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] Thessaloniki (begins 2 May 2025)[12]
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal charter: Oslo[13][better source needed]
Sky Express	Athens, Chios,[14] Mytilene,[14] Rhodes,[14] Samos[14]
Smartwings	Seasonal charter: Prague

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at LXS airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

• Transport in Greece

References

1. Jeppesen aerodrome charts
2. "LEMNOS AIRPORT "IFESTOS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
3. "Limnos Airport". Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
4. "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
5. "Billige flybilletter – book flyrejser på Apollorejser.dk". 12 February 2024.
6. "Apollo:Boka Billiga flygbiljetter snabbt och enkelt". 12 February 2024.
7. Liu, Jim (27 March 2024). "BRA NS24 Charter Program With Apollo / Spies / VING". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
8. https://www.charterflights.co.uk/ ^{[bare URL]}
9. Liu, Jim (3 August 2023). "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
10. Liu, Jim (3 August 2023). "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
11. "H Ryanair συνδέει τη Λήμνο με Θεσσαλονίκη και Αθήνα". 13 November 2024.
12. "Ryanair NS25 Network Additions – 01DEC24". 5 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
13. "Apollo: Kjøp billige flybilletter - Spar penger på din neste reise". 12 February 2024.
14. "LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS" (PDF). Aeroroutes.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.