Skiathos Island National Airport
Skiathos Island National Airport
Skiathos Alexandros Papadiamantis Airport (IATA: JSI, ICAO: LGSK) is an airport on the island of Skiathos, Greece. Its 5,341-foot (1,628-meter) runway is able to accommodate aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 757-200. The runway is characterised as 'short and narrow'. Because of the uneven terrain on the island of Skiathos, Skiathos Airport was created by reclaiming land from the sea between Skiathos island and the smaller island of Lazareta (a former leper colony) effectively joining the two islands into one larger island, though it was built on land already part of Skiathos. The location was chosen by a mechanic who lived in Volos. The airport is named after Alexandros Papadiamantis, a Greek novelist and native of the island. The airport's short runway and its proximity to an adjacent public road have made it a popular destination for planespotters. It is often compared to Princess Juliana International Airport on Saint Maarten since both airports offer the public an ability to legally experience landing approaches and takeoffs at very close range.
Location
39.177°N, 23.504°E · 16 m s. n. m. (54 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Tower
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 They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation.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.
History
The airport first operated in 1972.
A passenger terminal and a new control tower was constructed in 1988 (1988). In 2001 (2001) the terminal was closed down after a minor earthquake, and a new passenger terminal opened in 2002, to better accommodate the growing number of passengers.
From 2019, as part of the Fraport construction works the airport has 2 current terminals. Terminal 1 was reconstructed and is currently the Domestic Terminal, and Terminal 2 is for international arrivals.
Skiathos Airport has no jetways, meaning, prior to the 2016 work, passengers walked the short distance from the aircraft to the terminal building. Now, buses drive passengers the short distance.
In 2014 the runway was extended by 110 metres (360 ft) on the north side of the airport. In 2016 an extension was added to the ramp for 6 airliner parking stands, along with an additional taxiway. The previous two parking stands are now used for smaller aircraft.
The island has only two roundabouts, one at the airport and one just outside of the Skiathos Town, operational in 2023. Its only set of traffic lights is at the southern end of the runway in an attempt to prevent jet blast accidents.
In December 2015, the privatization of Skiathos Island 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 privatization fund. "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatization agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters. According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Skiathos Island National Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.
Airlines operating here · 23
Other airlines with direct routes
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). Skiathos Island National Airport (JSI). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/JSI
MLA
“Skiathos Island National Airport (JSI).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/JSI. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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