Ellinikon International Airport

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Ellinikon International Airport was the former main airport of Athens, Greece, which operated for much of the 20th century before being closed and redeveloped after the opening of Athens International Airport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct international airport
former main airport of Athens
closedOn 2001-03-28
continent Europe
country Greece
distanceFromCityCentre about 7 km south of central Athens
elevation 21 m
69 ft
formerFunction primary international gateway to Greece
formerName Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos
surface form: Athens International Airport

Ellinikon International Airport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hellenikon International Airport
GreekName Ellinikon International Airport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ελληνικό Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο
hostedAirlineHub Aegean Airlines
Olympic Airways
surface form: Olympic Airlines

Olympic Airways
IATAcode ATH
ICAOcode LGAT
languageOfName Greek
locatedIn Argyroupoli
Athens
Attica
Elliniko
locatedOn Saronic Gulf
surface form: Saronic Gulf coast
nearbySettlement Alimos
Glyfada
notableEvent closure following opening of Athens International Airport in 2001
openingDate 1938
operator Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
postClosureUse Hellinikon Olympic Complex
surface form: Hellenikon Olympic Complex

site for urban redevelopment project
sports venues for the 2004 Summer Olympics
redevelopmentProject Ellinikon Metropolitan Park
The Ellinikon urban development
replacedBy Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos
surface form: Athens International Airport
runwayCount 2
runwaySurface asphalt
servedAs main airport of Athens for much of the 20th century
servedCity Athens
servedRegion Attica
status closed
successor Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos
surface form: Athens International Airport
usedAs civil airport
hub airport
military air base
usedBy Hellenic Air Force
Luftwaffe
United States Air Force
usedDuring World War II
yearOfConstruction 1938

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Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos replaced Ellinikon International Airport
ATH replacedAirport Ellinikon International Airport
LGAV replacedAirport Ellinikon International Airport
Ellinikon International Airport formerName Ellinikon International Airport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hellenikon International Airport
Ellinikon International Airport GreekName Ellinikon International Airport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ελληνικό Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο