# Elefsis Air Base (LGEL)

**Elefsis Air Base** (ICAO: LGEL) is a medium airport in Elefsina, Attica, Greece. It opened in 1937. It has one runway, 2,739 m (8,985 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgel

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LGEL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Elefsina, Attica, Greece
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 44 m / 143 ft
- Coordinates: 38.0638, 23.5560
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,739 m / 8,985 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Athens
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefsina_Air_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20456361
- Weather station: LGEL · WMO 16718
- Ident: LGEL

## Timeline

- 1937: Elefsis Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,739 m / 8,985 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

- 18/36 slopes 1.2%: threshold 36 at 6 m / 20 ft, threshold 18 at 39 m / 129 ft.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,739 m / 8,985 ft | #1,859 of 29,858 | #286 in Europe | #16 in GR |
| Elevation | 44 m / 143 ft | =35,528 of 43,403 | =4,662 in Europe | #36 in GR |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =5 in GR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =6 in GR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | ATHINAI APP | 119.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [LGTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgtg.md) Tanagra Air Base · 31 km / 19 mi
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [JSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsk.md) Skiathos Island National Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [VOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgbl.md) Nea Anchialos National Airport · 145 km / 90 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgel/data