# Kithira Airport (KIT / LGKC)

**Kithira Airport** (IATA: KIT, ICAO: LGKC) is a small airport in Kithira Island, Attica, Greece. It opened in 1971. It has one runway, 1,461 m (4,794 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority. In 2025 it handled 36 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KIT / LGKC
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Kithira Island, Attica, Greece
- Opened: 1971
- Elevation: 319 m / 1,045 ft
- Coordinates: 36.2740, 23.0167
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,461 m / 4,794 ft
- Passengers: 36,220 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Athens
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kithira_Island_National_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2258298
- Weather station: LGKC · WMO 16743
- Ident: LGKC

## Timeline

- 1971: Kithira Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 1,461 m / 4,794 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 026° / 206° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 42,747 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 42,218 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 37,139 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 35,750 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 39,910 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 39,584 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 13,779 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 24,661 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 35,683 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 32,763 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 35,643 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 36,220 | Eurostat |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 202 km / 126 mi · Sky Express (Greece), Olympic Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

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

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 36K (2025) | #2,217 of 3,974 | #463 in Europe | #30 in GR |
| Longest runway | 1,461 m / 4,794 ft | =7,492 of 29,858 | #1,001 in Europe | #39 in GR |
| Elevation | 319 m / 1,045 ft | =17,000 of 43,403 | =1,375 in Europe | #8 in GR |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =1,124 in Europe | =16 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 |
| AFIS | AFIS | 123.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [SPJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsp.md) Sparti Airfield · 89 km / 55 mi
- [GR-0011](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gr-0011.md) Maleme Air Base · 111 km / 69 mi
- [KLX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkl.md) Kalamata Airport · 125 km / 78 mi
- [LG55](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lg55.md) Triodos Airfield · 129 km / 80 mi
- [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · 131 km / 82 mi
- [MLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgml.md) Milos Airport · 139 km / 86 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: “Kithira Island National Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kithira_Island_National_Airport&oldid=1367338622), revision of 2 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/lgkc/data