# Sitia Airport (JSH / LGST)

**Sitia Airport** (IATA: JSH, ICAO: LGST) is a medium airport in Crete Island, Crete, Greece. It opened in 1984. It has one runway, 2,074 m (6,804 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority. In 2025 it handled 52 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: JSH / LGST
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Crete Island, Crete, Greece
- Opened: 1984
- Elevation: 115 m / 376 ft
- Coordinates: 35.2161, 26.1013
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,074 m / 6,804 ft
- Passengers: 52,384 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Athens
- Website: http://www.hcaa.gr/en/our-airports/dhmotikos-aerolimenas-shteias-dast
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitia_Public_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q630703
- Weather station: LGST
- Ident: LGST

## Timeline

- 1984: Sitia Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,074 m / 6,804 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 051° / 231° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 38,300 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 27,836 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 21,246 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 32,716 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 59,905 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 47,342 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 11,455 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 17,185 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 22,314 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 46,515 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 73,320 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 52,384 | Eurostat |

## Routes

6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [KSJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgks.md) Kasos Airport · Greece · 77 km / 48 mi · Olympic Air
- [AOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkp.md) Karpathos Airport · Greece · 97 km / 60 mi · Olympic Air
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 223 km / 139 mi · Olympic Air
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 359 km / 223 mi · Olympic Air
- [AXD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgal.md) Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport · Greece · 627 km / 390 mi · Sky Express (Greece)
- [PVK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgpz.md) Aktion National Airport · Greece · 628 km / 390 mi · Sky Express (Greece)

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- OA [Olympic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/olympic-air) · 4
- GQ [Sky Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-express) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 52K (2025) | #2,071 of 3,974 | #436 in Europe | #29 in GR |
| Longest runway | 2,074 m / 6,804 ft | #3,677 of 29,858 | #701 in Europe | #30 in GR |
| Elevation | 115 m / 376 ft | =29,583 of 43,403 | =3,314 in Europe | #18 in GR |
| Age | Opened 1984 | =8,717 of 15,079 | =1,252 in Europe | #26 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 |
| AFIS | INFO | 122.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [LGTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gr-0109.md) (\*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base · 70 km / 44 mi
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · 85 km / 53 mi
- [AOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkp.md) Karpathos Airport · 97 km / 61 mi
- [JTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsr.md) Santorini International Airport · 143 km / 89 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: “Sitia Public Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sitia_Public_Airport&oldid=1363079258), revision of 7 Jul 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/lgst/data