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Chios State Airport
"Omiros"

General Information

"Omiros"(in english "Homer") airport is mainly a domestic airport connecting Chios with Athens, Thessaloniki and East Aegean Islands with flight of Olympic and Aegean Airlines. During the summer months, it handles a small number of charter flights from Austria, Belgium, Norway and the Netherlands. The single runway (01/19) is quite short (1511 x 30 m) and is able to accept aircraft up to the size of a B737/A320. Taking photos from different points and angles is easy thanks to a perimeter road existing around the airport.

During the intense heat of the summer months, please be sure to wear a hat, sunglasses and an appropriate sunscreen lotion.