Tympaki Airport

Tympaki Airport is a military airport in Tympaki, Crete, Greece and belongs to the Hellenic Air Force. The 138 Σ.Μ of H.A.F. operates at the airport. The airport also has a TACAN system for the aircraft.

Type: Airport
Description: military airport in Crete, Greece
Also known as: “LG54”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hagia Triada and Kamilari.

Hagia Triada

Archaeological site

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hagia Triada, is a Minoan archaeological site in Crete. The site includes the remains of an extensive settlement noted for its monumental NeoPalatial and PostPalatial period buildings especially the large Royal Villa. Hagia Triada is situated 2½ km east of Tympaki Airport.

Kamilari

Archaeological site

Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kamilari is a village on the island of Crete, Greece. There is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery nearby, the Kamilari Minoan Tholos tomb and a Roman graveyard at the slopes of the Ovgora hill. Kamilari is situated 3 km southeast of Tympaki Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tympaki and Voroi.

Tympaki

Town

Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tympaki is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reforms, it is a part of the municipality of Faistos, of which it is a municipal unit, the unit has an area of 157.122 km2.