AirportsIoannina King Pyrrhus National Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ioannina, in Epirus, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IOA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IOA
- ICAO code
- LGIO
- City
- Ioannina
- State or region
- Epirus
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.6964° N, 20.8225° E
- Elevation
- 475 m (1,558 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IOA means Ioannina King Pyrrhus National Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGIO. 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 39.6964° N, 20.8225° E. It stands 475 metres (1,558 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lárisa, about 137 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
Ioannina King Pyrrhus National Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 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 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportKerkyra (Corfu) | CFU | 79 km |
| Aktion National AirportPreveza | PVK | 86 km |
| Kastoria National Airport AristotleArgos Orestiko | KSO | 92 km |
| Kozani National Airport FilipposKozani | KZI | 109 km |
| Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle AirportOhrid, North Macedonia | OHD | 165 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,239 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,448 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,587 km | 4 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,098 km | 3 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,599 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,818 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,328 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,573 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,606 km | 19 h 20 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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