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Samos International Airport

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Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (IATA: SMI, ICAO: LGSM) is an airport on Samos Island, Greece.

Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos"

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σάμου "Αρίσταρχος ο Σάμιος»
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesVathy
LocationSamos Island, Greece
Elevation AMSL19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates37°41′24″N 026°54′42″E / 37.69000°N 26.91167°E / 37.69000; 26.91167
Websitesmi-airport.gr
Map
SMI is located in Greece
SMI
SMI
Location of airport in Greece
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 6,890 2,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers453,264
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 67.7%
Aircraft movements5,700
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 23.2%
Sources:HCAA,[2] Fraport Greece[3]

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 has a single short runway. The airport's surroundings leave little room for error or mistake on the behalf of the pilots – with nearby mountains and sea at the end of the short runway. In summer there are often strong Meltemi winds from the north, which further contribute to the difficulty of the landing.

There is one terminal building. There are five boarding gates, none of which have jet-bridges. Passenger facilities are split across two floors and include a duty-free shop and a small café.

History

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The airport first operated in May 1976.[4] In the late 1990s/early 2000s, the terminal was renovated: the capacity of the airport was increased to deal with increasing passenger numbers.

In December 2015, the privatisation of Samos International 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.[5] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[6] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Samos International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.

Future investment

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On 22 March 2017, Fraport Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the International Airport of Samos.[7]

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be started in October 2017 and will be implemented for Samos International Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:

  • 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 airport
  • Expanding and remodeling the current terminal
  • New fire station
  • Reorganizing the airport apron area
  • 19 percent increase in the total size of the terminal at 9,605 m2
  • 40 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 10 to 14)
  • 25 percent increase in the number of departure gates (from 4 to 5)
  • 50 percent increase in the number of security lanes (from 2 to 3)

Airlines and destinations

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Check-in hall
 
View of the airport from the west

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens[8]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna[9]
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels[10]
Condor[11] Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich
Corendon Dutch Airlines Seasonal: Amsterdam
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich
Eurowings Seasonal: Düsseldorf
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa,[12] Verona
Olympic Air Thessaloniki
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[13] Gothenburg,[14] Oslo,[15] Stockholm–Arlanda[14] Trondheim (begins 7 June 2025)[15]
Sky Express Athens, Chios, Lemnos, Mytilene, Rhodes, Thessaloniki
Smartwings Seasonal: Prague
Trade Air Seasonal charter: Ljubljana
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam
TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam
TUI fly Nordic Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[16] Oslo,[17] Stockholm–Arlanda[16]

Traffic figures

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Annual passenger traffic at SMI airport. See Wikidata query.

The data are from Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)[18] until 2016, and data from 2017 and later are from the official website of the airport.[19]

Year Passengers
Domestic International Total
1994 121.370 296.640 418.010
1995  132.269  282.192  414.461
1996  141.864  264.430  406.294
1997  149.564  263.334  412.898
1998  146.056  277.498  423.554
1999  189.132  314.704  503.836
2000  180.446  287.948  468.394
2001  154.004  304.686  458.690
2002  141.362  283.488  424.850
2003  142.212  266.835  409.047
2004  153.067  240.562  393.629
2005  155.534  236.593  392.127
2006  190.879  260.039  450.918
2007  216.605  265.382  481.987
2008  204.873  266.993  471.866
2009  216.174  230.968  447.142
2010  193.530  217.035  410.565
2011  172.672  236.048  408.720
2012  149.664  214.984  364.648
2013  136.641  207.076  343.717
2014  151.107  245.201  396.308
2015  149.302  253.848  403.150
2016  153.240  193.540  346.780
2017  161.313  248.972  410.331
2018  159.763  290.128  449.891
2019  168.892  298.503  467.395
2020  100.669  43.630  144.299
2021  131,580  138,718  270,298
2022  174,647  278,617  453,264
2023  193,356  283,950  477,306
2024(Oct)  174.839  295.133  469.972

Traffic statistics by country (2022)

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Traffic by country at Samos International Airport – 2022[20]
Place Country Total passengers
1   Greece 174,647
2   Netherlands 65,079
3   Germany 59,112
4   Sweden 27,007
5   Denmark 23,656
6   Poland 17,803
7   Belgium 14,944
8   Italy 13,488
9   Norway 13,011
10   Czech Republic 11,849
11   Finland 7,715
12   Slovenia 7,625
13   United Kingdom 6,827
14   Switzerland 4,282
15   Austria 3,599

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "METAR/Synop Information for LGSM (16723) in Samos Airport , Greece". Gladstonefamily.net. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ "SAMOS AIRPORT "ARISTARCHOS OF SAMOS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Air traffic statistics" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Samos Airport". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport". Tornos News. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport". Reuters. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com
  8. ^ "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ Liu, Jim (8 November 2019). "Austrian resumes 2 Greek leisure routes in S20". routesonline.com.
  10. ^ "Brussels Airlines adds eight new destinations to its Summer 2022 schedule". 18 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Timetable". condor.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  12. ^ Liu, Jim (2 January 2019). "Neos schedules new European routes in S19". routesonline.com.
  13. ^ "Flight". apollorejser.dk.
  14. ^ a b "Flight". apollo.se.
  15. ^ a b "Flight". apollo.no.
  16. ^ a b "Only Flight". tui.se.
  17. ^ "Only Flight". tui.no.
  18. ^ "SAMOS AIRPORT ARISTARCHOS OF SAMOS", ypa.gr
  19. ^ "SAMOS AIRPORT (SMI) - 2017 vs 2016", smi-airport.gr
  20. ^ "Traffic by Country_2022_SMI" (PDF). smi-airport.g. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  21. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Shorts 330-200 SX-BGE Samos Airport (SMI)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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