AirportsKarpathos Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Karpathos Island, in South Aegean, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AOK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AOK
- ICAO code
- LGKP
- City
- Karpathos Island
- State or region
- South Aegean
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.4214° N, 27.1460° E
- Elevation
- 20 m (66 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,399 m (7,871 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AOK means Karpathos Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGKP. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.4214° N, 27.1460° E. It stands 20 metres (66 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Irákleion, about 182 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Athens, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Karpathos Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,399 metres (7,871 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,399 m 7,871 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kasos AirportKasos Island | KSJ | 21 km |
| Sitia AirportCrete Island | JSH | 97 km |
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Rhodes | RHO | 138 km |
| Astypalaia AirportAstypalaia Island | JTY | 146 km |
| Kos International Airport "Ippokratis"Kos Island | KGS | 153 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,722 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,820 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,922 km | 4 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,826 km | 3 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,330 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,512 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,731 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,486 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,965 km | 18 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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