Araxos Air Base
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Araxos Airport Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Αράξου |
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Greek Armed Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | Hellenic Air Force and HCAA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Patras and Pyrgos, Greece | ||||||||||
| Location | Araxos | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 46 ft / 14 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°09′04″N 021°25′32″E / 38.15111°N 21.42556°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.hcaa.gr | ||||||||||
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 LGRX
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| Passengers | 147,560 |
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| Passenger traffic change |
 0.8% |
| Aircraft movements | 1,248 |
| Aircraft movements change |
3.0% |
Araxos Airport (Greek: Αεροδρόμιο Αράξου) (IATA: GPA, ICAO: LGRX) is the airport of Patras, the third-largest city in Greece. It serves as a combined civilian and military airport and is located near the namesaking village of Araxos, Achaea. It is also known as Agamemnon Airport and primarily is used as an active air base for the Hellenic Air Force, with some civilian services to European destinations during the summer months.
Araxos was established as a military airport in 1936, but construction of the runway was not completed until 1941, when it also became the site of the first radar installation in Greece.
The airport has served as the home base of the Hellenic Air Force's 116th Combat Wing (116 Πτέρυγα Μάχης) since May 1969, and of its precursor the 116th Combat Group (116 Σμηναρχία Μάχης) since April 1962. It currently comprises the 336th Bomber Squadron and 335th Squadron.
Araxos airport is located 45 km west of the city of Patras and 60 km north of Pyrgos. There are bus services from Patras to Araxos.
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