Naxos Island National Airport
Naxos Island National Airport Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νάξου | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°04′52″N 25°22′05″E / 37.08111°N 25.36806°E | ||||||||||
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Naxos Island National Airport is an
Naxos City. The airport opened in 1992.[2]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Naxos Island Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aegean Airlines | Seasonal: Thessaloniki (begins 1 June 2024)[3] |
| Olympic Air | Athens |
| Sky Express | Athens |
Statistics
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Annual passenger traffic at JNX airport.
See Wikidata query.
Accidents and incidents
- On 12 December 2009, an Paros' runway 35 (length 710 meters/2300 feet) on the adjacent island. Paros Tower made contact on its frequency and Naxos Tower and ordered the aircraft to go around. The crew aborted the approach and subsequently landed safely in Naxos.[4]
- On 12 July 2019, a Sky Express ATR 42 (registration SX-FOR), about to perform flight GQ-405 from Naxos to Athens, was backtracking the runway for departure, when the aircraft went off the paved surface of the runway and came to a stop with the main gear in a ditch and the lower fuselage on the runway edge. There were no injuries, but the airport was closed for the rest of the day as a precautionary measure.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Naxos - Greece".
- ^ "Naxos Airport |". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "Aegean: "Ανοίγει" πτήσεις απευθείας για Νάξο, Άμστερνταμ από Θεσσαλονίκη". 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Incident: Olympic Air AT42 near Paros on Dec 12th 2009, approached wrong airport". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Naxos airport shuts after airplane accident". Greek News. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Accident: Sky Express AT42 at Naxos on Jul 12th 2019, runway excursion on backtrack for departure". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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