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Lemnos International Airport

Lemnos International Airport "Hephaestus" is an airport on Island, . The airport is located 18 km away from the city of and began operation in 1959.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Greece
  • Also known as: “Airport Ifestos”, “LGLM”, “Limnos Airport”, and “LXS”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lemnos.

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is an island in the Northern Aegean Islands of . With an area of ​​approximately 480 km², is the ninth largest island in Greece. While the other two North Aegean islands of and , are mountainous and forested, is hilly and barren.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lychna and Kallithea.

Village
is a village and a community in the island of , . The community includes the village Anemoessa. It is part of the municipal unit of .

Village
is a village in the island of , part of the municipal unit . The village has drawn criticism worldwide for its various hazing incidents, such as the 2017 death of 12 year old Krystas Mitroglou.

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is a locality.

Lemnos International Airport

Latitude
39.919° or 39° 55′ 8″ north
Longitude
25.23738° or 25° 14′ 15″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
IATA airport code
LXS
ICAO airport code
LGLM
Open location code
8GF7W69P+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 941721471
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6299498
Wiki­data ID
Q2670580
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lemnos International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Limnos Airport”
  • Chinese: “利姆諾斯島”
  • Chinese: “利姆諾斯島國際機場”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مطار ليمنوس الدولى”
  • Finnish: “Límnoksen kansainvälinen lentoasema”
  • French: “aérodrome de Grèce”
  • French: “aéroport de Lemnos”
  • French: “Aéroport de Lemnos”
  • French: “Aéroport Ifestos”
  • French: “LGLM”
  • French: “LXS”
  • French: “Α. ΛΗΜΝΟΥ ‘ΗΦΑΙΣΤΟΣ”
  • German: “Flughafen Ifestos”
  • German: “Flughafen Limnos”
  • German: “LIMNOS AIRPORT ‘IFESTOS’”
  • Greek: “Αεροδρόμιο Λήμνου ‘Ήφαιστος’”
  • Greek: “Αεροδρόμιο Λήμνου”
  • Greek: “Αερολιμένας Ήφαιστος”
  • Greek: “Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λήμνου «Ήφαιστος»”
  • Hungarian: “Lemnosz nemzetközi repülőtér”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Lemnos”
  • Indonesian: “LGLM”
  • Indonesian: “LXS”
  • Japanese: “リムノス国際空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Limnos”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین المللی لمنز”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین‌المللی لمنز”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Lemnos”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Lemnos”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Lemnos”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Lemnos”
  • Swedish: “Lemnos internationella flygplats”
  • Swedish: “Limnos Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Байналмиллалии Лемнос”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи бин‌алмилалӣ лмнз”
  • Turkish: “Limni Uluslararası Havalimanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Лемнос”
  • Ukrainian: “Міжнародний аеропорт Лемнос”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Lemnos”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Lemnos”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Anemoesa and Karpasi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Limnos Airport and Lemnos Air Base.

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