Mytilene (Lesbos) Airport

Mytilene (Lesbos) Airport

Mytilene International Airport is an important airport in Greece. It is in the northern Aegean on the island of Lesbos, which is geographically part of Asia Minor and at its narrowest point is only 10 miles from the Turkish mainland.
  • URL: Mytilene (Lesbos) (MJT)
  • Time zone: GMT 2
  • Service telephone: +30 22510-38700
  • Address: Mitilini International Airport, 81100 Mitilini, Lesvos Island, Greece
  • Operating company: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
  • Parking: Yes; paid short and long term parking facilities.
  • Nearby cities: Manisa (87 km), Izmir (87 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is signposted from Mytilene.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (17.70%), Tuesday (11.14%), Wednesday (14.23%), Thursday (14.85%), Friday (18.07%), Saturday (10.40%), Sunday (13.61%)
  • Alternative spelling: Lesvos, Mitilini, Lészvosz, Mitilene, Midilli, Mytilène, Митилена, Лезбос, Мітіліні, Митилини, Лесбос, Λέσβος, Μυτιλήνη, מיטילנה, לסבוס, ميتيليني, لزبوس, لسبوس, ლესბოსი, 미틸레네, ミティリーニ, レスボス島, 레스보스 섬, 莱斯博斯岛, 米蒂利尼

Most popular destinations from Mytilene (Lesbos) (Flights per week )

  1. Athens (41, 68,33 %)
  2. Thessaloniki Macedonia (11, 18,33 %)
  3. Chios (2, 3,33 %)
  4. Lemnos (2, 3,33 %)
  5. Rhodes (2, 3,33 %)
  6. other (3.33 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Sky Express (61, 50,41 %)
  2. Aegean Airlines (48, 39,67 %)
  3. other (9.92 %)

Location
The airport is 4 miles south east of the islands capital, Mytilene. From here the airport is signposted. There is a local bus that runs from Mytilene, and from the capital there are connections to and from many towns on the island. Taxis are also widely available. Package tourists will normally be transferred by their tour operator.


Statistical weather data for Mytilene (Lesbos)

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