Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών «Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος»
IATA: ATH ICAO: LGAV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Athens International Airport S.A.
Serves	Athens, Greece
Location	Spata
Hub for	Aegean Airlines Olympic Air
Focus city for	Astra Airlines Ellinair Volotea
Elevation AMSL	308 ft / 94 m
Coordinates	37°56′11″N 23°56′50″E / 37.93639°N 23.94722°E / 37.93639; 23.94722Coordinates: 37°56′11″N 23°56′50″E / 37.93639°N 23.94722°E / 37.93639; 23.94722
Website	www.aia.gr
Map
ATH Location in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03R/21L 13,123 4,000 Asphalt 03L/21R 12,467 3,800 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 20,017,530 Passenger traffic change 10.7% Aircraft movements 189,137 Aircraft movements change 8.7%
Sources: AIA Statistics

Passengers	20,017,530
Passenger traffic change	10.7%
Aircraft movements	189,137
Aircraft movements change	8.7%

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών «Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος», Diethnís Aeroliménas Athinón "Elefthérios Venizélos") (IATA: ATH, ICAO: LGAV), commonly initialized as "AIA", began operation on 28 March 2001 and is the primary international airport that serves the city of Athens and the region of Attica. It is Greece's busiest airport and it serves as the hub and main base of Aegean Airlines as well as other Greek airlines. The airport is currently in Group 2 of Airports Council International (10–25 million) and as of 2016, Athens International is the 28th busiest airport in Europe.

AIA is located between the towns of Markopoulo, Koropi, Spata and Loutsa, about 20 km (12 mi) to the east of central Athens (30 km (19 mi) by road, due to intervening hills). The airport is named after Elefthérios Venizélos, the prominent Cretan political figure and Prime Minister of Greece, who made a significant contribution to the development of Greek aviation and the Hellenic Air Force in the 1930s. As to-date, ownership is divided between the Hellenic Republic (Greek State) and Private Sector in a 55%-45% stake following a PPP scheme for the airport company. Currently, private investors include the Copelouzos Group (5%) and PSP Investments of Canada (40%), following purchase of Hochtief's shares.