Karpathos Island National Airport

Karpathos Island National Airport

Karpathos Island National Airport (IATA: AOK, ICAO: LGKP) is an airport in the island of Karpathos, Greece. The airport first operated in 1970 and it had very limited facilities (a small building of only 500 m2).

Today its buildings cover an area of 12,500 m2. The current airport facilities were constructed between 2005-2009. The inauguration of the new airport terminal took place on 25 July 2009. A bus route connects directly Karpathos Airport and the capital of the island Pigadia.

The airport resides at an elevation of 66 ft (20 m) above mean sea level. It has a runway designated 12/30 with asphalt surface measuring 7,871 ft (2,399 m) in length.

Many airlines offer seasonal flights to this Airport during tourist season, but only Olympic Air and Sky Express offer schedule commercial flights to / from this Airport.

The Airport can be reach by car, taxi and bus. Taxis are also available at the designated Taxi waiting area.