Skiros Airport guide

Skyros Island National Airport, also written Skiros, serves the Aegean island of Skyros in the Sporades group. Its ICAO code is LGSY. The airport sits in the Trachi area on the island's northern tip, at an elevation of 13 metres, well away from the main settlement.

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority runs the civil side. The Hellenic Air Force shares the field and bases a Patriot missile squadron here, so the airport is both a public and a military facility. It has a single asphalt runway, 17/35, listed at 3,002 metres. The runway is far longer than the scheduled flights need.

Traffic is small and seasonal. The airport handled 18,103 passengers and 680 aircraft movements in 2018, the latest figures published on Wikipedia. Olympic Air flies to Athens and Sky Express to Thessaloniki. Seasonal charters have run from Prague with Smartwings and from Vienna with Austrian Airlines. Check the timetable before booking, as flights run on only some days of the week.