Airport codes in Greece
Greece has 42 airports with an IATA code in the dataset, and 40 of them have a full page here. The busiest is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) in Spata-Artemida.
| IATA | ICAO | Airport | City | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | LGAV | Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport | Spata-Artemida | Large airport |
| HER | LGIR | Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport | Heraklion | Large airport |
| SKG | LGTS | Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport | Thessaloniki | Large airport |
| RHO | LGRP | Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" | Rhodes | Large airport |
| CFU | LGKR | Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport | Kerkyra (Corfu) | Large airport |
| KGS | LGKO | Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" | Kos Island | Large airport |
| CHQ | LGSA | Chania International Airport | Souda | Large airport |
| ZTH | LGZA | Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos | Zakynthos | Medium airport |
| JTR | LGSR | Santorini International Airport | Santorini Island | Large airport |
| JMK | LGMK | Mykonos Island National Airport | Mykonos | Medium airport |
| PVK | LGPZ | Aktion National Airport | Preveza | Medium airport |
| KLX | LGKL | Kalamata Airport | Kalamata | Medium airport |
| MJT | LGMT | Mytilene International Airport | Mytilene | Medium airport |
| SMI | LGSM | Samos Airport | Samos Island | Medium airport |
| EFL | LGKF | Kefallinia Airport | Kefallinia Island | Medium airport |
| AOK | LGKP | Karpathos Airport | Karpathos Island | Medium airport |
| KVA | LGKV | Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport | Kavala | Large airport |
| JKH | LGHI | Chios Island National Airport | Chios Island | Medium airport |
| JKL | LGKY | Kalymnos Airport | Kalymnos Island | Small airport |
| LRS | LGLE | Leros Airport | Leros Island | Small airport |
| VOL | LGBL | Nea Anchialos National Airport | Nea Anchialos | Medium airport |
| JSH | LGST | Sitia Airport | Crete Island | Medium airport |
| LXS | LGLM | Limnos Airport | Limnos Island | Small airport |
| KIT | LGKC | Kithira Airport | Kithira Island | Small airport |
| KSJ | LGKS | Kasos Airport | Kasos Island | Small airport |
| JTY | LGPL | Astypalaia Airport | Astypalaia Island | Small airport |
| JIK | LGIK | Ikaria Airport | Ikaria Island | Small airport |
| AXD | LGAL | Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport | Alexandroupolis | Medium airport |
| GPA | LGRX | Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport | Patras | Medium airport |
| SKU | LGSY | Skiros Airport | Skiros Island | Small airport |
| IOA | LGIO | Ioannina King Pyrrhus National Airport | Ioannina | Medium airport |
| JSI | LGSK | Skiathos Island National Airport | Skiathos | Medium airport |
| KZS | LGKJ | Kastelorizo Airport | Kastelorizo Island | Small airport |
| MLO | LGML | Milos Airport | Milos Island | Small airport |
| JNX | LGNX | Naxos Island National Airport | Naxos | Small airport |
| PAS | LGPA | Paros National Airport | Paros | Small airport |
| JSY | LGSO | Syros Airport | Syros Island | Small airport |
| KSO | LGKA | Kastoria National Airport Aristotle | Argos Orestiko | Small airport |
| KZI | LGKZ | Kozani National Airport Filippos | Kozani | Medium airport |
| PYR | LGAD | Andravida Air Base | Andravida | Medium airport |
| LRA | LGLR | Larissa Air Base | Larissa | Small airport |
| SPJ | LGSP | Sparti Airfield | Sparti | Small airport |
ICAO codes in Greece start with L
ICAO location indicators are geographic: the first letter is the region. 42 of the 42 Greece airports listed above have an ICAO code beginning with L, the prefix assigned to southern Europe. IATA codes, the three letters on a ticket, carry no such pattern, which is why you cannot tell the country from one. The full ICAO prefix table.
Airports in Greece by type
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Medium airport | 17 |
| Small airport | 16 |
| Large airport | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
What do Greece ICAO codes start with?
ICAO codes in Greece start with L, the prefix ICAO assigns to southern Europe. 42 of the 42 airports listed here carry it. The IATA code, the one on your ticket, follows no such pattern.
What are the airport codes for Greece?
Greece has 42 airports with an IATA code. The busiest is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), ICAO LGAV. The full list of IATA and ICAO codes is in the table above.
What is the main airport in Greece?
The busiest airport in Greece is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) in Spata-Artemida.
How many airports does Greece have?
Greece has 42 airports with an IATA code in the open dataset, 40 of which have a full page here.