Aktion National Airport
airport serving Preveza and Lefkada in Greece
Aktion National Airport (IATA: PVK, ICAO: LGPZ) is an airport on the Aktion Peninsula in Acarnania, Greece, serving Preveza and Lefkada. It is also known as Preveza Airport. It is also used by NATO and Hellenic Air Force Command. The airport commenced operations in 1968.
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.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Aktion National Airport:
Statistics
The record (highest) figure to date is highlighted in bold
Traffic statistics by country (2024)
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 public source identifies “Aktion National Airport” as airport serving Preveza and Lefkada in Greece. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Aktion, National and Airport.
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