AirportsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport is a large airport serving Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SKG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SKG
- ICAO code
- LGTS
- City
- Thessaloniki
- State or region
- Central Macedonia
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 40.5193° N, 22.9700° E
- Elevation
- 7 m (22 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,440 m (11,286 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SKG means Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGTS. 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 40.5193° N, 22.9700° E. It stands 7 metres (22 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
Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,440 metres (11,286 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 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,440 m 11,286 ft | 50 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16/34 | 2,410 m 7,907 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kozani National Airport FilipposKozani | KZI | 99 km |
| Kastoria National Airport AristotleArgos Orestiko | KSO | 143 km |
| Nea Anchialos National AirportNea Anchialos | VOL | 145 km |
| Kavala Alexander the Great International AirportKavala | KVA | 146 km |
| Skiathos Island National AirportSkiathos | JSI | 156 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,051 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,285 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,441 km | 4 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,166 km | 3 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,693 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,838 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,152 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,378 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,438 km | 19 h 05 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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