Santorini ( Thira ) International airport - wikipedia Santorini ( Thira ) International airport Santorini International Airport Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σαντορίνης IATA : JTR ICAO : LGSR Summary Airport type Public Owner Greek State Operator Fraport AG / Copelouzos Group joint venture Location Kamari Elevation AMSL 127 ft / 39 m Coordinates 36 ° 23 ′ 57.01 '' N 25 ° 28 ′ 45.60 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 36.3991694 ° N 25.4793333 ° E ﻿ / 36.3991694 ; 25.4793333 Coordinates : 36 ° 23 ′ 57.01 '' N 25 ° 28 ′ 45.60 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 36.3991694 ° N 25.4793333 ° E ﻿ / 36.3991694 ; 25.4793333 Website Santorini Airport Map JTR Location of airport in Greece Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 16L / 34R 6,972 2,125 Asphalt Statistics ( 2017 ) Passengers 1,928,295 Passenger traffic change 13.0 % Aircraft movements 17,031 Aircraft movements change 20.9 % Runway Statistics Santorini ( Thira ) International Airport is an airport in Santorini / Thira, Greece ( IATA : JTR, ICAO : LGSR ), located north of the village of Kamari. The airport serves both as a military and as a civil airport. With its relatively small apron, as of 2018 the airport is only able to serve up to 6 civilian planes at the same time. Santorini is one of the few Cyclades Islands with a major airport. The tower ( freq. 118.05 ) also serves as the approach / departure frequency. The airport is located about 6 km southeast of the centre of the city of Thira. The main asphalt runway ( 16L - 34R ) is 6972 feet / 2125m in length. The parallel taxiway was built to runway specification and is labeled 16R - 34L. The airfield can accommodate medium sized jets like the Boeing 757, Boeing 737, Airbus 320 series, Avro RJ, Fokker 70, and ATR 72. Scheduled airlines include Ryanair, Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines, with seasonal scheduled and charter flights from other airlines during the higher seasons in spring, summer and fall. Transportation to and from the air terminal is through buses, taxis, hotel car - pickups and rental cars. Contents 1 History 2 Future of the airport 3 Airlines and destinations 4 Traffic figures 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History Kamari town and Santorini International Airport The airport first operated in 1972. In December 2015 the privatisation of Santorini ( Thira ) 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. `` We signed the deal today, '' the head of Greece 's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters. According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports ( including Santorini ( Thira ) International Airport ) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017. Future of the airport On 22 March 2017, Fraport - Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the Santorini International Airport. The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be implemented for Santorini International Airport under Fraport Greece 's investment plan by 2020 : Expanding and remodelling the current terminal 236 % increase in total terminal space at 15,640 m2, by replacing part of the current terminal and constructing a new terminal 113 % increase in the number of check - in counters ( from 8 to 17 ) Doubling the number of security - check lanes ( from 1 to 2 ) 20 % increase in the number of departure gates ( from 5 to 6 ) 250 % increase in the number of security - check lanes ( from 2 to 7 ) Improving lighting, marking of airside areas Upgrading sanitary facilities Enhancing services and offering new free Internet connection ( WiFi ) Implementing works to improve fire safety in all the areas of the airports New fire station Reorganizing the airport apron area Airlines and destinations Airlines Destinations Aegean Airlines Athens Seasonal : Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion Alitalia Seasonal : Milan - Linate, Rome - Fiumicino Austrian Airlines Seasonal : Vienna Aviolet Seasonal charter : Belgrade Blu - express Seasonal : Bergamo, Bologna, Rome - Fiumicino British Airways Seasonal : London - City, London - Heathrow Brussels Airlines Seasonal : Brussels Condor Seasonal : Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart easyJet Seasonal : London - Gatwick, Manchester, Milan - Malpensa, Venice easyJet Switzerland Seasonal : Geneva Edelweiss Air Seasonal : Zürich Ellinair Seasonal : Athens, Heraklion, Thessaloniki Enter Air Seasonal charter : Katowice Eurowings Seasonal : Cologne / Bonn, Stuttgart, Vienna Finnair Seasonal : Helsinki Germania Seasonal : Hamburg Iberia Express Seasonal : Madrid Laudamotion Seasonal : Vienna Lufthansa Seasonal : Frankfurt, Munich Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal : Copenhagen, London - Gatwick, Oslo -- Gardermoen, Stockholm -- Arlanda Novair Seasonal charter : Oslo - Gardermoen Olympic Air Athens Seasonal : Larnaca, Thessaloniki Ryanair Athens Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter : Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim Sky Express Seasonal : Athens SmartWings Seasonal : Prague Thomas Cook Airlines Seasonal : Birmingham, London - Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne Transavia Seasonal : Amsterdam Transavia France Seasonal : Paris - Orly TUI Airways Seasonal : Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands ( begins 2 May 2019 ), London - Gatwick, Manchester TUI fly Belgium Seasonal : Brussels Volotea Athens Seasonal : Bari, Bordeaux, Genoa, Marseille, Nantes, Naples, Palermo, Toulouse, Venice, Verona Vueling Rome - Fiumicino Seasonal : Barcelona, Florence Wings of Lebanon Seasonal charter : Beirut Traffic figures The data token from Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority ( CAA ) until 2016 and from the airport 's official website from 2017 thereafter. Year Passengers Domestic International Total 175,152 225,896 401,048 1995 188,461 257,978 446,439 188,778 246,680 435.458 208,195 263,735 471,930 1998 209,505 286,809 496,314 1999 225,160 353,193 578,353 2000 302,072 373,428 675,500 288,084 387,659 675,743 2002 221,040 357,797 578,837 2003 207,695 326,232 533,927 245,577 302,564 548,141 2005 269,371 341,913 611,284 2006 316,973 361,262 678,235 2007 359,950 386,724 746,674 2008 360,670 371,484 732,154 2009 356,040 343,068 699,108 354,872 367,283 722,155 2011 377,473 408,074 785,547 2012 358,468 405,071 763,539 2013 403,687 494,466 898,153 2014 548,274 631,534 1,179,808 2015 771,193 724,697 1,495,890 2016 897,231 788,464 1,685,695 2017 1,019,399 908,896 1,928,295 2018 * 646,504 565,691 1,212,195 * The data for 2018 are for the year to July only. See also Transport in Greece References Jump up ^ Jeppesen aerodrome charts Jump up ^ `` SANTORINI AIRPORT ''. jtr-airport.gr. Retrieved 8 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Santorini Airport History ''. Retrieved 7 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany 's Fraport - TornosNews.gr ''. Retrieved 4 May 2017. Jump up ^ Editorial, Reuters. `` REFILE - UPDATE 1 - Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany 's Fraport ''. Retrieved 4 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Fraport Greece 's Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports '', fraport-greece.com Jump up ^ `` Santorini Airport - Fraport ''. Jump up ^ ( www.kathimerini.gr/959093/article/oikonomia/epixeirhseis/h-fraport-allazei-rizika-ta-14-aerodromia `` Η Fraport αλλάζει ριζικά τα 14 αεροδρόμια '' ) Check url = value ( help ). Jump up ^ Liu, Jim ( 23 January 2018 ). `` Aegean Airlines expands Israel network in S18 ''. Routesonline. Retrieved 23 January 2018. Jump up ^ 2017, UBM ( UK ) Ltd. `` Condor Adds New Greek Routes in S17 ''. Retrieved 4 May 2017. Jump up ^ 2017, UBM ( UK ) Ltd. `` Eurowings S17 planned new routes as of 01SEP16 ''. Retrieved 4 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Laudamotion outlines summer 2018 operations ''. routesonline.com. 16 March 2018. Jump up ^ Lufthansa begin new seasonal service to Santorini in 2018 Jump up ^ `` Flight Timetable ''. tui.co.uk. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017. Jump up ^ 2017, UBM ( UK ) Ltd. `` Volotea S17 New routes as of 10OCT16 ''. Retrieved 4 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` SANTORINI AIRPORT '', ypa.gr Jump up ^ `` SANTORINI AIRPORT ( JTR ) Air Traffic statistics '', jtr-airport.gr Jump up ^ `` Air Traffic statistics '' ( PDF ). : HCAA & FRG Traffic Data Management. https://www.jtr-airport.gr. Retrieved 7 January 2018. 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Question: what is the airport code for santorini greece
Answer: IATA: JTR