Araxos Airport

Araxos Airport

Araxos Airport is also known as Patras-Araxos Airport and is an important airport in Greece operating nationally. It is in the south west Greek region of Achaea, which is in the north of the Peloponnesian peninsular. The airport is administered by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, which is also responsible for monitoring Greek aerospace.
  • URL: Araxos (GPA)
  • Time zone: GMT 2
  • Service telephone: +30 26930 54-000
  • Address: Araxos National Airport, 25200 Kato Ahaia, Greece
  • Operating company: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
  • Parking: Yes; paid short and long-term parking
  • Nearby cities: Patras (29 km)
  • Directions by car: Take the 9/E55 towards Dymi and just out of town follow the signs to the airport.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (0.00%), Tuesday (16.67%), Wednesday (0.00%), Thursday (0.00%), Friday (83.33%), Saturday (0.00%), Sunday (0.00%)
  • Alternative spelling: Patras, Patrasso, Balyabarda, Πάτρα, Патры, Патрас, Патри, Араксос, Άραξος, باتراس, پاتراس, פטרס, 파트라, パトラス, 艾拉克索斯, 帕特雷, पैट्राई

Location
The airport was opened in 1992 and is about 30 miles south west of Patras, near Cape Araxas. Take the 9/E55 towards Dymi. In Dymi use the road towards Niforeika and then follow the signs to the airport for about 10 miles.

From Patras, local public buses serve the airport on a daily basis. Information is available in Patras at the main bus station.


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