Athens[4]
Braathens International Airways	Seasonal charter: Copenhagen[5] Stockholm–Arlanda[6][7]
Enter Air	Seasonal charter: London--Gatwick[8]
Olympic Air	Ikaria,[9] Thessaloniki[10]
Ryanair	Athens (begins 1 May 2025)[11]
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal charter: Oslo[12][better source needed]
Sky Express	Athens, Chios,[13] Mytilene,[13] Rhodes,[13] Samos[13]
Smartwings	Seasonal charter: Prague

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at LXS airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

• Transport in Greece