Aktion National Airport (IATA: PVK, ICAO: LGPZ) is an airport serving Preveza and Lefkada in Greece. It is also known as Preveza Airport. It is also used by NATO and Hellenic Air Force Command. The airport commenced operations in 1968.
Aktion National Airport Αεροδρόμιο Ακτίου | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public and military | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture | ||||||||||
| Serves | Preveza / Lefkada, Greece | ||||||||||
| Location | Aktion | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 11 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°55′32″N 20°45′55″E / 38.92556°N 20.76528°E | ||||||||||
| Website | pvk-airport.gr | ||||||||||
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PVK Location of airport in Greece | |||||||||||
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| Sources:HCAA, DAFIF, Aktion Airport | |||||||||||
History
In December 2015, the privatisation of Aktion National Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised with the signing of the agreement between the Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund. "We signed the deal today", the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters. According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Aktion National Airport) for 40 years as of autumn 2016.[citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Aktion National Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| arkia | Seasonal: Tel Aviv |
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna |
| British Airways | Seasonal: London–Heathrow |
| Condor | Seasonal: Frankfurt, Stuttgart |
| Corendon Dutch Airlines | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| Cyprus Airways | Seasonal: Larnaca |
| Discover Airlines | Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich |
| easyJet | Seasonal: Berlin, Bristol, London–Gatwick, Manchester (begins 24 June 2026), Milan–Malpensa, Naples |
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zurich |
| Eurowings | Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Stockholm–Arlanda, Stuttgart |
| Jet2.com | Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, London–Gatwick (begins 2 May 2026), London–Luton (begins 24 May 2026), London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Seasonal: Warsaw–Radom |
| Lufthansa | Seasonal: Munich |
| Marathon Airlines | Seasonal charter: Innsbruck |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Copenhagen, Oslo |
| Ryanair | Seasonal: Bergamo, Bologna, Budapest, London–Stansted, Nuremberg, Rome–Fiumicino, Vienna |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal charter: Gothenburg, Stavanger, Stockholm–Arlanda |
| Sky Express | Corfu, Kefalonia, Sitia, Zakynthos |
| Smartwings | Seasonal: Prague Seasonal charter: Bratislava, Brno, Budapest, Ostrava |
| Sunclass Airlines | Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda |
| Sundor | Seasonal: Tel Aviv |
| Transavia | Seasonal: Amsterdam, Paris–Orly |
| TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| Volotea | Seasonal: Bari |
Statistics
| Year | Flights | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | % annual change |
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| 1994 | 1,648 | 11,650 | 161,229 | 172,879 | |
| 1995 | 1,898 | 14,786 | 198,300 | 213,058 | 23.2% |
| 1996 | 1,906 | 18,347 | 183,933 | 202,280 | 5.1% |
| 1997 | 2,043 | 20,177 | 217,774 | 237,951 | 17.6% |
| 1998 | 2,250 | 18,832 | 244,561 | 263,393 | 10.7% |
| 1999 | 1,837 | 14,213 | 227,932 | 242,145 | 8.1% |
| 2000 | 2,331 | 16,933 | 282,482 | 299,415 | 23.7% |
| 2001 | 2,208 | 15,025 | 286,857 | 301,882 | 0.8% |
| 2002 | 2,337 | 13,257 | 315,791 | 329,048 | 9.0% |
| 2003 | 3,011 | 15,690 | 283,162 | 298,852 | 9.2% |
| 2004 | 3,156 | 17,613 | 271,362 | 288,975 | 3.3% |
| 2005 | 3,061 | 16,701 | 284,152 | 300,853 | 4.1% |
| 2006 | 3,014 | 17,654 | 270,901 | 288,555 | 4.1% |
| 2007 | 3,260 | 19,673 | 302,088 | 321,761 | 11.5% |
| 2008 | 3,256 | 17,715 | 310,404 | 328,119 | 2.0% |
| 2009 | 3,034 | 15,690 | 295,233 | 310,923 | 5.2% |
| 2010 | 2,758 | 6,343 | 286,105 | 292,448 | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 2,728 | 4,891 | 289,265 | 294,156 | 0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,858 | 4,629 | 284,206 | 288,835 | 1.8% |
| 2013 | 3,166 | 7,758 | 308,607 | 316,365 | 9.5% |
| 2014 | 3,590 | 5,861 | 352,384 | 358,245 | 13.2% |
| 2015 | 3,940 | 8,284 | 380,011 | 388,295 | 8.4% |
| 2016 | 4,510 | 18,570 | 454,300 | 472,870 | 21.8% |
| 2017 | 5,295 | 12,771 | 532,879 | 569,082 | 20.3% |
| 2018 | 5,394 | 8,152 | 541,283 | 583,666 | 2.6% |
| 2019 | 5,592 | 16,763 | 609,027 | 625,790 | 7.2% |
| 2020 | 2,342 | 5,561 | 155,847 | 161,408 | 74.2% |
| 2021 | 4,520 | 11,433 | 360,663 | 372,096 | 130.5% |
| 2022 | 6,610 | 12,973 | 760,614 | 773,587 | 107,9% |
| 2023 | 6,684 | 12,642 | 804,564 | 817,206 | 5,9% |
| 2024 | 6,712 | 14,357 | 810,537 | 824,894 | 0,9% |
| 2025(Oct) | 6.883 | 12.735 | 860.872 | 873.607 | 6,2% |
The record (highest) figure to date is highlighted in bold
Traffic statistics by country (2024)
| Place | Country | Total pax |
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| 1 | United Kingdom | 230.024 |
| 2 | Germany | 114.705 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 92.010 |
| 4 | Denmark | 73,971 |
| 5 | Sweden | 61.619 |
| 6 | Italy | 55.446 |
| 7 | Norway | 36.130 |
| 8 | Austria | 28.381 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 28.177 |
| 10 | Finland | 27.547 |
| 11 | Hungary | 20.139 |
| 12 | Greece | 14.357 |
| 13 | Israel | 11.897 |
| 14 | Poland | 9.443 |
| 15 | Cyprus | 8.081 |
Accidents and incidents
- On 14 July 1996, a NATO-operated E-3 Sentry (serial number LX-N90457) overran the runway and crashed into a sea wall when the pilot attempted to abort takeoff after thinking the aircraft had ingested birds. There were only minor injuries and no fatalities, however, the fuselage broke, causing total loss of the aircraft. During the investigation of the incident, no indications of bird ingestion were found. The aircraft was subsequently written off.
See also
- Transport in Greece
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