AirportsKithira Airport is a small airport serving Kithira Island, in Attica, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KIT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KIT
- ICAO code
- LGKC
- City
- Kithira Island
- State or region
- Attica
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 36.2740° N, 23.0167° E
- Elevation
- 319 m (1,045 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,461 m (4,794 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KIT means Kithira Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGKC. 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 36.2740° N, 23.0167° E. It stands 319 metres (1,045 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Piraeus, about 194 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
Kithira Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,461 metres (4,794 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 29.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,461 m 4,794 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kalamata AirportKalamata | KLX | 125 km |
| Chania International AirportSouda | CHQ | 131 km |
| Milos AirportMilos Island | MLO | 139 km |
| Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportSpata-Artemida | ATH | 202 km |
| Paros National AirportParos | PAS | 205 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,083 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,202 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,306 km | 4 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,509 km | 3 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,980 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,242 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,110 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,698 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,349 km | 19 h 00 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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