# Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport (GPA / LGRX)

**Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport** (IATA: GPA, ICAO: LGRX) is a medium airport in Patras, Western Greece, Greece. It opened in 1992. It has one runway, 3,352 m (10,997 ft) long, paved. It is operated by Royal Air Force. In 2025 it handled 171 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GPA / LGRX
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Patras, Western Greece, Greece
- Opened: 1992
- Elevation: 14 m / 46 ft
- Coordinates: 38.1511, 21.4256
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,352 m / 10,997 ft
- Passengers: 170,742 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Athens
- Website: http://www.hcaa.gr/en/our-airports/kratikos-aerolimenas-arajoy-kaaj
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patras_Araxos_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q996497
- Weather station: LGRX · WMO 16687
- Ident: LGRX

## Timeline

- 23 Sep 1944: Royal Air Force becomes the operator.
- 1992: Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18R/36L | 3,352 m / 10,997 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 183° / 003° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 150,270 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 150,237 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 129,599 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 157,613 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 182,434 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 170,272 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 29,902 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 71,364 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 99,143 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 131,821 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 155,584 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 170,742 | Eurostat |

## Routes

20 destinations in 13 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Seasonal (13)

- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,175 km / 730 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 1,338 km / 831 mi · Neos
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 1,375 km / 854 mi · TUI fly Deutschland
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 1,471 km / 914 mi · Chair Airlines
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 1,527 km / 949 mi · TUI fly Deutschland
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,668 km / 1,036 mi · TUI fly Deutschland
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 1,758 km / 1,092 mi · Luxair
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 1,832 km / 1,138 mi · TUI fly Deutschland
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 1,857 km / 1,154 mi · TUI fly Deutschland
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,928 km / 1,198 mi · Transavia France
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 1,944 km / 1,208 mi · TUI fly Belgium
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · France · 1,997 km / 1,241 mi · Volotea
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 2,122 km / 1,319 mi · Volotea

### Seasonal charter (7)

- [TSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrtr.md) Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport · Romania · 852 km / 529 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [BTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzib.md) M. R. Štefánik Airport · Slovakia · 1,165 km / 724 mi · Smartwings
- [KTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkt.md) Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport · Poland · 1,383 km / 859 mi · Smartwings
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,445 km / 898 mi · Smartwings
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 1,559 km / 969 mi · Enter Air, Smartwings
- [VNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eyvi.md) Vilnius International Airport · Lithuania · 1,856 km / 1,153 mi · GetJet Airlines
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 2,095 km / 1,302 mi · AirBaltic

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (13)

- X3 [TUI fly Deutschland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-deutschland) · 5 · seasonal
- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 4 · seasonal charter
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 2 · seasonal
- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 1 · seasonal charter
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- CS [Chair Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chair-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- E4 [Enter Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/enter-air) · 1 · seasonal charter
- GW [GetJet Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/getjet-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter
- LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1 · seasonal
- NO [Neos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/neos) · 1 · seasonal
- GQ [Sky Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-express) · 1 · seasonal charter
- TO [Transavia France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia-france) · 1 · seasonal
- TB [TUI fly Belgium](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-belgium) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 171K (2025) | #1,605 of 3,974 | #345 in Europe | #24 in GR |
| Longest runway | 3,352 m / 10,997 ft | =672 of 29,858 | #87 in Europe | #4 in GR |
| Elevation | 14 m / 46 ft | =39,495 of 43,403 | =5,297 in Europe | =49 in GR |
| Age | Opened 1992 | =9,995 of 15,079 | =1,288 in Europe | =28 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 | ANDRAVIDA APP | 120.650 |
| POST | COMD POST | 33.775 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [PYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgad.md) Andravida Air Base · 28 km / 17 mi
- [ZTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgza.md) Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos · 65 km / 40 mi
- [EFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkf.md) Kefallinia Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [PVK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgpz.md) Aktion National Airport · 104 km / 64 mi
- [KLX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkl.md) Kalamata Airport · 131 km / 82 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: “Patras Araxos Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patras_Araxos_Airport&oldid=1367339261), 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/lgrx/data