AirportsKos International Airport "Ippokratis" is a large airport serving Kos Island, in South Aegean, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KGS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KGS
- ICAO code
- LGKO
- City
- Kos Island
- State or region
- South Aegean
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.7945° N, 27.0911° E
- Elevation
- 126 m (412 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,390 m (7,841 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KGS means Kos International Airport "Ippokratis". Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGKO. 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 36.7945° N, 27.0911° E. It stands 126 metres (412 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Aydın, about 134 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
Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,390 metres (7,841 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 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,390 m 7,841 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kalymnos AirportKalymnos Island | JKL | 23 km |
| Leros AirportLeros Island | LRS | 51 km |
| Astypalaia AirportAstypalaia Island | JTY | 68 km |
| Milas Bodrum International AirportBodrum, Turkey | BJV | 72 km |
| Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Rhodes | RHO | 99 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,715 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,853 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,970 km | 4 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,711 km | 3 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,229 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,375 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,754 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,390 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,008 km | 18 h 35 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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