Mykonos Airport

Mykonos-Manto Mavrogenous Airport[3][4] (IATA: JMK, ICAO: LGMK) is the international airport of the Greek island of Mykonos, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the town of Mykonos. It serves flights to domestic and European metropolitan destinations due to the island being a popular leisure destination.

Mykonos Airport

Αερολιμένας Μυκόνου
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFraport AG
OperatorFraport Greece
ServesMykonos
LocationMykonos Island, Greece
Elevation AMSL405 ft / 123 m
Coordinates37°26′06.46″N 025°20′53.17″E / 37.4351278°N 25.3481028°E / 37.4351278; 25.3481028
Websitejmk-airport.gr
Map
JMK is located in Greece
JMK
JMK
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
ftm
16/346,2441,903Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers1,688,037
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 60.4%
Aircraft movements19,421
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 19.2%
Runway[1] Statistics[2]
Aerial view of the airport

History edit

The airport first operated in 1971.[5]

During the off-peak tourist season the airport has limited flight connections and operating hours. On the other hand, during the 2014 peak summer season it was found necessary to severely limit general aviation activity, allowing only a technical stop of 2 hours.[6] For the summer of 2016, NOTAM B0335/16 introduces a similar limitation, but now even down to a one hour's stop.

In December 2015, the privatisation of Mykonos 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.[7] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[8] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Mykonos International Airport) for 40 years.

Fraport started managing the airport from 11 April 2017.[9] On 22 March 2017, the Fraport-Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the Mykonos Airport.[10] Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations before the launch of the Summer 2017 season include general clean-up, decrease wait times to check in and reduce flight delays, upgrading sanitary facilities as well as enhancing services and offering new free Internet connection (WiFi).

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be implemented for Mykonos Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:[needs update]

  • Expanding and remodeling the terminal – 50 percent increase in the total size of the terminal at 13350 m2, with the construction of a new terminal area
  • New fire station
  • Reorganizing apron
  • 33 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 12 to 16)
  • 17 percent increase in the number of departure gates (from 6 to 7)
  • 25 percent increase in the number of security-check lanes (from 4 to 5)

Airlines and destinations edit

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines[11] Athens
Seasonal: Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki[12]
Aeroitalia Seasonal: Bergamo[13]
Air France Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Arkia Seasonal: Tel Aviv
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
Bluebird Airways Seasonal: Tel Aviv
British Airways Seasonal: London–City, London–Gatwick,[14] London–Heathrow
Cyprus Airways Seasonal: Larnaca
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt,[15] Munich
easyJetSeasonal: Amsterdam,[16] Basel/Mulhouse[citation needed], Geneva, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Naples, Nice, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Venice
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich
Etihad Airways Seasonal: Abu Dhabi
Eurowings Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stockholm–Arlanda, Stuttgart
flydubai Seasonal: Dubai–International
flynas Seasonal: Riyadh[17]
Gulf Air Seasonal: Bahrain
Iberia Express Seasonal: Madrid
Kuwait Airways Seasonal: Kuwait City[18]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg
Middle East Airlines Seasonal charter: Beirut
Neos Seasonal: Bologna, Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino,[19] Verona
Qatar Airways Seasonal: Doha
Ryanair Seasonal: Bologna, Budapest, Naples, Paphos, Vienna
Saudia Seasonal: Riyadh[20]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Stockholm–Arlanda
Sky Express Athens
Seasonal: Thessaloniki[21]
Swiss International Air Lines Seasonal: Geneva
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam, Paris–Orly
TUI fly BelgiumSeasonal: Brussels
Volotea Seasonal: Athens, Bari, Marseille, Nantes, Naples, Venice
Vueling Seasonal: Barcelona, Rome–Fiumicino
Wizz Air Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni, Naples, Rome–Fiumicino, Venice[22]

Traffic figures edit

Annual passenger traffic at JMK airport.See Wikidata query.

The annual passenger traffic data is sourced from the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) [23] until 2016 and from 2017 and later from the official website of the airport.[24]

YearPassengers
DomesticInternationalTotal
1994154,28891,419245,707
1995 153,417 98,120 251,537
1996 157,425 101,311 258,736
1997 165,719 131,203 296,922
1998 155,022 158,365 313,387
1999 145,362 177,615 322,977
2000 171,407 192,872 364,279
2001 148,257 197,864 346,121
2002 156,177 186,372 342,549
2003 154,116 195,203 349,319
2004 174,632 162,043 336,675
2005 178,198 191,488 369,686
2006 201,113 195,149 396,262
2007 219,860 207,598 427,458
2008 214,436 204,487 418,923
2009 240,461 187,989 428,450
2010 213,852 218,603 432,455
2011 224,125 258,684 482,809
2012 225,789 276,154 501,943
2013 233,949 350,610 584,559
2014 287,265 491,464 778,729
2015 322,901 553,156 876,057
2016 392,525 606,501 999,026
2017 475,578 731,448 1,207,026
2018 508,676 887,111 1,395,787
2019 524,877 995,268 1,520,145
2020 132,546 276,514 409,060
2021 284,008 768,072 1,052,080
2022 490,304 1,197,733 1,688,037
2023 531,607 1,127,580 1,659,187
2024(Apr) 58.064 19.517 77.581

Traffic statistics by country (2022) edit

Traffic by country at Mykonos Airport – 2022
PlaceCountryTotal pax
1 Greece490,304
2 Italy340,365
3 United Kingdom233,741
4 France184,889
5 Germany104,467
6 Switzerland77,154
7 Israel45,024
8 Spain43,050
9 Austria33,027
10 Netherlands21,443
11 Hungary19,648
12 Romania18,388
13 Cyprus12,723
14 Qatar10,292
15 Belgium8,786

Source:[25]

Ground transport edit

The transfer time from the town to the airport is about 10 minutes.[26]

Transit bus service is provided between the Airport and the city of Mykonos (Chora) and other destinations, (only during summer season).

By Car : Mykonos Airport is located 3.5 km from the city of Mykonos (Chora) and is easily accessible via Mykonos provincial road. The journey to and from the city centre takes about 10 minutes. Ornos, Psarrou, Platis Gialos are 3.5 km away from the airport and the journey from the Airport takes about 10–15 minutes.

By Taxi : 24/7 taxi service is available outside the Mykonos Airport Terminal building. The journey from the Airport to the city of Mykonos (Chora) is about 10 minutes and costs 20€ (2022).

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "World Aero Data: MIKONOS -- LGMK". www.worldaerodata.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "MYKONOS AIRPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. ^ jmk-airport.gr retrieved 19 May 2018
  4. ^ Iotkovska, Svilena. "Mykonos Airport gets a new name in honour of a Greek heroine". Themayor.eu. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Mikonos Airport". www.alxd.gr. Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ Notam B0713/14 pilotweb.nas.faa.gov [dead link]
  7. ^ "Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport - TornosNews.gr". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. ^ "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport". Reuters. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Fraport Greece Begins 40-Year Concession at 14 Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com
  10. ^ "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com
  11. ^ "Flight schedule".
  12. ^ "Aegean Airlines NS24 Thessaloniki Selected Domestic Service Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  13. ^ "AeroItalia rimuove altri voli dal sistema di vendita. Apre la Bergamo – Mykonos". 6 February 2023.
  14. ^ "British Airways Adds Five New Short-Haul Services to Its London Gatwick Network". 4 January 2023.
  15. ^ "EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS23 SHORT-HAUL NETWORK ADDITIONS – 11DEC22". Aeroroutes. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  16. ^ "EasyJet voegt twee bestemmingen toe aan zomernetwerk Schiphol". luchtvaartnieuws.nl. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Flynas Airlines announced launching direct flights between the Greek Islands". Mykonos.promo. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Kuwait Airways starts 17 destinations".
  19. ^ "Low Cost Flights to Greece".
  20. ^ "SAUDIA launches new direct service to Greek Mykonos in July". aviationbusinessme.com. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Αεροπορικά Εισιτήρια | Κάντε Κράτηση Online". 13 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Wizz apre base a Venezia nell'estate 2022". 6 October 2021.
  23. ^ "MYKONOS AIRPORT", ypa.gr
  24. ^ "Mykonos Airport (jmk) Air Traffic statistics", jmk-airport.gr
  25. ^ "Traffic Report by Country. Mikanos Airport. Reporting period: January - December 2022" (PDF). jmk-airport.gr.
  26. ^ "To & From the Airport-How to get to the airport!", jmk-airport.gr

External links edit

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