Kavala Airport (Megas Alexandros)

HISTORY OF KAVALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

The Airport of Kavala initially functioned 1952 in the installations of Air Force near in the village Amygdaleonas.

On 12 October 1981, it was transported in the new place where it functions today, in the village Chrisoupolis.

In the beginning, it functioned as Airport for national flights.

On 16 December 1987, with common decision of Ministers of Presidency and Ministers of Transports and Communications it was included in the International Airports of country.

In 1992 with decision of Minister of Transports was determined the name that it brings today also it is:

KAVALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT "MEGAS ALEXANDROS"

In the beginning of his operation the building infrastructure the airport included only the building of Terminal (smaller than current), then became the Tower of Control, the Fire Station and the remainder installations.

In 1992 became a small extension in the building of Terminal that, fast was judged insufficient. The Runway had been manufactured, with the same dimensions that it has today.

In 1998 started new extensive works of new infrastructure (building etc) and today the Airport of Kavala is functioning as single upgraded total (old and new installations together, including all the modern means of service of so much air companies of as long as passenger public, contributing in the growth of wider region

About Airport

Distance and Direction from city: 30Km East from Kavala.

Refernce point: 405454N 243713E
Elevation: 5,5m
Runway: Designation 055°/235° Dimensions 3000x45

POSTAL ADDRESS: M. Alexandros Airport
65210 KAVALA
GREECE

TELEPHONE: +302591053119
TELEX: 452119 LGKV GR
FAX: +302591053280
e-mail: kakvatl at otenet gr
IATA CODE:KVA

Telephone Directory
Airport Manager: +30259105327

Airport Operation Section: +3025910 53119
Air Traffic Services Section: +3025910 53272

Airlines
Olympican Aeroportia: +3029510 53273,53279 FAX : +3025910 53283
AEGEAN-CRONUS AIRLINES : +3025910 53333-4-8, 229000 FAX : 25910 53335

Fuel Company
tel : +3025910 53265, 243771, 6945 303498
SHELL : +3025910 53325, 6945 893411

Car rental
BUDGET : +3025910 53264
EVROS CAR : +3025910 53343-4
SIXT : +3025910 47285
PRIMA : +3025910 47290-1
HERTZ : +3025910 53320
EUROPCAR : +3025910 53222

Parking
Tel.:+3025910 53025

Air traffic statistics 2000
Flights: 5.088
Passengers: 402.863

WEB: http://www.hcaa-eleng.gr/kavala.htm

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General Info
Country	Greece
ICAO ID	LGKV
Time	UTC+2(+3DT)
Latitude	40.913306 40° 54' 47.90" N
Longitude	24.619222 024° 37' 09.20" E
Elevation	18 feet 5 meters
Type	Civil
Magnetic Variation	003° E (01/05)
Near City	Kavala
Operating Hours	SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
Daylight Savings Time	Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October

Communications
TWR	118.4 122.1 257.8
APP	122.1 124.65 257.8
RDO	5637 2989 (5637 Opr 0400-1700Z++) (2989 Opr 1700-0400Z++)

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
05R/23L	9844 x 148 feet 3000 x 45 meters	ASPHALT	053FBXU	NO

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
TACAN	KRP	KAVALA	090X	-	At Field	-
VOR-DME	KPL	CHRISOUPOLIS	025X	108.8	At Field	-
NDB	KHR	CHRISOUPOLIS	-	327	1.0 NM	214.1

Supplies/Equipment
Fuel	JP-4, Wide cut turbine fuel MIL Spec T-5624 Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.

Remarks
CSTMS/IMG	Avbl with 4 hr PN.
FUEL	(NC-A1, J8)
MISC	Old Rwy 05L-23R used as twy, but mrk and lgtd as rwy. A net is lctd 246 ft. prior to Rwy 23R.
OPR HOURS	Opr by NOTAM.
RSTD	Due to apn posn to trml acft use low pwr for taxi.

Runway 05R/23L

9844 x 148 feet
3000 x 45 meters

Runway 05R
Surface	ASPHALT
True Heading	055.0
Latitude	40.906303 40° 54' 22.69" N
Longitude	24.604981 024° 36' 17.93" E
Elevation	11.0 feet 3 meters
Slope	0.1°
Landing Distance	9844 feet 3000 meters
Takeoff Distance	10774 feet 3284 meters
Overrun Length	930 feet 283 meters
Overrun Surface	ASPHALT
Lighting System	HIRL A2 PAPI

Runway 23L
Surface	ASPHALT
True Heading	235.0
Latitude	40.921658 40° 55' 17.97" N
Longitude	24.634283 024° 38' 03.42" E
Elevation	18.0 feet 5 meters
Slope	-0.1°
Landing Distance	9844 feet 3000 meters
Takeoff Distance	10774 feet 3284 meters
Overrun Length	930 feet 283 meters
Overrun Surface	ASPHALT
Lighting System	HIRL PAPI

Navaids

KAVALA
Type	ID	Channel	Freq	Country	State
TACAN	KRP	090X	-	Greece	-

Latitude	Longitude	Airport
40.915736 40° 54' 56.65" N	24.616039 024° 36' 57.74" E	LGKV

Navaids

CHRISOUPOLIS
Type	ID	Channel	Freq	Country	State
VOR-DME	KPL	025X	108.8	Greece	-

Latitude	Longitude	Airport
40.912500 40° 54' 45.00" N	24.614722 024° 36' 53.00" E	LGKV

Navaids

CHRISOUPOLIS
Type	ID	Channel	Freq	Country	State
NDB	KHR	-	327	Greece	-

Latitude	Longitude	Airport
40.926847 40° 55' 36.65" N	24.632706 024° 37' 57.74" E	LGKV

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Runway 05R/23L

9844 x 148 feet3000 x 45 meters

Navaids

Navaids

Navaids

9844 x 148 feet
3000 x 45 meters