# Limnos Airport (LXS / LGLM) **Limnos Airport** (IATA: LXS, ICAO: LGLM) is a small airport in Limnos Island, North Aegean, Greece. It opened in 1959. It has one runway, 3,016 m (9,895 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority. In 2025 it handled 168 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lglm ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: LXS / LGLM - Type: Small airport - Operator: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority - Serves: Limnos Island, North Aegean, Greece - Opened: 1959 - Elevation: 4 m / 14 ft - Coordinates: 39.9171, 25.2363 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,016 m / 9,895 ft - Passengers: 168,194 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Athens - Website: http://www.ypa.gr/en/our-airports/kratikos-aerolimenas-lhmnoy-hfaistos-kalmh - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemnos_International_Airport (19 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2670580 - Weather station: LGLM · WMO 16650 - Ident: LGLM ## Timeline - 1959: Limnos Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 04R/22L | 3,016 m / 9,895 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 043° / 223° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 99,665 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 110,597 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 95,759 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 91,874 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 100,707 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 110,855 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 60,579 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 85,409 | Eurostat | | 2022 | 122,485 | Eurostat | | 2023 | 124,917 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 154,561 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 168,194 | Eurostat | ## Routes 9 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [MJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmt.md) Mytilene International Airport · Greece · 151 km / 94 mi · Sky Express (Greece) - [JKH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lghi.md) Chios Island National Airport · Greece · 192 km / 119 mi · Sky Express (Greece) - [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 204 km / 127 mi · Olympic Air - [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 247 km / 153 mi · Sky Express (Greece), Aegean Airlines - [JIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgik.md) Ikaria Airport · Greece · 266 km / 165 mi · Olympic Air - [SMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsm.md) Samos Airport · Greece · 287 km / 178 mi · Sky Express (Greece) - [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 463 km / 288 mi · Sky Express (Greece) ### Seasonal (3) - [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 247 km / 153 mi · Ryanair - [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,143 km / 710 mi · Austrian Airlines - [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 2,269 km / 1,410 mi · Finnair ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LXS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - GQ [Sky Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-express) · 5 - OA [Olympic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/olympic-air) · 2 - A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1 - OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1 · seasonal - FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 168K (2025) | #1,616 of 3,974 | #348 in Europe | #25 in GR | | Longest runway | 3,016 m / 9,895 ft | =1,139 of 29,858 | #153 in Europe | #8 in GR | | Elevation | 4 m / 14 ft | =42,010 of 43,403 | =5,674 in Europe | #64 in GR | | Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =913 in Europe | =10 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 | 122.100 | | TWR | TWR | 122.100 | ## Nearby airports - [GKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfk.md) Gökçeada Airport · 64 km / 40 mi - [TR-0008](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tr-0008.md) Bozcaada Airport · 65 km / 41 mi - [CKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbh.md) Çanakkale Airport · 104 km / 65 mi - [TR-0224](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tr-0224.md) Assos Aviation Village Airport · 107 km / 66 mi - [AXD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgal.md) Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport · 121 km / 75 mi - [KVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkv.md) Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport · 122 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: “Lemnos International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemnos_International_Airport&oldid=1370186513), revision of 19 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/lglm/data