Kavala International Airport

This article is about the Kavala Airport. For other uses, see Alexander the Great Airport (disambiguation).

Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great"

Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας, "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος"
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesKavala
LocationChrysoupoli
Elevation AMSL18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates40°54′48″N 024°37′09″E / 40.91333°N 24.61917°E / 40.91333; 24.61917
Websitekva-airport.gr
Map
KVA
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,000 9,844 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers251,615
Passenger traffic change 68.7%
Aircraft movements2,587
Aircraft movements change 33.3%
Sources: Fraport-Greece [1]

Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας «Μέγας Αλέξανδρος»,[2] Kratikós Aeroliménas Kaválas "Mégas Aléxandros") (IATA: KVA, ICAO: LGKV) is an airport located in the municipality of Nestos, in Greece.

History

Kavala's first airport was located closer to Kavala, in the installations of the Greek Air Force, near the village of Amygdaleonas, where it began its operations in 1952 as Kavala National Airport. On 12 October 1981, a new airport opened near the town of Chrysoupoli, where it still operates. The relocation greatly improved the service to the nearby island of Thasos and the city of Xanthi, in addition to the continued service to the cities of Kavala and Drama.

The airport was initially used only for domestic flights, as the original name implies. In December 1987, by a joint decision of the Minister of Presidency and the Minister for Transport and Communications it was renamed to Kavala International Airport to be again renamed in January 1992 to Kavala International Airport "Megas Alexandros", by a decision of the Minister for Transport and Communications.

At the beginning of its operation at its new location, the building infrastructure of the airport included only a terminal building. The control tower, the fire station and the other installations were built later. A small extension to the terminal building was added in 1992. The runway had been built, with the same dimensions that it has today. In 1998, extensive works began for new building infrastructure and today the airport of Kavala is functioning as a single upgraded total (old and new installations together), including all modern facilities for service both to airlines and passengers, contributing to the growth of East Macedonia and Thrace.

In December 2015, the privatisation of Kavala International 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.[3] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[4] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Kavala International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.

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 Kavala.[5]

Immediate actions, to be implemented as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations, before the launch of the 2017 summer season included:

  • 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 Kavala International Airport, under Fraport Greece's investment plan, by 2021:

  • Terminal expansion by 2,029 m2
  • Remodeling the current terminal
  • HBS inline screening
  • Refurbishing and expanding the fire station
  • Expanding the waste water treatment plant or connection to municipal service
  • Reorganizing the airport apron area
  • Refurbishing the airside pavement
  • 20 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 8 to 10)

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kavala Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens[6]
Air Serbia Seasonal charter: Belgrade[7]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna[8]
Buzz Seasonal charter: Katowice, Poznan, Wroclaw
Condor[9] Seasonal: Frankfurt,[10] Munich, Nuremberg (begins 1 August 2025)
Eurowings Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn,[11] Dortmund,[12] Düsseldorf,[12] Stuttgart
Enter Air Seasonal Charter: Katowice
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Stockholm–Arlanda[13]
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Bratislava,[14] Brno, Ostrava,[15] Prague,[16] Warsaw-Chopin[17]
TUI Airways[18] Seasonal: Birmingham,[19] London–Gatwick,[20] Manchester[21]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at KVA airport. See Wikidata query.

The data taken from the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) until 2016 and from 2017 onwards from the Fraport Greece website.

Year Passengers
Domestic International Total
2010 143,333 152,861 296,194
2011 93,271 159,036 252,307
2012 68,232 135,013 203,245
2013 64,545 144,855 209,400
2014 73,340 149,625 222,965
2015 78,745 165,000 243,745
2016 77,540 192,435 269,975
2017 75,284 262,679 337,963
2018 75,026 331,923 406,949
2019 68,328 254,982 323,310
2020 25.767 46.907 72.674
2021 32,708 116,438 149,146
2022 44,361 207,254 251,615
2023 57,267 247,147 304,414
2024 63.702 230.576 294.278
2025(May) 28.308 21.292 49.600

Traffic statistics by country (2024)

Traffic by country at Kavala International Airport – 2024
Place Country Total pax
1 Germany 121.778
2 Greece 63.702
3 Czech Republic 31.095
4 Poland 26.767
5 United Kingdom 25.681
6 Sweden 6.312
7 Lithuania 5.222
8 Slovakia 4.990
9 Denmark 4.437
10 Austria 3.560

[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "KAVALA AIRPORT "M.ALEXANDROS"" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καβάλας 'Μ. Αλέξανδρος' (ΚΑΚΒΑ)". Hellenic Civilian Aviation Authority. hcaa.gr. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport | TornosNews.gr".
  4. ^ "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport".
  5. ^ "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports", fraport-greece.com
  6. ^ "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Air Serbia unveils fifth new route for 2025".
  8. ^ "Austrian Airlines Adds Service to Kavala, Greece, for Summer 2022". 27 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Flugplan Sommer 2024" (PDF). Condor.
  10. ^ Liu, Jim (12 November 2024). "Condor NS25 Europe Frequency Changes – 10NOV24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  11. ^ Liu, Jim (13 March 2024). "Eurowings NS24 Leased Smartwings 737-800 Operating Routes". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  12. ^ a b Liu, Jim (14 March 2024). "Aegean Airlines Begins Eurowings Codeshare From late-March 2024". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Ving:Boka din nästa flygresa". 12 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Dovolenky na Thassose letecky z Bratislavy".
  15. ^ "Dovolená Thassos, Řecko Letecky Ostrava".
  16. ^ "Destinations and Airlines". 2 November 2024.
  17. ^ Liu, Jim (28 January 2025). "Smartwings Poland NS25 Warsaw Network Additions". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Flight Timetable". tui.co.uk.
  19. ^ Liu, Jim (26 January 2023). "TUI Airways NS23 A320 Operations – 22JAN23". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  20. ^ Liu, Jim (20 April 2022). "TUI Airways UK NS22 A320/321 Operations". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  21. ^ Liu, Jim (26 January 2023). "TUI Airways NS23 A320 Operations – 22JAN23". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  22. ^ https://www.kva-airport.gr/uploads/sys_nodelng/2/2881/Kavala_Traffic_Report_by_Country_December_2024.pdf
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