# Samos Airport (SMI / LGSM)

**Samos Airport** (IATA: SMI, ICAO: LGSM) is a medium airport in Samos Island, North Aegean, Greece. It opened in 1963. It has one runway, 2,044 m (6,706 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Fraport Greece. In 2025 it handled 496 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SMI / LGSM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Fraport Greece
- Serves: Samos Island, North Aegean, Greece
- Opened: 1963
- Elevation: 6 m / 19 ft
- Coordinates: 37.6900, 26.9117
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,044 m / 6,706 ft
- Passengers: 495,740 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Athens
- Website: http://www.smi-airport.gr
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samos_International_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432699
- Weather station: LGSM · WMO 16723
- Ident: LGSM

## Timeline

- 1963: Samos Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,044 m / 6,706 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 094° / 274° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 405,683 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 418,267 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 363,284 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 405,487 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 437,946 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 456,790 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 156,689 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 290,114 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 490,166 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 476,205 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 486,832 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 495,740 | Eurostat |

## Routes

21 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [JKH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lghi.md) Chios Island National Airport · Greece · 99 km / 62 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [MJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmt.md) Mytilene International Airport · Greece · 154 km / 96 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 177 km / 110 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 262 km / 163 mi · Aegean Airlines
- [LXS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lglm.md) Limnos Airport · Greece · 287 km / 178 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 463 km / 288 mi · Sky Express (Greece), Olympic Air

### Seasonal (14)

- [MJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmt.md) Mytilene International Airport · Greece · 154 km / 96 mi · TUI Airways
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,430 km / 889 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 1,702 km / 1,058 mi · Discover Airlines
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,707 km / 1,061 mi · Smartwings
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 1,744 km / 1,084 mi · Neos
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 1,847 km / 1,148 mi · Edelweiss Air
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 2,002 km / 1,244 mi · Condor Flugdienst
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,186 km / 1,358 mi · Eurowings
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 2,296 km / 1,427 mi · Brussels Airlines, TUI fly Belgium
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,364 km / 1,469 mi · Transavia
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 2,597 km / 1,614 mi · TUI Airways
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 2,606 km / 1,619 mi · Jet2.com
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 2,756 km / 1,712 mi · Jet2.com
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 2,831 km / 1,759 mi · Jet2.com

### Seasonal charter (2)

- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 2,524 km / 1,568 mi · TUIfly Nordic, Scandinavian Airlines
- [TRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/enva.md) Trondheim Airport, Værnes · Norway · 3,060 km / 1,901 mi · Scandinavian Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (17)

- GQ [Sky Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-express) · 5
- LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 3 · seasonal
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 2 · seasonal charter
- BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 2 · seasonal
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- SN [Brussels Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/brussels-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- DE [Condor Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/condor-flugdienst) · 1 · seasonal
- 4Y [Discover Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/discover-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1 · seasonal
- NO [Neos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/neos) · 1 · seasonal
- OA [Olympic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/olympic-air) · 1
- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 1 · seasonal
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1 · seasonal
- TB [TUI fly Belgium](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-belgium) · 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 | 496K (2025) | #1,116 of 3,974 | #253 in Europe | #16 in GR |
| Longest runway | 2,044 m / 6,706 ft | #3,732 of 29,858 | #706 in Europe | #31 in GR |
| Elevation | 6 m / 19 ft | =41,533 of 43,403 | =5,600 in Europe | #59 in GR |
| Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =989 in Europe | #12 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

- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · 83 km / 51 mi
- [IGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbl.md) Çiğli Airbase · 92 km / 57 mi
- [JKH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lghi.md) Chios Island National Airport · 99 km / 62 mi
- [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · 101 km / 63 mi
- [JMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmk.md) Mykonos Island National Airport · 141 km / 87 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: “Samos International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samos_International_Airport&oldid=1376691999), revision of 25 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/lgsm/data