Mytilene International Airport

Mytilene International Airport
Odysseas Elytis
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreek government
OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesLesbos
LocationMytilene, Greece
Elevation AMSL60 ft (18 m)
Coordinates39°03′24″N 026°35′54″E / 39.05667°N 26.59833°E / 39.05667; 26.59833
Websitemjt-airport.gr
Map
MJT is located in Greece
MJT
MJT
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 7,894 2,406 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers497.499
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 13,3%
Aircraft movements6.412
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 3,7%
Sources: Fraport Greece[2]

Mytilene International Airport "Odysseas Elytis" (IATA: MJT, ICAO: LGMT) is the international airport of Mytilene, the capital of the Greek island Lesbos.

History

The airport began to operate in 1948 however it was 1980 before the first charter flight landed.[3]

In December 2015, the privatisation of Mytilene 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.[4] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[5] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Mytilene International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.

Facilities

The airport has one small terminal that services both International and Domestic flights. The airport is 8 kilometres from Mytilene. It was established in 1948 with an unpaved runway of 1200 meters long and 30 meters wide. Over the years the runway was paved and in 2000 the latest runway extension to 2400 meters was made. The airport has a duty-free shop, café-bar and two car rental agencies.[6]

On the northern side of the south apron Mytilene Airclub is located.

Fraport Greece's investment plan

On 22 March 2017, Fraport Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including the International Airport of Mytilene.[7]

Immediate actions that will be implemented at the airports as soon as Fraport Greece takes over operations before the launch of the summer season include:

  • General clean-up
  • Improving lighting, marking of airside areas
  • Upgrading sanitary facilities (but you have no drinking water in the lavatories)
  • Enhancing services and offering a new free Internet connection (WiFi)
  • Implementing works to improve fire safety in all the areas of the airports

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be started in October 2017 and will be implemented for Mytilene International Airport under Fraport Greece's investment plan until 2021:

  • New terminal
  • New fire station
  • New waste water treatment plant
  • New airport apron area
  • 185 percent increase in the total size of the airport at 7,185 m2
  • 29 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 7 to 9)

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens,[8] Thessaloniki[9]
Seasonal: Heraklion[10]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna[11]
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels[12]
Corendon Dutch AirlinesSeasonal: Amsterdam[13]
Cyprus Airlines Tel Aviv[14]
Enter Air Katowice,[15] London Gatwick,[16] Warsaw[16]
FLYYO Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv[17]
Jet2.comSeasonal: Birmingham,[18] London–Gatwick (begins 2 May 2027),[19] London–Stansted,[20] Manchester[20]
SAS Copenhagen,[16] Oslo,[21] Stockholm[16]
Sky Express Athens,[22] Chios,[23] Lemnos,[23] Rhodes,[23] Samos,[23] Thessaloniki[24]
Seasonal: Heraklion[25]
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Katowice,[26] Prague[27]
Sunclass Airlines Seasonal charter: Copenhagen[28]
TAROM Bucharest,[16] Cluj[29]
Trade Air Ljubljana[16]
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam[30]
TUI Samos[16]
TUI fly BelgiumSeasonal: Brussels[16]
TUI fly NetherlandsSeasonal: Amsterdam[16]

Statistics

The data are from the official website of the airport:[31]

Year Passengers
Domestic International Total
2017 332,370 103,626 435,996
2018 Increase 344,257 Increase 132,799 Increase 477,056
2019 Increase 362,759 Increase 133,818 Increase 496,577
2020 Decrease 191.230 Decrease 14.865 Decrease 206.095
2021 Increase 238,818 Increase 46,526 Increase 285,344
2022 Increase 329,719 Increase 109,466 Increase 439,185
2023 Increase 375,716 Increase 121,783 Increase 497,499
2024[32] Increase 385,938 Increase 177,605 Increase 563,543
2025[33] Increase 405,890 Increase 181,954 Increase 587,844

Traffic statistics by country (2024)

Traffic by country at Mytilene International Airport – 2024[32]
Place Country Total passengers
1 Greece 385,938
2 Netherlands 45,691
3 United Kingdom 40,109
4 Denmark 28,296
5 Belgium 17,537
6 Poland 11,893
7 Israel 7,731
8 Sweden 6,827
9 Norway 6,815
10 Czech Republic 5,621

See also

References

  1. ↑ "METAR/Synop Information for LGMT (16667) in Mytilini Airport, Greece". Gladstonefamily.net. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "MYTILINI AIRPORT "OD.ELYTIS"" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Mitilini Airport". Retrieved 10 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport - TornosNews.gr". Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport". Reuters. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "MYTILINI AIRPORT "OD.ELYTIS"". ypa.gr. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fraport Greece’s Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports" Archived 26 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine, fraport-greece.com
  8. ↑ "Ταλαιπωρία στη νυχτερινή πτήση Μυτιλήνη – Αθήνα". 21 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Aegean Airlines boosts island hopping with new routes". 7 May 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ελληνικός τουρισμός: Απογειώνονται οι νέες αεροπορικές συνδέσεις, στο παρά πέντε για τη σεζόν".
  11. ↑ Das, Gishan (10 May 2026). "Austrian Airlines Boosts Connectivity with Direct Vienna-Mytilene Flights Starting June 2026, Promoting Tourism Growth in Lesvos and Travel Sector in Greece - Travel And Tour World". Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Brussels Airlines adds eight new destinations to its Summer 2022 schedule". 18 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Οικονομία - emprosnet.gr" (in Greek). 21 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "מ-1 ביולי: היעדים החמים של "קשרי תעופה" לקיץ 2025 חוזרים. לאן תטוסו?". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). 25 June 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Orban, André (23 March 2023). ""Summer 2023" at Katowice airport: 107 routes, 88 airports, 30 countries". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Airlines and Flights to Lesbos, Greece | Aeolian Village". 6 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Azoulay, Roee (5 February 2025). "FLYYO Lands in Israel: Charter Flights to 26 European Destinations from Tel Aviv". PassportNews (in Hebrew). Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Jet2: Summer 2024 Program Includes Flights to Lesvos from UK". 31 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "Jet2: Νέα απευθείας σύνδεση Λονδίνο – Μυτιλήνη για το καλοκαίρι 2027".
  20. 1 2 William, Helen (16 May 2026). "Jet2 Adds 17 New Routes For Summer 2027 Season". Aviation A2Z. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Langset, Mona (10 May 2023). "Guide: De beste Hellas-tipsene". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Πτήση τρόμου από Μυτιλήνη για Αθήνα". Aeolos TV (in Greek). 7 September 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Sky Express: Ποιες διαδρομές της άγονης γραμμής αναλαμβάνει για τα επόμενα 4 χρόνια - BusinessNews.gr" (in Greek). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "SKY express Puts Thessaloniki at the Center of its Flight Program | GTP Headlines". GTP Headlines. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Κοινωνία - emprosnet.gr" (in Greek). 3 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "Πλήθος νέων πτήσεων προς Ελλάδα το 2024 | Ενισχύονται οι πτήσεις από Κίνα και ΗΠΑ". Tourism Today (in Greek). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "Čedok představil novinky kam hodlá létat příští léto". Airways.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  28. ↑ Baumgarten, Henrik (9 August 2024). "Hjemtur med to forsinkelser". CHECK-IN.DK (in Danish). Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  29. ↑ "Zbor direct din Cluj-Napoca spre o insulă din Grecia! Noutate absolută pentru vara 2025". E fain la Cluj! (in Romanian). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  30. ↑ Orban, André (10 September 2025). "Transavia expands Summer 2026 schedule with new Mediterranean routes". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  31. ↑ "Mitilini Airport (MJT)". Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  32. 1 2 "Traffic Report by Country" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2025.
  33. ↑ "Mitilini airport "Odysseas elytis" - 2025 vs 2024" (PDF). www.mjt-airport.gr.

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