Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" (; named for Hippocrates) is an international airport on the island of Kos in Greece. It is located near Antimachia Village, and is operated by Fraport AG.

The airport mainly serves charter airlines, who bring customers on holiday to the island. Kos Airport hits its peak in summer, with flights from German and British airlines primarily.

History The airport was opened on 4 April 1964. In 1974, the runway was extended to 2,400 metres. Due to increased traffic at the airport, a new terminal was built in 1980. In 1997, the terminal building was renovated and expanded.

In December 2015, the privatisation of Kos Island International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised with the signing of the agreement between the Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund. "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters. According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Kos Island International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.

On 22 March 2017, Fraport AG and its Greek subsidiary Fraport Greece presented its plans for 14 regional airports that they had been handed control of by the Greek Government."Fraport Greece's Development Plan for the New Era at the Greek Regional Airports" , fraport-greece.com The immediate actions by Fraport were to improve lighting, improve the marking of airside areas, upgrade sanitary facilities, enhance WiFi services and implementing better fire safety throughout the airport.

The long-term plans by the operator, which initially were to continue until 2021, included the building of a new terminal and a new fire station, and the refurbishment of the waste water treatment plant. The new terminal provides significantly more check-in desks and security check lanes.

Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kos Airport:

Statistics The data are from Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) until 2016 and from 2017 onwards from the official website of the airport.

YearPassengers Domestic International Total1994125,2151,130,0521,255,2671995 141,283 1,015,148 1,156,4311996 150,271 892,154 1,042,4251997 153,151 1,006,424 1,159,5751998 145,312 1,044,604 1,189,9161999 169,650 1,274,656 1,444,3062000 217,876 1,360,280 1,578,1562001 200,614 1,440,986 1,641,6002002 177,003 1,321,099 1,498,1022003 183,821 1,278,862 1,462,6832004 247,758 1,256,941 1,504,6992005 255,077 1,207,698 1,462,7752006 251,610 1,321,507 1,573,1172007 272,271 1,369,410 1,641,6812008 264,276 1,351,177 1,615,4532009 260,347 1,257,599 1,517,9462010 231,057 1,396,183 1,627,2402011 220,921 1,705,302 1,926,2232012 192,043 1,605,458 1,797,5012013 175,422 1,853,196 2,028,6182014 189,750 2,024,714 2,214,4642015 201,000 1,942,860 2,143,8602016 205,695 1,695,800 1,901,4952017 234,023 2,086,567 2,320,5902018 271,725 2,394,582 2,666,3072019 284,948 2,391,696 2,676,6442020 134,392 666,263 800,6552021 174,028 1,400,490 1,574,5182022 263,900 2,527,690 2,791,5902023 305,775 2,648,944 2,954,7192024 326,182 2,743,477 3,069,6592025 349,422 2,826,641 3,176,063

Traffic statistics by country (2024) +Traffic by country at Kos International Airport – 2024RankCountryTotalpassengers1 United Kingdom 768,2522 Germany712,2433 Greece326,1824 Poland225,4775 Netherlands225,0486 Italy163,7667 Belgium102,6828 Switzerland99,5319 Czech Republic90,73710 Austria88,09211 France47,80812 Sweden44,94113 Denmark32,50314 Ireland30,87715 Israel28,890

Ground transport By public bus: A transit bus service operates between the airport and Kos town, Mastichari, Kardamena and Kefalos.

By tour operator transfer: Tour operators such as Jet2holidays and TUI UK provide free bus transfers from customers' accommodation to the airport.

By taxi: 24/7 metered taxi service is available outside the Kos Airport Terminal building.

By car: Kos Airport is located 24 km from the Kos town and is accessible from the provincial road Kos-Kefalos.

Accidents and incidents In 2013, an Air Explore Boeing 737 made an emergency landing due to the left engine overheating. Once it taxied to the gate, the engine caught fire. The pilot ordered an evacuation using the emergency slides on either side of the aircraft. No one was injured during the incident.

See also Transport in Greece

References

External links Official website Kos Island International Airport "Hippocrates" at greekairports.gr