Samos International Airport

Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σάμου «Αρίσταρχος ο Σάμιος»
IATA: SMI – ICAO: LGSM SMI Location of airport in Greece
Summary
Serves		Vathy
Location		Samos Island, Greece
Elevation AMSL		19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates		37°41′24″N 026°54′42″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	6,890	2,100	Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data [1]

Samos International Airport (also known as Aristarchos) (IATA: SMI, ICAO: LGSM) is an airport on Samos Island, Greece.

The airport is named after Aristarchos of Samos, an ancient astronomer and mathematician, and lies within 5 km from the nearby town of Pythagorio. The airport features a single runway serving both arrivals and departures.

During the late 1990s/early 2000s, the terminal was renovated to increase size and keep it modern. The old terminal remains there unused at the side. A new control tower was also constructed.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Adria Airways	Seasonal charter: Ljubljana
Air Berlin	Seasonal: Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg, Zürich
Albastar	Seasonal charter: Milan-Malpensa, Verona
Arkefly	Seasonal charter: Amsterdam
Astra Airlines	Thessaloniki (PSO)
Austrian Airlines operated by Tyrolean Airways	Seasonal: Vienna
Danish Air Transport	Seasonal charter: Copenhagen
Jetairfly	Seasonal charter: Brussels
Jet Time	Seasonal charter: Copenhagen
Niki	Seasonal: Vienna
Olympic Air	Athens
Small Planet Airlines	Seasonal charter London-Gatwick
Sky Express	Chios(PSO), Mytilene(PSO), Rhodes(PSO)
SmartWings	Seasonal: Prague
Thomson Airways	Seasonal charter: London-Gatwick
Transavia	Seasonal: Amsterdam
TUIfly Nordic	Seasonal charter: Gothenburg-Landvetter, Helsinki, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda