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Aktion National Airport

Aktion National Airport (IATA: PVK, ICAO: LGPZ) is an airport serving Preveza and Lefkada in Greece. It is also known as Preveza Airport. It is also used by NATO and Hellenic Air Force Command. The airport commenced operations in 1968.[4]

Aktion National Airport

Αεροδρόμιο Ακτίου
Summary
Airport typePublic and military
Owner/OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesPreveza / Lefkada, Greece
LocationAktion
Elevation AMSL11 ft / 3 m
Coordinates38°55′32″N 20°45′55″E / 38.92556°N 20.76528°E / 38.92556; 20.76528
Websitepvk-airport.gr
Map
PVK is located in Greece
PVK
PVK
Location of airport in Greece
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,871 9,419 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers773,587
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 107.9%
Aircraft movements6,610
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 46.2%

History

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In December 2015, the privatisation of Aktion National Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised with the signing of the agreement between the Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund.[6] "We signed the deal today", the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[7] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Aktion National Airport) for 40 years as of autumn 2016.[citation needed]

Fraport Greece’s investment plan

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On 22 March 2017, Fraport-Greece presented its master plan for the 14 Greek regional airports, including the International Airport of Chania.[8]

Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports, as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations, before the launch of the 2017 summer season include:

  • General clean-up
  • Improving lighting, marking of airside areas
  • Upgrading sanitary facilities
  • Enhancing services and offering a new free Internet connection (WiFi)
  • Implementing works to improve fire safety in all the areas of the airports

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will start in October 2017 and will be implemented for Aktion National Airport under Fraport-Greece's investment plan by 2021:

  • Terminal expansion by 2,381 m2 and refurbishment
  • HBS inline screening
  • Reorganizing airport apron area
  • Refurbishing airside pavement
  • 75 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 8 to 14)
  • 60 percent increase in the number of departure gates (from 5 to 8)
  • Doubling the number of security-check lanes (from 2 to 4)

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Aktion National Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
Avanti Air Seasonal charter: Friedrichshafen[9][better source needed]
Braathens International Airways Seasonal charter: Aalborg,[10] Copenhagen,[10] Gothenburg,[10] Helsinki,[10] Norrköping,[10] Skellefteå,[10] Stockholm–Arlanda,[10] Trondheim[10]
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow[11]
Condor Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart
Corendon Dutch Airlines Seasonal: Amsterdam[12]
Cyprus Airways Seasonal: Larnaca[13]
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt,[14][15] Munich[14][15]
easyJet Seasonal: Berlin, Bristol,[16] London–Gatwick, Milan–Malpensa, Naples[17]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zurich[18]
Enter Air Seasonal charter: London–Gatwick[19][better source needed]
Eurowings Seasonal: Düsseldorf (begins 3 May 2025),[20] Stockholm–Arlanda (resumes 17 May 2025),[21] Stuttgart[22]
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands (begins 6 May 2026),[23] Edinburgh,[24] London–Stansted, Manchester,[25] Newcastle upon Tyne (begins 27 May 2026)[26]
LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal: Warsaw–Radom[27]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Munich[15]
Marabu Seasonal: Hamburg, Munich
Marathon Airlines Seasonal charter: Innsbruck[28]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen,[29][better source needed] Oslo[29][better source needed]
People's Seasonal: St. Gallen/Altenrhein[citation needed]
Ryanair Seasonal: Bergamo, Bologna,[30] Budapest, London–Stansted,[31] Nuremberg,[32] Rome–Fiumicino,[33] Vienna[34][35]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[36] Stavanger,[37] Stockholm–Arlanda[36]
Sky Express Corfu, Sitia, Zakynthos
Smartwings[38] Seasonal: Prague
Seasonal charter: Budapest[39]
Sunclass Airlines Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[40] Helsinki,[41] Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda[42]
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam, Paris–Orly
TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick, Manchester
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam
Tus Airways Seasonal: Larnaca,[43] Tel Aviv[44][better source needed]
Volotea Seasonal: Bari,[45] Naples
Vueling Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at PVK airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger traffic
Year Flights Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers % annual
change
1994 1,648 11,650 161,229 172,879  
1995 1,898 14,786 198,300 213,058  23.2%
1996 1,906 18,347 183,933 202,280  5.1%
1997 2,043 20,177 217,774 237,951  17.6%
1998 2,250 18,832 244,561 263,393  10.7%
1999 1,837 14,213 227,932 242,145  8.1%
2000 2,331 16,933 282,482 299,415  23.7%
2001 2,208 15,025 286,857 301,882  0.8%
2002 2,337 13,257 315,791 329,048  9.0%
2003 3,011 15,690 283,162 298,852  9.2%
2004 3,156 17,613 271,362 288,975  3.3%
2005 3,061 16,701 284,152 300,853  4.1%
2006 3,014 17,654 270,901 288,555  4.1%
2007 3,260 19,673 302,088 321,761  11.5%
2008 3,256 17,715 310,404 328,119  2.0%
2009 3,034 15,690 295,233 310,923  5.2%
2010 2,758 6,343 286,105 292,448  5.9%
2011 2,728 4,891 289,265 294,156  0.6%
2012 2,858 4,629 284,206 288,835  1.8%
2013 3,166 7,758 308,607 316,365  9.5%
2014 3,590 5,861 352,384 358,245  13.2%
2015 3,940 8,284 380,011 388,295  8.4%
2016 4,510 18,570 454,300 472,870  21.8%
2017 5,295 12,771 532,879 569,082  20.3%
2018 5,394 8,152 541,283 583,666  2.6%
2019 5,592 16,763 609,027 625,790  7.2%
2020 2,342 5,561 155,847 161,408  74.2%
2021 4,520 11,433 360,663 372,096  130.5%
2022 6,610 12,973 760,614 773,587  107,9%
2023 6,684 12,642 804,564 817,206  5,9%
2024(Nov) 6.648 13.915 810.534 824.449  0,9%

[1][46]

The record (highest) figure to date is highlighted in bold

Traffic statistics by country (2022)

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Traffic by country at Aktion National Airport – 2022
Place Country Total pax
1   United Kingdom 248,184
2   Germany 92,184
3   Netherlands 76,923
4   Italy 73,971
5   Denmark 50,894
6   Sweden 42,865
7   Austria 25,552
8   Czech Republic 24,410
9   Finland 23,302
10   Norway 20,173
11   Hungary 15,446
12   Greece 12,973
13   Israel 11,590
14   Romania 11,353
15   France 10,350

Source:[47]

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 14 July 1996, a NATO-operated E-3 Sentry (serial number LX-N90457) overran the runway and crashed into a sea wall when the pilot attempted to abort takeoff after thinking the aircraft had ingested birds. There were only minor injuries and no fatalities, however, the fuselage broke, causing total loss of the aircraft. During the investigation of the incident, no indications of bird ingestion were found. The aircraft was subsequently written off.[48][49]

See also

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References

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