AirportsPatras Araxos Agamemnon Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Patras, in Western Greece, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GPA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GPA
- ICAO code
- LGRX
- City
- Patras
- State or region
- Western Greece
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.1511° N, 21.4256° E
- Elevation
- 14 m (46 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,352 m (10,997 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GPA means Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGRX. 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 38.1511° N, 21.4256° E. It stands 14 metres (46 feet) above sea level.
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
Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,352 metres (10,997 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 3,352 m 10,997 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos"Zakynthos | ZTH | 65 km |
| Kefalonia International Airport "Anna Pollatou"Kefallinia Island | EFL | 81 km |
| Aktion National AirportPreveza | PVK | 104 km |
| Kalamata AirportKalamata | KLX | 131 km |
| Nea Anchialos National AirportNea Anchialos | VOL | 168 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,201 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,371 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,492 km | 4 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,259 km | 3 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,742 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,990 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,265 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,656 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,528 km | 19 h 15 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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