AirportsSamos Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Samos Island, in North Aegean, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SMI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SMI
- ICAO code
- LGSM
- City
- Samos Island
- State or region
- North Aegean
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.6900° N, 26.9117° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (19 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,044 m (6,706 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SMI means Samos Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGSM. 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 37.6900° N, 26.9117° E. It stands 6 metres (19 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Karabağlar, about 79 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Istanbul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Samos Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,044 metres (6,706 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 24.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,044 m 6,706 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ikaria AirportIkaria Island | JIK | 50 km |
| Leros AirportLeros Island | LRS | 57 km |
| Adnan Menderes International AirportGaziemir, Turkey | ADB | 70 km |
| Kalymnos AirportKalymnos Island | JKL | 81 km |
| Milas Bodrum International AirportBodrum, Turkey | BJV | 83 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,725 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,888 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,016 km | 4 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,630 km | 3 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,154 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,281 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,781 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,336 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,047 km | 18 h 40 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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