Mytilene_International_Airport Knowpia

Mytilene International Airport

Odysseas Elytis

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Μυτιλήνης "Οδυσσέας Ελύτης"
Mytilene International Airport; Odysseas Elytis; Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Μυτιλήνης "Οδυσσέας Ελύτης"
	IATA: MJT; ICAO: LGMT; WMO: 16667;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Greek government
Operator	Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
Serves	Lesbos
Location	Mytilene, Greece
Elevation AMSL	60 ft / 18 m
Coordinates	39°03′24″N 026°35′54″E / 39.05667°N 26.59833°E
Website	mjt-airport.gr
Map
	MJT Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Passengers
Passengers	497.499
Passenger traffic change	13,3%
Aircraft movements	6.412
Aircraft movements change	3,7%
	Sources: Fraport Greece

Mytilene International Airport "Odysseas Elytis" (IATA: MJT, ICAO: LGMT) is the international airport of Mytilene, the capital of the Greek island Lesbos.

History edit

The airport began to operate in 1948 however it was 1980 before the first charter flight landed.^[3]

In December 2015, the privatisation of Mytilene International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised with the signing of the agreement between the Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund.^[4] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.^[5] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Mytilene International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.

Facilities edit

The airport has one small terminal that services both International and Domestic flights. The airport is 8 kilometres from Mytilene. It was established in 1948 with an unpaved runway of 1200 meters long and 30 meters wide. Over the years the runway was paved and in 2000 the latest runway extension to 2400 meters was made. The airport has a duty-free shop, café-bar and two car rental agencies.^[6]

On the northern side of the south apron Mytilene Airclub is located.

Fraport Greece's investment plan edit

On 22 March 2017, Fraport Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the International Airport of Mytilene.^[7]

Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations before the launch of the summer season include:

General clean-up
Improving lighting, marking of airside areas
Upgrading sanitary facilities (but you have no drinking water in the lavatories)
Enhancing services and offering a new free Internet connection (WiFi)
Implementing works to improve fire safety in all the areas of the airports

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be started in October 2017 and will be implemented for Mytilene International Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:

New terminal
New fire station
New waste water treatment plant
New airport apron area
185 percent increase in the total size of the airport at 7,185 m2
29 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 7 to 9)

Airlines and destinations edit

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

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Athens, Thessaloniki^[8]
Brussels Airlines	Seasonal: Brussels^[9]
Corendon Dutch Airlines	Seasonal: Amsterdam
Jet2.com	Seasonal: Birmingham (begins 26 May 2024),^[10] London–Stansted, Manchester
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal charter: Copenhagen (begins 19 May 2024),^[11] Oslo (begins 19 May 2024),^[12] Stockholm–Arlanda (begins 26 May 2024),^[13]
Sky Express	Athens, Chios, Lemnos, Rhodes, Samos, Thessaloniki Seasonal: Heraklion
Smartwings	Seasonal charter: Katowice (begins 5 June 2024),^[14] Prague
Sunclass Airlines	Seasonal charter: Copenhagen (begins 19 May 2024),^[15]
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands	Seasonal: Amsterdam

Traffic figures edit

Annual passenger traffic at MJT airport. See Wikidata query.

The data are from the official website of the airport:^[16]

Year	Passengers
Year	Domestic	International	Total
2017	332,370	103,626	435,996
2018	344,257	132,799	477,056
2019	362,759	133,818	496,577
2020	191.230	14.865	206.095
2021	238,818	46,526	285,344
2022	329,719	109,466	439,185
2023	375,716	121,783	497,499
2024(Feb)	47.910	1	47.911

Traffic statistics by country (2022) edit

Traffic by country at Mytilene International Airport – 2022
Place	Country	Total pax
1	Greece	329,719
2	Netherlands	43,603
3	United Kingdom	27,112
4	Denmark	12,282
5	Belgium	10,553
6	Sweden	6,337
7	Norway	5,180
8	Poland	4,316

^[17]

References edit

^ "METAR/Synop Information for LGMT (16667) in Mytilini Airport , Greece". Gladstonefamily.net. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ "MYTILINI AIRPORT "OD.ELYTIS"" (PDF).
^ "Mitilini Airport". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^ "Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport - TornosNews.gr". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
^ "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport". Reuters. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
^ "MYTILINI AIRPORT "OD.ELYTIS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^ "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com
^ "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "Brussels Airlines adds eight new destinations to its Summer 2022 schedule". 18 January 2022.
^ "Jet2: Summer 2024 Program Includes Flights to Lesvos from UK". 31 July 2023.
^ "Billige flybilletter – book flyrejser på Apollorejser.dk". 12 February 2024.
^ "Apollo: Kjøp billige flybilletter - Spar penger på din neste reise". 12 February 2024.
^ "Apollo: Boka Billiga flygbiljetter snabbt och enkelt". 12 February 2024.
^ "SMARTWINGS POLAND NS24 CHARTER NETWORK ADDITIONS". 8 January 2024.
^ "Spies: Flybilletter – Find billige flybilletter her". 12 February 2024.
^ "Mitilini Airport (MJT)".
^ "Traffic Report by Country" (PDF). Mitilini Airport "Odysseas Elytis". 2022.

External links edit

Media related to Mytilene International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

[Weather-1] "METAR/Synop Information for LGMT (16667) in Mytilini Airport , Greece". Gladstonefamily.net. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[Fraport-2] "MYTILINI AIRPORT "OD.ELYTIS"" (PDF).

[alxd.gr-3] "Mitilini Airport". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[4] "Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport - TornosNews.gr". Retrieved 4 May 2017.

[5] "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport". Reuters. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2017.

[ypa-6] "MYTILINI AIRPORT "OD.ELYTIS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[7] "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com

[Aegean-8] "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[9] "Brussels Airlines adds eight new destinations to its Summer 2022 schedule". 18 January 2022.

[10] "Jet2: Summer 2024 Program Includes Flights to Lesvos from UK". 31 July 2023.

[11] "Billige flybilletter – book flyrejser på Apollorejser.dk". 12 February 2024.

[12] "Apollo: Kjøp billige flybilletter - Spar penger på din neste reise". 12 February 2024.

[13] "Apollo: Boka Billiga flygbiljetter snabbt och enkelt". 12 February 2024.

[14] "SMARTWINGS POLAND NS24 CHARTER NETWORK ADDITIONS". 8 January 2024.

[15] "Spies: Flybilletter – Find billige flybilletter her". 12 February 2024.

[16] "Mitilini Airport (MJT)".

[17] "Traffic Report by Country" (PDF). Mitilini Airport "Odysseas Elytis". 2022.

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