Tatoi Airport

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Tatoi Airport

Αεροδρόμιο Τατοϊου
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Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OwnerHellenic Air Force
LocationTatoi, Decelea
Elevation AMSL785 ft / 239 m
Coordinates38°06′32.14″N 23°47′01.81″E / 38.1089278°N 23.7838361°E / 38.1089278; 23.7838361
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 5,789 1,764 Asphalt

Tatoi Airport (ICAO: LGTT) is an airport located north of Athens, in Decelea. It started operating in 1918[1] and it now has a single runway with a length of 1764m (not counting the 347m threshold). The airport is used by the Hellenic Air Force and is the base of the following aeroclubs:

  • Athens Gliding Club
  • Dekeleia Aeroclub
  • Athens Aeroclub
  • Mesogeion Aeroclub

It has also been used by many other aeroclubs of Attica. Moreover, the Hellenic Air Force Museum is situated at the airport which contains many old aircraft.

Former Airlines and Destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Air France Akyab, Allahabad, , Bangkok, Bushehr, Calcutta, Castelrosso, Corfu, Damascus, Dezful, Hanoi, Jodhpur, Karachi, London-Croydon, Marseille, Naples, Paris-Orly, Rangoon, Vientiane[2]

Accidents and incidents[]

On 27 December 1991, Hellenic Air Force Douglas C-47B KK171 was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Tatoi Air Base. One of the six crew members was killed.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΒΟΓΙΑΤΖΗΣ Δρ. Ιστορικός Μουσείου ΠΑ, ΜΑ, Phd. "Συνοπτική Ιστορία του Α εροδρομίου Τατοίου" (PDF). Ελευθερο Βήμα Αχαρνών. Retrieved 13 November 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/af3506.htm
  3. ^ "KK171 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

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