Sitia Airport guide

Sitia Public Airport serves the far eastern end of Crete. It lies in the Mponta area, about 1 km north-northwest of the centre of Sitia, and the town is a short drive from the terminal. The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority runs the airport on land owned by the Municipality of Sitia. It carries the name of the Cretan poet Vitsentzos Kornaros, author of the Erotokritos.

The airport opened on 9 June 1984. Its main runway, 05/23, is 2,074 m long and 50 m wide, which suits regional turboprops and small jets. A second, shorter runway of 750 m is closed. A new terminal building of 7,500 square metres replaced the old one in January 2016.

Traffic is small and mostly domestic. Olympic Air and Sky Express link Sitia with Athens and with other Greek islands and mainland cities, and flights run more often in summer. The airport handled 53,104 passengers in 2025, with August the busiest month at about 12,200. It is the nearest airport for visitors to Vai palm beach, Toplou Monastery and the Minoan palace at Zakros. There are no bus services to the airport, so travellers arrive by car, rental car or taxi.