Private jet hire in Santorini Greece

General description

Santorini is one of the Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea. It was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC. AD, which definitively shaped its rugged landscapes. The cube-shaped white houses of its 2 main cities, Fira and Oia, are hung on cliffs overlooking a submarine caldera (crater). They dominate the sea, small islands in the west and beaches composed of black, red and white lava pebbles.

Location & access

Santorini National Airport (Thira) is an airport serving Santorini / Thira, Greece

• IATA code: JTR
• ICAO code: LGSR

located north of the village of Kamari. The airport is both a civilian airport and a military airbase. With a fairly small tarmac, it can accommodate up to 6 devices simultaneously.

Santorini is one of the few Cycladic islands to have an international airport. It is located 6 kilometers southeast of the city of Thira. The asphalt runway is oriented 16L-34R and is 2 125 meters long. The tarmac, parallel to the runway, can accommodate Boeing 757 , Boeing 737 , Airbus A320 , Avro RJ , Fokker 70, and ATR 72 . The airport operates scheduled flights to Athens throughout the year, and many charter flights throughout the summer. In 2014, the airport handled 1,179,653 passengers, 31.3% more than the previous year.