AirportsSkiros Airport is a small airport serving Skiros Island, in Central Greece, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SKU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SKU
- ICAO code
- LGSY
- City
- Skiros Island
- State or region
- Central Greece
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 38.9676° N, 24.4872° E
- Elevation
- 13 m (44 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,002 m (9,849 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SKU means Skiros Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGSY. 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 38.9676° N, 24.4872° E. It stands 13 metres (44 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Peristéri, about 126 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
Skiros Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,002 metres (9,849 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 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,002 m 9,849 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Skiathos Island National AirportSkiathos | JSI | 88 km |
| Limnos AirportLimnos Island | LXS | 124 km |
| Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportSpata-Artemida | ATH | 124 km |
| Nea Anchialos National AirportNea Anchialos | VOL | 149 km |
| Chios Island National AirportChios Island | JKH | 159 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,929 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,124 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,262 km | 4 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,379 km | 3 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,900 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,052 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,007 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,399 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,282 km | 18 h 55 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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