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
Websitepvk-airport.gr
Map
PVK
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07L/25R 2,871 9,419 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers161.408
Passenger traffic change 74.2%
Aircraft movements2.342
Aircraft movements change 58.1%

History

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.

Fraport Greece’s investment plan

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
AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal charter: Ljubljana
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
Air Serbia Seasonal charter: Belgrade
Airseven Seasonal charter: Aarhus
Blue Air Seasonal: Bucharest (begins 25 June 2022)[9] Iași (begins 28 March 2023)[10]
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow
Condor Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg,[11] Munich, Stuttgart
Corendon Dutch AirlinesSeasonal: Amsterdam[12]
Cyprus Airways Seasonal: Larnaca
easyJet Seasonal: Berlin, Bristol,[13] London–Gatwick, London–Luton,[14] Manchester, Milan–Malpensa[15]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zurich[16]
Eurowings Seasonal: Stuttgart (begins 24 July 2022)[17]
Eurowings Discover Seasonal: Frankfurt (begins 21 June 2022),[18] Munich (begins 3 August 2022)[18]
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki[19]
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh (begins 29 May 2022)[20] London–Stansted, Manchester[21]
LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal: Katowice[22][23]
Lübeck Air Seasonal charter: Salzburg (begins 19 May 2022)[24]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt (ends 21 June 2022),[18] Munich (ends 3 August 2022)[18]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen (begins 28 June 2022),[25] Oslo (begins 16 June 2022)[25]
Novair Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[26] Oslo,[27] Stockholm–Arlanda[26]
People's Seasonal: St. Gallen/Altenrhein
Ryanair Seasonal: Bergamo, Bologna, Budapest, London–Stansted,[28] Rome–Fiumicino[29] Vienna[30]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[31] Stavanger,[27] Stockholm-Arlanda[31]
Sky Express Corfu, Sitia, Zakynthos
Smartwings[32] Seasonal: Prague
Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin[33]
Sunclass Airlines Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[34] Helsinki,[35] Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda[36]
Trade Air Seasonal charter: Ljubljana, Innsbruck[37]
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam, Paris–Orly[38]
TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick, Manchester
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam
Tus AirwaysSeasonal: Larnaca,[39] Tel Aviv (begins 6 June 2022)[40]
Volotea Seasonal: Bari,[41] Naples,[42] Venice
Vueling Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino
Wizz Air Seasonal: Bucharest (begins 6 July 2022),[43] Rome–Fiumicino (begins 2 June 2022)[44]

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at PVK airport. See source Wikidata query.
Annual passenger traffic
YearFlightsDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengers% annual
change
19941,64811,650161,229172,879
19951,89814,786198,300213,05823.2%
19961,90618,347183,933202,2805.1%
19972,04320,177217,774237,95117.6%
19982,25018,832244,561263,39310.7%
19991,83714,213227,932242,1458.1%
20002,33116,933282,482299,41523.7%
20012,20815,025286,857301,8820.8%
20022,33713,257315,791329,0489.0%
20033,01115,690283,162298,8529.2%
20043,15617,613271,362288,9753.3%
20053,06116,701284,152300,8534.1%
20063,01417,654270,901288,5554.1%
20073,26019,673302,088321,76111.5%
20083,25617,715310,404328,1192.0%
20093,03415,690295,233310,9235.2%
20102,7586,343286,105292,4485.9%
20112,7284,891289,265294,1560.6%
20122,8584,629284,206288,8351.8%
20133,1667,758308,607316,3659.5%
20143,5905,861352,384358,24513.2%
20153,9408,284380,011388,2958.4%
20164,51018,570454,300472,87021.8%
20175,29512,771532,879569,08220.3%
20185,3948,152541,283583,6662.6%
20195,59216,763609,027625,7907.2%
20202.3425.561155.847161.40874.2%
20214,52011,433360,663372,096130.5%
2022(Mar)1859478911,838214.2%

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Accidents and incidents
  • 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.[45][46]

See also

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