Zakynthos International Airport

Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos" (IATA: ZTH, ICAO: LGZA) is an airport in Zakynthos, Greece.

Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos" Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Ζακύνθου «Διονύσιος Σολωμός»
IATA: ZTH[1] ICAO: LGZA[1]
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
Website	zth-airport.gr
Map
ZTH Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 7,310 2,228 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 1.903,404 Passenger traffic change 87,9% Aircraft movements 13.400 Aircraft movements change 42,2%
Runway[2] Statistics[3]

It is 4.3 km from Zakynthos town and close to other seaside tourist destinations such as Laganas, Tsilivi and Kalamaki. The main approach into the airport is Runway 34. Aircraft usually have to fly over Laganas bay and make a 180-degree turn, before their final approach over sunbathing tourists on the busy Kalamaki beach.

Kalamaki beach is part of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos. During the summer months, endangered loggerhead sea turtles lay their eggs at the marine park's beaches. This has resulted in aircraft movement restrictions: flights are not permitted to take off or land between 10:00PM to 5:00AM, except under extenuating circumstances.

History

The airport opened in 1972.^[4] An expansion of the airport's apron area to 35,100 m² was completed in 2003, and a new 22,150 m² terminal building was completed in 2008.

In December 2015, the privatization of Zakynthos International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalized with the signing of the agreement between the Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund.^[5][6] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports for 40 years from 11 April 2017.^[7]

On 22 March 2017, Fraport presented its master plan for the 14 airports, including Zakynthos.^[8] Immediate actions, before the 2017 summer season, included general clean-up of the airports, improved lighting and sanitary facilities, free WiFi and improved fire safety. Specifically for Zakynthos, further improvements were to included the refurbishment and remodeling of the terminal, air traffic control tower and airside pavement; HBS inline screening; a new fire station; relocating power transformers and generators; reorganizing the airport apron area, landside roads and parking; a new security guardhouse; and more check-in counters and security check lanes.

Airlines and destinations

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

Airlines	Destinations
Air Serbia	Seasonal charter: Belgrade[9]
Animawings	Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni,[10] Timișoara (begins 5 June 2025)[11]
Austrian Airlines	Seasonal: Vienna[12]
British Airways	Seasonal: London–Heathrow[13][14]
Brussels Airlines	Seasonal: Brussels[15]
Condor	Seasonal: Düsseldorf,[citation needed] Frankfurt,[16] Munich (resumes 25 May 2025)[17]
Corendon Dutch Airlines	Seasonal: Amsterdam,[citation needed] Maastricht/Aachen[18]
Discover Airlines	Seasonal: Frankfurt,[19] Munich[20]
easyJet	Seasonal: Bristol,[21] London–Gatwick,[21] London–Luton,[21] Manchester,[22] Milan–Malpensa,[23] Naples[24]
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich[25]
Eurowings	Seasonal: Berlin,[26] Düsseldorf,[27] Hamburg,[28] Prague,[citation needed] Salzburg,[29] Stuttgart[30][31]
ITA Airways	Seasonal: Rome-Fiumicino (resumes 2 August 2025)[32]
Jet2.com	Seasonal: Belfast–International,[33] Birmingham,[34] Bournemouth (begins 1 May 2025),[35] Bristol,[36] East Midlands,[37] Edinburgh,[34] Glasgow,[38] Leeds/Bradford,[39] Liverpool,[40] London–Luton (begins 7 May 2025),[41] London–Stansted,[42] Manchester,[43] Newcastle upon Tyne[44]
Lufthansa	Seasonal: Munich[citation needed]
Marabu	Seasonal: Hamburg,[citation needed] Munich[citation needed]
Olympic Air	Athens[45]
Ryanair	Seasonal: Bari,[46] Bergamo,[47] Budapest,[48] Dublin,[49] London–Stansted,[50] Naples,[51] Rome–Fiumicino,[21] Stockholm–Arlanda (begins 1 July 2025),[52] Vienna,[53] Warsaw–Modlin[54]
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal: Copenhagen[55]
Sky Express	Athens,[56] Corfu,[57] Kefalonia,[57][58] Preveza/Lefkada[57] Seasonal: Heraklion[citation needed] Seasonal charter: Amsterdam,[citation needed] Weeze[59]
Smartwings	Seasonal: Bratislava,[60][61] Brno,[62] Ostrava,[63] Prague[64] Seasonal charter: Košice,[65] Vilnius[66]
Swiss International Air Lines	Seasonal: Geneva[67]
Transavia	Seasonal: Amsterdam,[68] Brussels,[69][70] Eindhoven,[71] Paris–Orly[citation needed]
TUI Airways	Seasonal: Birmingham,[citation needed] Bournemouth,[citation needed] Bristol, Cardiff,[citation needed] East Midlands,[citation needed] Exeter,[citation needed] Glasgow,[citation needed] London–Gatwick,[citation needed] London–Stansted,[citation needed] Manchester,[citation needed] Newcastle upon Tyne[citation needed]
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Brussels[72]
TUI fly Netherlands	Seasonal: Amsterdam,[73] Dublin (begins 11 May 2025),[74][75] Rotterdam/The Hague[76]
Volotea	Seasonal: Bari,[citation needed] Nantes,[77] Naples,[citation needed] Palermo,[citation needed] Venice,[citation needed] Verona[citation needed]
Wizz Air	Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni,[78] Budapest,[citation needed] Cluj-Napoca,[79] Milan–Malpensa,[80] Rome–Fiumicino,[81] Timișoara,[82] Vienna,[83] Warsaw–Chopin[84]

Traffic figures

Annual passenger traffic at ZTH airport. See Wikidata query.

The following data are from the official website of the airport:^[85]

Year Passengers Domestic International Total 2017 83,334 1,576,307 1,659,641 2018 90,938 1,709,519 1,800,457 2019 94,297 1,716,130 1,810,427 2020 27,906 402,349 430,255 2021 57,570 955,220 1,012,913 2022 92,725 1,810,679 1,903,404 2023 94,949 1,986,982 2,081,931 2024 108.192 2.114.819 2.223.011 2025(Mar) 9.186 351 9.537

Traffic statistics by country (2023)

Traffic by country at Zakynthos International Airport – 2023

Place	Country	Total pax
1	United Kingdom	694.237
2	Poland	245.150
3	Netherlands	217.997
4	Italy	193.218
5	Germany	106.435
6	Greece	94.949
7	Czech Republic	85.193
8	Romania	71.293
9	Austria	56.617
10	Denmark	54.512
11	Hungary	47.790
12	Belgium	38.822
13	France	32.808
14	Sweden	32.717
15	Switzerland	32.717

^[86]

See also

• Transport in Greece