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Sitia Airport

IATA JSHICAO LGSTMedium airport

Sitia Airport is a medium airport near Crete Island in Crete, Greece. It is listed as IATA JSH and ICAO LGST. The airport is located at 35.2161° / 26.1013° at an elevation of 115 m (376 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,074 m. The nearest airport is (*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base, 70 km (44 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

Map detail of Sitia Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Sitia Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`JSH`
ICAO code	`LGST`
Identifier	`LGST`
Type	Medium airport
City	Crete Island
Region	Crete
Country	Greece
Coordinates	35.21610, 26.10130
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	35° 12′ 57.96″ N 26° 06′ 04.68″ E
Elevation	115 m (376 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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