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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» | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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  LXS Location of airport in Greece | |||||||||||
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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
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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Lemnos Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 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, Thessaloniki |
| Ryanair | Athens (begins 1 May 2025),[9] Thessaloniki (begins 2 May 2025)[10] |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal charter: Oslo[11][better source needed] |
| Sky Express | Athens, Chios, Mytilene, Rhodes, Samos |
| Smartwings | Seasonal charter: Prague |
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Annual passenger traffic at LXS airport.
See Wikidata query.
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