Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Μυτιλήνης "Οδυσσέας Ελύτης" | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Greek government | ||||||||||
| Operator | Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lesbos | ||||||||||
| Location | Mytilene, Greece | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 60 ft / 18 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°03′24″N026°35′54″E / 39.05667°N 26.59833°E /39.05667; 26.59833 | ||||||||||
| Website | mjt-airport.gr | ||||||||||
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| Sources:Fraport Greece[2] | |||||||||||
Mytilene International Airport "Odysseas Elytis" (IATA:MJT,ICAO:LGMT) is theinternational airport ofMytilene, the capital of theGreek islandLesbos.
The airport began to operate in 1948 however it was 1980 before the first charter flight landed.[3]
In December 2015, the privatisation of Mytilene International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised with the signing of the agreement between theFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund.[4] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agencyHRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[5] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Mytilene International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.
The airport has one small terminal that services both International and Domestic flights. The airport is 8 kilometres fromMytilene. It was established in 1948 with an unpaved runway of 1200 meters long and 30 meters wide. Over the years the runway was paved and in 2000 the latest runway extension to 2400 meters was made. The airport has aduty-free shop, café-bar and two car rental agencies.[6]
On the northern side of the south apron Mytilene Airclub is located.
On 22 March 2017, Fraport Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the International Airport of Mytilene.[7]
Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations before the launch of the summer season include:
The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be started in October 2017 and will be implemented for Mytilene International Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Mytilene Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aegean Airlines | Athens,[8]Thessaloniki[9] |
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal:Vienna (begins 15 June 2026)[10] |
| Brussels Airlines | Seasonal:Brussels[11] |
| Corendon Dutch Airlines | Seasonal:Amsterdam[12] |
| FLYYO | Seasonal charter:Tel Aviv[13] |
| Jet2.com | Seasonal:Birmingham,[14]London–Stansted,[15]Manchester[16] |
| Sky Express | Athens,Chios,[17]Lemnos,[17]Rhodes,[17]Samos,[17]Thessaloniki Seasonal:Heraklion |
| Smartwings | Seasonal charter:Katowice,[18]Prague[19] |
| Sunclass Airlines | Seasonal charter:Copenhagen[20] |
| Transavia | Seasonal:Amsterdam (begins 9 May 2026)[21] |
| TUI fly Belgium | Seasonal:Brussels[22] |
| TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal:Amsterdam |
The data are from the official website of the airport:[23]
| Year | Passengers | ||
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| Domestic | International | Total | |
| 2017 | 332,370 | 103,626 | 435,996 |
| 2018 |  344,257 | 132,799 | 477,056 |
| 2019 | 362,759 | 133,818 | 496,577 |
| 2020 |  191.230 | 14.865 | 206.095 |
| 2021 | 238,818 | 46,526 | 285,344 |
| 2022 | 329,719 | 109,466 | 439,185 |
| 2023 | 375,716 | 121,783 | 497,499 |
| 2024[24] | 385.938 | 177.605 | 563.543 |
| 2025(Oct) | 345.679 | 181.892 | 527.571 |
| Place | Country | Total pax |
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| 1 |  Greece | 385.938 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 45.691 |
| 3 |  United Kingdom | 40.109 |
| 4 |  Denmark | 28.296 |
| 5 |  Belgium | 17.537 |
| 6 |  Poland | 11.893 |
| 7 |  Israel | 7.731 |
| 8 |  Sweden | 6.827 |
| 9 |  Norway | 6.815 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 5.621 |
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