Airport type Public Operator HCAA Location Kampos | Owner Greek State Serves Paros Elevation AMSL 125 ft / 38 m | |
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For the old eponym airport, see Old Paros National Airport.
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Paros National Airport (IATA: PAS, ICAO: LGPA) is the airport serving the island of Paros, Greece, in the Cyclades islands region. The airport is located in the southwestern part of the island, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the port of Parikia. It replaced the Old Paros National Airport on the 25 July 2016.
History
The old airport of Paros, which was situated a few kilometers to the south, was operational since 1982. Its 710-meter runway was sufficient for its time, but over years, passenger numbers grew making the use of larger aircraft necessary. Although these aircraft could serve various Greek airports, Paros airport was not one of them. The reason was that it had a short runway. It was finally decided that there should be a new airport for the Island. The new airport opened in 2016 taking over all operations of the old airport. It has a wider, 1,400 meter runway and larger aircraft can use it. Currently, the only type that flies to the airport currently is the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 of Olympic Air.
Olympic Air, a subsidiary of Aegean Airlines, financed both the construction of the first phase of the terminal and the infrastructure works for the new airport.
Ground transportation
Other than car, the airport is linked to the city of Parikia by bus from the nearby bus station. There are also taxi's available to any destination on the island.