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Old Paros National Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Operator
  
HCAA

Location
  
Alyki

Address
  
Paros 844 00, Greece

Elevation
  
37 m

Passenger count
  
43,182

Owner
  
Greek State

Serves
  
Parikia

Elevation AMSL
  
121 ft / 37 m

Code
  
PAS

Yearly aircraft movements
  
2,266

Old Paros National Airport

Paros National Airport was an airport in Paros, Greece, in the Cyclades islands region. (IATA: PAS, ICAO: LGPA). The airport was located in the southwestern part of the island, about 10 kilometers from the port of Parikia. it was replaced by the New Paros Airport on the 25th July 2016.

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History

The airport was opened on October 5, 1982 on land made available by Nikolas Panteleou, hence its secondary name "Panteleou Paros Airport". Operation of the airport began as a municipal airport with a dirt runway and a small building covering 80 square meters. The year 1985 saw the construction of a paved runway. The terminal building was a single story building. In 1987 this building was renovated and an additional floor was added, housing the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority and the MHL (Meteorological Service). In 1989, the airport became a national airport. In 2016, all operations were transferred to the new airport.

The airport has been replaced by the New Paros Airport which became fully operational on the 25th July 2016. Olympic Air has undertaken to cover half of the new terminal building’s budget.

Statistics

Annual passenger throughput - 13-year history

References

Old Paros National Airport Wikipedia