Kasteli Airport

Kasteli Airport Αεροδρόμιο Καστελίου
View from the east
IATA: none ICAO: LGTL
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Hellenic Air Force
Location	Kasteli, Heraklion, Crete
Elevation AMSL	1,180 ft / 360 m
Coordinates	35°11′36.40″N 25°19′41.10″E / 35.1934444°N 25.3280833°E / 35.1934444; 25.3280833
Map
LGTL Location in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,991 9,813 Asphalt
Source: Austrian AIP,[1] SkyVector[2]

Kasteli International Airport (IATA: LGTL) is a military airport located 39 km (24 mi) south-east of Heraklion, in Kasteli on the Greek island of Crete. It started operating in 1940^{[citation needed]} and has a single runway with a length of 2,991 m (9,813 ft). The airport is used by F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force's 133 Combat Group.^[3] The Ariadne Airport Group consortium, consisting of the GEK Terna in partnership with the Indian GMR Group has been selected to develop, operate and manage a new international airport on this site^[4] as a replacement for the existing Heraklion International Airport.^[5] The new Kasteli International Airport is due to open by 2027.^[6]