# Chios Island National Airport (JKH / LGHI)

**Chios Island National Airport** (IATA: JKH, ICAO: LGHI) is a medium airport in Chios Island, North Aegean, Greece. It opened in 1969. It has one runway, 1,511 m (4,957 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority. In 2025 it handled 321 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: JKH / LGHI
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Chios Island, North Aegean, Greece
- Opened: 1969
- Elevation: 5 m / 15 ft
- Coordinates: 38.3432, 26.1406
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,511 m / 4,957 ft
- Passengers: 320,930 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Athens
- Website: http://www.hcaa-eleng.gr/chiosdat.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chios_Island_National_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2455220
- Weather station: LGHI · WMO 16706
- Ident: LGHI

## Timeline

- 1969: Chios Island National Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,511 m / 4,957 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 010° / 190° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 191,442 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 200,986 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 200,628 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 218,361 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 231,340 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 245,193 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 123,131 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 169,112 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 242,014 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 273,347 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 298,995 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 320,930 | Eurostat |

## Routes

6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [MJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmt.md) Mytilene International Airport · Greece · 89 km / 55 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [SMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsm.md) Samos Airport · Greece · 99 km / 62 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [LXS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lglm.md) Limnos Airport · Greece · 192 km / 119 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 197 km / 122 mi · Sky Express (Greece), Aegean Airlines
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 276 km / 171 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 364 km / 226 mi · Sky Express (Greece), Olympic Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from JKH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- GQ [Sky Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-express) · 6
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1
- OA [Olympic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/olympic-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 321K (2025) | #1,306 of 3,974 | #284 in Europe | #20 in GR |
| Longest runway | 1,511 m / 4,957 ft | #6,924 of 29,858 | #961 in Europe | #38 in GR |
| Elevation | 5 m / 15 ft | =41,887 of 43,403 | =5,656 in Europe | #63 in GR |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =1,090 in Europe | #14 in GR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =6 in GR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | RDO | 563.700 |
| APP | APP | 124.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [IGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbl.md) Çiğli Airbase · 78 km / 49 mi
- [MJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmt.md) Mytilene International Airport · 89 km / 55 mi
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · 89 km / 55 mi
- [SMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsm.md) Samos Airport · 99 km / 62 mi
- [JMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmk.md) Mykonos Island National Airport · 123 km / 76 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [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)
- [Wikipedia: “Chios Island National Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chios_Island_National_Airport&oldid=1368580961), revision of 9 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/lghi/data