# Karpathos Airport (AOK / LGKP)

**Karpathos Airport** (IATA: AOK, ICAO: LGKP) is a medium airport in Karpathos Island, South Aegean, Greece. It opened in 1970. It has one runway, 2,399 m (7,871 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority. In 2025 it handled 268 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AOK / LGKP
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Karpathos Island, South Aegean, Greece
- Opened: 1970
- Elevation: 20 m / 66 ft
- Coordinates: 35.4214, 27.1460
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,399 m / 7,871 ft
- Passengers: 268,427 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Athens
- Website: http://www.greek-airports.gr/karpat.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karpathos_Island_National_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1360757
- Weather station: LGKP
- Ident: LGKP

## Timeline

- 1970: Karpathos Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,399 m / 7,871 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 124° / 304° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 217,264 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 237,459 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 229,660 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 235,338 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 253,987 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 267,828 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 56,707 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 151,150 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 269,306 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 274,041 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 281,412 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 268,427 | Eurostat |

## Routes

22 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [KSJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgks.md) Kasos Airport · Greece · 21 km / 13 mi · Olympic Air
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 138 km / 86 mi · Sky Express (Greece), Olympic Air
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 400 km / 249 mi · Sky Express (Greece), Olympic Air
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 810 km / 503 mi · Arkia

### Seasonal (16)

- [HFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llha.md) Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport · Israel · 783 km / 487 mi · Air Haifa
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,276 km / 793 mi · Volotea
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,473 km / 915 mi · Neos
- [FRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipk.md) Forlì-Luigi Ridolfi International Airport · Italy · 1,611 km / 1,001 mi · GoTo Fly
- [GRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowg.md) Graz Airport · Austria · 1,613 km / 1,002 mi · Eurowings
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,658 km / 1,030 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 1,675 km / 1,041 mi · Volotea
- [BLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipe.md) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Italy · 1,684 km / 1,046 mi · Neos
- [VRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx.md) Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · Italy · 1,762 km / 1,095 mi · Volotea, Neos
- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 1,804 km / 1,121 mi · Eurowings
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 1,856 km / 1,153 mi · Neos
- [INN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowi.md) Innsbruck Airport · Austria · 1,857 km / 1,154 mi · Eurowings
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 1,919 km / 1,192 mi · Neos
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,936 km / 1,203 mi · Smartwings
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,398 km / 1,490 mi · Eurowings
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,576 km / 1,601 mi · Transavia

### Seasonal charter (2)

- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 2,773 km / 1,723 mi · Finnair
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 2,775 km / 1,724 mi · TUIfly Nordic

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (13)

- NO [Neos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/neos) · 5 · seasonal
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 4 · seasonal
- OA [Olympic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/olympic-air) · 3
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 3 · seasonal
- GQ [Sky Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-express) · 2
- HFA [Air Haifa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-haifa) · 1 · seasonal
- IZ [Arkia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arkia) · 1
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1 · seasonal charter
- GoTo Fly · 1 · seasonal
- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 1 · seasonal
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1 · seasonal
- 6B [TUIfly Nordic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tuifly-nordic) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 268K (2025) | #1,397 of 3,974 | #303 in Europe | #22 in GR |
| Longest runway | 2,399 m / 7,871 ft | =2,924 of 29,858 | =572 in Europe | #25 in GR |
| Elevation | 20 m / 66 ft | =38,344 of 43,403 | =5,131 in Europe | #44 in GR |
| Age | Opened 1970 | =6,186 of 15,079 | =1,103 in Europe | #15 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 |
| INFO | INFO | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [KSJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgks.md) Kasos Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [JSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgst.md) Sitia Airport · 97 km / 61 mi
- [LGRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrd.md) Maritsa Air Base · 138 km / 86 mi
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · 138 km / 86 mi
- [JTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgpl.md) Astypalaia Airport · 146 km / 91 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: “Karpathos Island National Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karpathos_Island_National_Airport&oldid=1376290104), revision of 23 Sep 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/lgkp/data