Kotroni Airport

Kotroni Airport is a small airport situated west of Marathonas, . It has one of the smallest runways in the world. Both runways are mostly used by helicopters because Kotroni is normally a base for the Hellenic Navy Helicopter Command.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: military airport in Greece
  • Also known as: “Kotroni Air Base”, “LGKN”, and “Marathon Kotroni Airport”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Marathon and Marathon Run Museum.

Museum
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archeological Museum of Marathon is a in , , . The museum mainly houses findings originating from the Battle of Marathon and from the Egyptian temple built nearby.

Museum
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: amanderson2, CC BY 2.0.
There are two tumuli at . One is a burial mound, or "Soros" that houses the ashes of 192 Athenians who fell during the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vranas and Agios Panteleimon Marathóna.

Hamlet
Photo: annysuomo, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: annysuomo, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Kotroni Airport

Latitude
38.14103° or 38° 8′ 28″ north
Longitude
23.94984° or 23° 56′ 59″ east
Elevation
212 metres (696 feet)
ICAO airport code
LGKN
Open location code
8GC54WRX+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 394440966
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
8555694
Wiki­data ID
Q6434247
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Kotroni Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kotroni Airport”
  • German: “Militärflugplatz Marathon Kotroni”
  • Greek: “Αεροδρόμιο Κοτρωνίου”
  • Greek: “Αεροπορική Βάση Κοτρωνίου”
  • Greek: “Ναυτικό Οχυρό Κοτρωνίου”
  • Greek: “ΝΟΚ”
  • Indonesian: “LGKN”
  • Japanese: “コトロニ空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Kotroni”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه کترونی”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Kotroni”
  • Swedish: “Kotroni Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи ктруни”
  • Ukrainian: “Котроні”

Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Kotróni and A.M.A Km 1.

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