Triodos Airport

Triodos Airport Αεροδρόμιο/Μοντελοδρόμιο Τριόδου
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Triodos, Messenia, Greece
Elevation AMSL	11 m / 36 ft
Coordinates	37°05′40″N 021°59′25″E / 37.09444°N 21.99028°E
Map
Triodos Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 1,200 3,937 Asphalt
Statistics (1961)
Aircraft movements 454 Passengers 4,185
Sources:[1][2][3]

Triodos Airport (Greek: Αεροδρόμιο Τριόδου),^[1] also known as Triodhon Airport,^[3] is an airport in the regional unit of Messenia in Greece. It is located 7 km (4 NM) from the town of Messini and 17 km (9 NM) from the city Kalamata.

Triodos Airport was used for 20 years for civil aviation. Due to the need for a longer runway, on 19 July 1970 flying operations were transferred to the Kalamata International Airport. Today, it is used for ultralight aviation and by radio-controlled aircraft.

Facilities

The airport has an elevation of 11 metres (36 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,200 by 40 metres (3,937 ft × 131 ft).^[2]

Nearest airports

The three nearest airports are:^[4]

• Kalamata Airport – 4 km (2 NM) southeast
• Sparti Airport – 49 km (26 NM) east-southeast
• Tripolis Airport – 60 km (32 NM) northeast

References

1. Kalamata Airport history: Triodos Airport (Αεροδρόμιο Τριόδου) (Greek) (English)
2. Αερολιμένας Καλαμάτας - Τρίοδος (in Greek). Archived from the original on 1 July 2010.
3. Triodhon airport information from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
4. Airports near Triodon Airport at OurAirports.com