Kasteli Air Base
Kasteli International Airport — also known as the New International Airport of Heraklion, Crete — is an international airport under construction on the Greek island of Crete.Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: military airport in Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “133 SM”, “Kasteli AB Airport”, “Kasteli Airport”, “Kastelli Airport”, “Kastelli Military Airport”, and “LGTL”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Papoura Hill Circular Structure and Church of Agios Ioannis, Liliano.
Papoura Hill Circular Structure
Archaeological site
The Papoura Hill Circular Structure is a large Minoan architectural ensemble dated to between 2000 and 1700 BCE, constructed of several concentric circles located at the highest point of Papoura hill, northwest of the town of Kastelli on the island of Crete, Greece.
Lyktos
Archaeological site
Lyktos was a city in ancient Crete. During the Classical and Roman periods, it was one of the major settlements on the island. Its ruins are located near the modern-day village of Lyttos in the municipality of Minoa Pediada, Heraklion Regional Unit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kastelli and Thrapsano.
Kastelli
Village
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kastelli, often called Kastelli Pediadas to differentiate it from Kissamos is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece.
Kasteli Air Base
- Categories: airport, military installation, and transportation
- Location: Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.1911° or 35° 11′ 28″ northLongitude
25.3276° or 25° 19′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8G7758RH+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 105958888OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfieldWikidata ID
Q24886355
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Kasteli Air Base” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kastelli luchthaven”
- Finnish: “Kastéllin lentoasema”
- German: “Flugplatz Kastelli”
- Greek: “αεροδρόμιο Καστελλίου”
- Greek: “Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καστελλίου”
- Greek: “Στρατιωτικό Αεροδρόμιο Καστελλίου”
- Indonesian: “LGTL”
- Japanese: “カステリ空軍基地”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Kasteli AB”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Kastelli”
- Swedish: “Kastelis flygplats”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Liliano and Archangelos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ΚΕΠ ΚΑΣΤΕΛΛΙΟΥ and ΚΕΝΤΡΟ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ ΚΑΣΤΕΛΛΙΟΥ ΠΕΔΙΑΔΟΣ.
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