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Thira-Santorini (JTR)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 2 |
| Country: |
Greece (GR) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
36°23'57"N / 25°28'45"E |
| Alternative spelling: |
Thira, Santorini |
| Service telephone: |
+30 22860-28400 |
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The airport is between Kamari and Monolithos. |
| Address: |
Thira - Santorini National Airport, 84700 Thira, Cyclades Islands, Greece |
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| Operating Company: |
Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority |
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| Altitude of runway: |
40 m |
Length of runway: |
2400 m |
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Operating airlines:
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Olympic Airlines, Aegean Airlines, XL Airways Germany, Condor, Austrian Airlines, airberlin, Swiss International Air Lines, HI Hamburg International
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Alternative airports:
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Paros (PAS) 75 km, Naxos (JNX) 76 km, Astypalaia Island (JTY) 83 km, Milos (MLO) 95 km, Mykonos (JMK) 116 km, Heraklion (HER) 121 km |
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Description:
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Thira airport, also known as Santorini, is one of the most important airports in Greece. The airport is on the volcanic island of the same name part of the Cyclades island group and during the summer season is a popular holiday destination for large numbers of tourists. The airport is administered by the Hellenic Civil aviation Authority, which is also responsible for monitoring Greek aerospace.
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Location:
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The airport was opened in 1976 and is about 4 miles south of Thira, the capital of the island in the southern Cyclades,. There is a shuttle bus that runs between the airport and Thira during the summer months at 90 minute intervals. From the bus station in Thira there are bus services to all larger towns on the island.
Those travelling by car please use the road towards Kamari or Monolithus and then follow the signs to the airport.
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History:
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Destinations:
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Regular scheduled flights from Thira are currently operated by Aegean Airlines and Olympic Airlines to Athnes, where there are connections to further destinations nationally and internationally.
Every year there are large numbers of seasonal charter and scheduled flights to Thira between the months of May and October. These include airberlin from many German airports via Nuremberg and from Zurich, Austrian Airlines from Graz and Vienna, Condor from Bremen, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart, Eurofly from Milan Malpensa, First Choice Airways, flythomascook , Thomsonfly from London-Gatwick and Manchester, Jetairfly from Brussels, Lauda Air from Linz, Salzburg and Vienna, Novair from Stockholm-Arlanda, Skyexpress from Heraklion, Mykonos and Rhodes and Transavia from Amsterdam.
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