# Kastelorizo Airport (KZS / LGKJ)

**Kastelorizo Airport** (IATA: KZS, ICAO: LGKJ) is a small airport in Kastelorizo Island, South Aegean, Greece. It has one runway, 798 m (2,618 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority. In 2025 it handled 8 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KZS / LGKJ
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Kastelorizo Island, South Aegean, Greece
- Elevation: 149 m / 489 ft
- Coordinates: 36.1417, 29.5764
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 798 m / 2,618 ft
- Passengers: 7,517 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Athens
- Website: http://www.ypa.gr/en/our-airports/dhmotikos-aerolimenas-kastelorizoy-dazo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kastellorizo_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2756463
- Ident: LGKJ

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 798 m / 2,618 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

- 13/31 slopes 1.1%: threshold 31 at 140 m / 458 ft, threshold 13 at 149 m / 488 ft.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 8,192 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 8,019 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 6,907 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 5,482 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 5,482 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 6,097 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 2,695 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 5,177 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 6,289 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 5,868 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 7,447 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 7,517 | Eurostat |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (1)

- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 137 km / 85 mi · Olympic Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (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 | 8K (2025) | #2,797 of 3,974 | #824 in Asia | #37 in GR |
| Longest runway | 798 m / 2,618 ft | =19,536 of 29,858 | #1,816 in Asia | #54 in GR |
| Elevation | 149 m / 489 ft | =27,321 of 43,403 | =1,502 in Asia | #15 in GR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =6 in GR |

## Nearby airports

- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [TR-0330](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tr-0330.md) Private Airfield · 111 km / 69 mi
- [TR-0329](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tr-0329.md) Private Airfield · 111 km / 69 mi
- [LGRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrd.md) Maritsa Air Base · 134 km / 83 mi
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · 137 km / 85 mi
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · 138 km / 86 mi

## In collections

- [Shortest runways with airline service](https://dromopedia.com/collections/shortest-scheduled) #39

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kastellorizo Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kastellorizo_Airport&oldid=1367340899), 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/lgkj/data