Aktion National Airport

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Aktion National Airport (IATA: PVK, ICAO: LGPZ) is an airport serving Preveza and Lefkada in Greece. It is also known as Preveza Airport. It is also used by NATO and Hellenic Air Force Command. The airport commenced operations in 1968.[4]

Airport typePublic and military
Owner/OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesPreveza / Lefkada, Greece
LocationAktion
Quick facts Αεροδρόμιο Ακτίου, Summary ...
Aktion National Airport
Αεροδρόμιο Ακτίου
Summary
Airport typePublic and military
Owner/OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesPreveza / Lefkada, Greece
LocationAktion
Elevation AMSL11 ft / 3 m
Coordinates38°55′32″N 20°45′55″E
Websitepvk-airport.gr
Map
PVK is located in Greece
PVK
PVK
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,871 9,419 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers773,587
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 107.9%
Aircraft movements6,610
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 46.2%
Sources:HCAA,[1] DAFIF,[2][3][4] Aktion Airport[5]
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History

In December 2015, the privatisation of Aktion National 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.[6] "We signed the deal today", the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[7] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Aktion National Airport) for 40 years as of autumn 2016.[citation needed]

Airlines and destinations

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

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AirlinesDestinations
arkia Seasonal: Tel Aviv[8]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna[9]
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow[10]
Condor Seasonal: Frankfurt,[11] Stuttgart[12]
Corendon Dutch Airlines Seasonal: Amsterdam[13]
Cyprus Airways Seasonal: Larnaca[14]
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt,[15][16] Munich[15][16]
easyJet Seasonal: Berlin,[17] Bristol,[18] London–Gatwick,[19] Manchester (begins 24 June 2026),[20] Milan–Malpensa,[21] Naples[22]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zurich[23]
Eurowings Seasonal: Düsseldorf,[24] Stockholm–Arlanda,[25] Stuttgart[26]
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham,[27] Bristol,[28] East Midlands,[29] Edinburgh,[30][31] London–Gatwick (begins 2 May 2026),[32] London–Luton (begins 24 May 2026),[33] London–Stansted, Manchester,[34][35] Newcastle upon Tyne[36]
LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal: Warsaw–Radom[37]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Munich[16]
Marathon Airlines Seasonal charter: Innsbruck[38]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen,[39][40] Oslo[41][40]
Ryanair Seasonal: Bergamo,[21] Bologna,[42] Budapest,[21] London–Stansted,[43] Nuremberg,[44] Rome–Fiumicino,[45] Vienna[46][47][48]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[49] Stavanger,[50] Stockholm–Arlanda[49]
Sky Alps Seasonal: Bolzano (begins 30 May 2026)[51]
Sky Express Corfu,[52] Kefalonia,[52] Sitia,[52] Zakynthos[52]
Smartwings[53] Seasonal: Prague[54]
Seasonal charter: Bratislava,[55] Brno,[54] Budapest,[56] Ostrava[54]
Sunclass Airlines Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[57] Helsinki,[58] Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda[59]
Sundor Seasonal: Tel Aviv[60]
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam,[61] Paris–Orly[62]
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam[63]
Volotea Seasonal: Bari[64]
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Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic[1][65]
YearFlightsDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengers% annual
change
19941,64811,650161,229172,879Steady
19951,89814,786198,300213,058Increase23.2%
19961,90618,347183,933202,280Decrease5.1%
19972,04320,177217,774237,951Increase17.6%
19982,25018,832244,561263,393Increase10.7%
19991,83714,213227,932242,145Decrease8.1%
20002,33116,933282,482299,415Increase23.7%
20012,20815,025286,857301,882Increase0.8%
20022,33713,257315,791329,048Increase9.0%
20033,01115,690283,162298,852Decrease9.2%
20043,15617,613271,362288,975Decrease3.3%
20053,06116,701284,152300,853Increase4.1%
20063,01417,654270,901288,555Decrease4.1%
20073,26019,673302,088321,761Increase11.5%
20083,25617,715310,404328,119Increase2.0%
20093,03415,690295,233310,923Decrease5.2%
20102,7586,343286,105292,448Decrease5.9%
20112,7284,891289,265294,156Increase0.6%
20122,8584,629284,206288,835Decrease1.8%
20133,1667,758308,607316,365Increase9.5%
20143,5905,861352,384358,245Increase13.2%
20153,9408,284380,011388,295Increase8.4%
20164,51018,570454,300472,870Increase21.8%
20175,29512,771532,879569,082Increase20.3%
20185,3948,152541,283583,666Increase2.6%
20195,59216,763609,027625,790Increase7.2%
20202,3425,561155,847161,408Decrease74.2%
20214,52011,433360,663372,096Increase130.5%
20226,61012,973760,614773,587Increase107,9%
20236,68412,642804,564817,206Increase5,9%
20246,71214,357810,537824,894Increase0,9%
20257.013 13.264862.698875.962Increase6,2%
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The record (highest) figure to date is highlighted in bold

Traffic statistics by country (2024)

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Traffic by country at Aktion National Airport – 2024[66]
Place Country Total pax
1 United Kingdom United Kingdom 230.024
2 Germany Germany 114.705
3 Netherlands Netherlands 92.010
4 Denmark Denmark 73,971
5 Sweden Sweden 61.619
6 Italy Italy 55.446
7 Norway Norway 36.130
8 Austria Austria 28.381
9 Czech Republic Czech Republic 28.177
10 Finland Finland 27.547
11 Hungary Hungary 20.139
12 Greece Greece 14.357
13 Israel Israel 11.897
14 Poland Poland 9.443
15 Cyprus Cyprus 8.081
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Accidents and incidents

  • On 14 July 1996, a NATO-operated E-3 Sentry (serial number LX-N90457) overran the runway and crashed into a sea wall when the pilot attempted to abort takeoff after thinking the aircraft had ingested birds. There were only minor injuries and no fatalities, however, the fuselage broke, causing total loss of the aircraft. During the investigation of the incident, no indications of bird ingestion were found. The aircraft was subsequently written off.[67][68]

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