AXDLGAL

Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport

Alexandroupolis, Greece · Europe

Europe Europe/Athens

3direct destinations

2airlines

1runway

2,582 mLongest runway

1944opened

Alexandroupoli Airport "Dimokritos" or "Democritus" (Greek: ???????? ??????????? ??????????????? "??????????", Kratikós Aeroliménas Alexandrúpolis "Dimókritos") (IATA: AXD, ICAO: LGAL) is an airport 7 km east of Alexandroupolis in northeastern Greece on main national road E90. It is located near the village of Apalos, which belongs to the municipality of Alexandroupoli. The airport was built in 1944. In 1955, it became an international airport; the current buildings and runway were constructed in 1975. The airport was named after Democritus, the ancient philosopher born in Abdera.

Location

40.856°N, 25.956°E · 7 m s. n. m. (24 ft)

General data

CountryGreece

CityAlexandroupolis

IATA codeAXD

ICAO codeLGAL

Coordinates40.856°N, 25.956°E

Elevation7 m s. n. m. (24 ft)

Time zoneEurope/Athens

Runways1

Longest runway2,582 m

OperatorHellenic Civil Aviation Authority

Opened1944

Direct destinations3

Official website

Runways · 1

07/25

Length2,582 m8,471 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Tower

123.800ALEXANDROUPOLIS TWR · APP

Look for a live feed on LiveATC External site; not every airport has a feed.

Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 2

Other airlines with direct routes

Aegean Airlines Sky Express

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (AXD). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/AXD

MLA

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_axd,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (AXD)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/AXD},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/AXD}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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