Araxos Airport Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Αράξου | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Greek Armed Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | Hellenic Air Force andHCAA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Patras andPyrgos,Greece | ||||||||||
| Location | Araxos | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 46 ft / 14 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°09′04″N021°25′32″E / 38.15111°N 21.42556°E /38.15111; 21.42556 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.hcaa.gr | ||||||||||
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| Sources:HCAA,[1]DAFIF[2][3][4] | |||||||||||
Araxos Airport[5][6] (Greek:Αεροδρόμιο Αράξου) (IATA:GPA,ICAO:LGRX) is theairport ofPatras, the third-largest city inGreece. It serves as a combined civilian and military airport and is located near its namesake, the village ofAraxos,Achaea. It is also known asAgamemnon Airport and primarily is used as an activeair base for theHellenic Air Force, with some civilian services to European destinations during the summer months. The airport facilities were very limited until 2007, when the construction of a new 1,477 m2 arrivals building was completed.[7] Today the airport terminal covers a total area of 2,300 m2.
Araxos was established as a military airport in 1936, but construction of the runway was not completed until 1941, when it also became the site of the firstradar installation in Greece.[8]
The airport has served as the home base of the Hellenic Air Force's 116th Combat Wing (116 Πτέρυγα Μάχης) since May 1969, and of its precursor the 116th Combat Group (116 Σμηναρχία Μάχης) since April 1962. It currently comprises the336th Bomber Squadron and335th Squadron.[8] The main aircraft used by both squadrons isF-16 Block 52+ Advanced.
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Patras Araxos Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| airBaltic | Seasonal charter:Riga[9] |
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal:Vienna[10] |
| Chair Airlines | Seasonal:Zürich (begins 26 June 2026)[11] |
| Enter Air | Seasonal charter:Warsaw–Chopin |
| GetJet Airlines | Seasonal charter:Vilnius |
| Luxair | Seasonal:Luxembourg (begins 20 May 2026)[12] |
| Neos | Seasonal:Milan–Malpensa[13] |
| Sky Express | Seasonal charter:Timișoara[14] |
| Smartwings | Seasonal charter:Bratislava,Katowice[15]Prague,Warsaw–Chopin[16] |
| Transavia | Seasonal:Paris–Orly (begins 20 April 2026)[17] |
| TUI fly Belgium | Seasonal:Brussels[18] |
| TUI fly Deutschland | Seasonal:Düsseldorf,[19]Frankfurt,[20]Hanover,[21]Munich,[22]Stuttgart[23] |
| Volotea | Seasonal:Lille,[24]Nantes[25] |
Araxos airport is located 45 km west of the city ofPatras and 65 km north ofPyrgos. There are bus services from Patras to Araxos.[26] There is no train connection.
