Naxos Island National Airport is an airport in Naxos, Greece (IATA: JNX, ICAO: LGNX).[1] It is located near Agios Prokopios, 3 km from Naxos City. The airport opened in 1992.[2]
Naxos Island National Airport Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Νάξου | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Naxos | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°04′52″N 25°22′05″E / 37.08111°N 25.36806°E | ||||||||||
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  JNX Location of airport in Greece | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
editThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Naxos Island Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aegean Airlines | Seasonal: Heraklion (begins 1 June 2025),[3] Thessaloniki[4] |
| Olympic Air | Athens |
| Sky Express | Athens |
Expansion plan 2023-2025
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The airport is undergoing a 17 Million Euro expensive expansion plan at the moment with constructions being half way done. The expansion is crucial to enhance flight safety, especially during the peak operations period in summer. At the moment the operated ATR 72-600 by Sky Express cannot operate fully loaded on the 900m runway.
The expansion plan includes following:[5]
- 300m runway expansion to the south
- formation of lateral safety zones on both sides of the extended runway
- construction of extreme safety zone of 60m at the end of the extended ruwnay
- formation of a RESA of 90m after the new southern safety zone
- widening of the existing taxiway from 15m to 18m with support walls on either side
- construction of new connecting taxiways
- turnpad on the end of the extended runway
- expansion of aircraft parking area by 6000m²
- modernization of existing airfield
- construction of hydraulic works for drainage and disposal of water
- construction of internal perimeter road
- fencing of the expropriated area
- replacement of portable type lighting systems and new permanent ones
- renovation of existing lighting control system
Statistics
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Annual passenger traffic at JNX airport.
See Wikidata query.
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 12 December 2009, an Olympic Air ATR 42 (registration SX-BPA), performing flight OA6 from Athens to Naxos, was on a visual approach to runway 36 and had been handed off to Naxos Tower by air traffic control. The airplane was then seen in full landing configuration on final approach to Paros' runway 35 (length 710 meters/2300 feet) on the adjacent island. Paros Tower made contact on its frequency and Naxos Tower and ordered the aircraft to go around. The crew aborted the approach and subsequently landed safely in Naxos.[6]
- On 12 July 2019, a Sky Express ATR 42 (registration SX-FOR), about to perform flight GQ-405 from Naxos to Athens, was backtracking the runway for departure, when the aircraft went off the paved surface of the runway and came to a stop with the main gear in a ditch and the lower fuselage on the runway edge. There were no injuries, but the airport was closed for the rest of the day as a precautionary measure.[7][8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Naxos - Greece".
- ^ "Naxos Airport |". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ https://gianniotika.gr/2024/10/26/nea-apeftheias-dromologia-aegean-apo-irakleio-pros-kerkyra-naxo-kai-ko/
- ^ "Aegean: "Ανοίγει" πτήσεις απευθείας για Νάξο, Άμστερνταμ από Θεσσαλονίκη". 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Naxos Airport runway expansion and improvement project".
- ^ "Incident: Olympic Air AT42 near Paros on Dec 12th 2009, approached wrong airport". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Naxos airport shuts after airplane accident". Greek News. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Accident: Sky Express AT42 at Naxos on Jul 12th 2019, runway excursion on backtrack for departure". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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