Thessaloniki Makedonia Airport Information
Thessaloniki Airport (IATA: SKG), formerly known as Mikra Airport (after the municipality of Mikra), is located about 15 km SE of the city centre of Thessaloniki at Mikra, close to the suburb of Peraia and the municipalities of Kalamaria, Pylaia and Thermi.
The airport is the largest state owned and operated airport in the country. It opened in 1930 and today it's the third busiest airport in Greece, serving almost 4 million passengers annually. It is linked to the city centre by a 24-hour OASTH bus service (78 & 78A during the day and 78N during the night). A Thessaloniki Metro extension to the airport is currently under consideration.
There is a master plan for a major expansion of the airport, including a new much bigger terminal building that could accommodate 9 million passengers per year. Currently the expansion of one runway into the sea is underway, in order for the airport to serve long haul flights. It has two runways (10-28 & 16-34) and two taxiways. There are 22 stands for wide bodied aircraft and about 20 for light ones.
Here are some of the major Airlines that service Thessaloniki Airport:
- Aegean Airlines
- Air Berlin
- Alitalia operated by Air One
- Athens Airways
- Astra Airlines
- Cyprus Airways
- EasyJet
- Olympic Air
- Tatarstan Airlines
- Thomson Airways
- Ural Airlines
The above mentioned information is taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki_Airport