Araxos Airport (Patras Araxos "Agamemnon" Airport) GPA / LGRX
Patras · Greece · Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) — civil State Airport of Araxos (KAAJ); airfield/ATS by Hellenic Air Force and Hellenic Aviation Service Provider (HASP)
171kpax · 2025
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATALGRX / GPA
OperatorHellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) — civil State Airport of Araxos (KAAJ); airfield/ATS by Hellenic Air Force and Hellenic Aviation Service Provider (HASP)
Coordinates38.1511°N, 21.4256°E
Elevation46 ft · 14 m
Time zoneEET (UTC+2/+3 DST)
Passengers / yr170,742 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenYes
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceLGRX — AIP Greece (HASP eAIP, AD 2.LGRX)
Operating hoursNot H24 — daylight ops (HJ); AD available for civil use only during HASP/HCAA working hours, night ops on request
Terminals1 passenger terminal (~2300 m2)
Runways (1)
- 18R/36L · 3,352 m / 10,997 ft · 45 m wide · Concrete/asphalt
Airport contact
Joint civil-military airfield (HAF 116 Combat Wing F-16 base since 1969); civil traffic is almost entirely summer-seasonal leisure flights from Western/Central Europe serving Patras and the western Peloponnese — no ILS, VOR/DME approaches only.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Seasonal · 3 providers
Goldair Handling
Araxos National Airport (25200) is listed as a Goldair station on Goldair's own Greek contact page (•••, 'Manager: On Rotation') and English network page, and Goldair is named as a handler on the Araxos airport's own site. The network page also publishes a station-manager email (•••) and an ops phone •••. Goldair lists basic ground/turnaround/transit/technical handling, PAX & crew meet & assist, and airside crew transport at GPA. Civil traffic at this combined civil/military airport is summer-seasonal.
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Skyserv Handling Services
Araxos/Patras (Agamemnon) appears in Skyserv's own 37-station network and in the Business Air News handler handbook, and Skyserv is independently listed as a handler/carrier representative on the Araxos airport's own site. Published station contacts: phone ••• / 52160, mobile •••, email •••. Civil traffic is summer-seasonal.
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Swissport Hellas Sud
The operating Swissport entity at Araxos is Swissport Hellas Sud, listed by name as a handler on the Araxos airport's own site with published station phone ••• / 54911 (mobile •••, fax •••). Araxos/Patras (Agamemnon) is also within Swissport's Greek network per the BAN handbook. The ••• email surfaces only in search and is weakly attested; the published phone is the stronger contact. Corrected from the claimed generic 'Swissport Hellas' to the actual on-site entity 'Swissport Hellas Sud'. Civil traffic is summer-seasonal.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
Gissco
Into-plane fueller (Jet A1; BP/Shell-backed) that explicitly lists 'GPA – Άραξος' among its 22 served Greek airports on its own site. No GPA-specific direct line is published; only the HQ number ••• is publicly listed.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
On request
Universal Aviation Greece
Per Universal Aviation's own LGRX/Patras page, this is an off-airport trip-support/supervision agent (permits, catering, ground transport, parking coordination) that sources/manages third-party arrangements through its main Greek FBO office; it is NOT an on-site handler at GPA. General support line ••• published.
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Hotel & travel
Not listed
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