Tatoi Airport (ICAO:LGTT) is anairport located north ofAthens, inDecelea. It started operating in 1918[1] and it now has a single runway with a length of 1764m (not counting the 347m threshold). The airport is used by the Hellenic Air Force and is the base of the following aeroclubs:
- Athens Gliding Club
- Dekeleia Aeroclub
- Athens Aeroclub
- Mesogeion Aeroclub
Tatoi Airport Αεροδρόμιο Τατοϊου | |||||||||||
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 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak static display near the central gate of the airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Hellenic Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Tatoi, Decelea | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 785 ft / 239 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°06′34″N023°47′03″E / 38.10944°N 23.78417°E /38.10944; 23.78417 | ||||||||||
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It has also been used by many other aeroclubs of Attica. Moreover, theHellenic Air Force Museum is situated at the airport which contains many old aircraft.
Former airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air France | Akyab,Allahabad,Baghdad,Bangkok,Bushehr,Calcutta,Castelrosso,Corfu,Damascus,Dezful,Hanoi,Jodhpur,Karachi,London-Croydon,Marseille,Naples,Paris-Orly,Rangoon,Vientiane[2] |
Accidents and incidents
editOn 27 December 1991,Hellenic Air ForceDouglas C-47B KK171 was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Tatoi Air Base. One of the six crew members was killed.[3]
Climate
editTatoi has a hot-summerMediterranean climate (Csa) with hot summers and cool winters.
| Climate data for Tatoi, 235 m asl (1958–1997) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 24.9 (76.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.8 (89.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 13.2 (55.8) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 3.5 (38.3) | 4.9 (40.8) | 7.7 (45.9) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.3 (66.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 4.9 (40.8) | 10.5 (50.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 69.2 (2.72) | 48.6 (1.91) | 51.1 (2.01) | 26.2 (1.03) | 20.4 (0.80) | 9.8 (0.39) | 10.0 (0.39) | 6.0 (0.24) | 17.6 (0.69) | 47.6 (1.87) | 60.2 (2.37) | 83.9 (3.30) | 450.6 (17.72) |
| Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service[4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΒΟΓΙΑΤΖΗΣ Δρ. Ιστορικός Μουσείου ΠΑ, ΜΑ, Phd."Συνοπτική Ιστορία του Α εροδρομίου Τατοίου"(PDF).Ελευθερο Βήμα Αχαρνών. Retrieved13 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^"Air France".
- ^"KK171 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved24 June 2010.
- ^"Climatological Information for Tatoi, Greece". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Archived fromthe original on 20 September 2016.
External links
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- LGTT World Aero Data:LGTT[usurped]
- Dekeleia Aeroclub website
- Mesogeion Aeroclub website
- Athens Aeroclub website
- Airliners.gr Tatoi
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