Larissa State Airport "Thessaly" (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Λάρισσας "Θεσσαλία") (IATA: LRA, ICAO: LGLR) was built in 1912. It was the commercial airport of Larissa until 1997 when it closed for civilian traffic. Currently the airport is being used only by military aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force, whose 110th Combat Wing (110 Πτέρυγα Μάχης, 110 ΠΜ) is stationed there. The runways do not have an ILS.
The airport is very close to the city and to the suburban railway line to Thessaloniki (3 km).
USAFedit
In May 2018, it was announced that US Air Force (USAF) MQ-9 Reaper drones were temporarily based at Larissa while their usual base in Africa was being updated, according to a Pentagon spokesman, Eric Pahon. Although he declined to say which base was the normal site for MQ-9s, it is known that the USAF has been expanding facilities for MQ-9s at Nigerien Air Base 201 (Agadez) in Niger.[1] US assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs A. Wess Mitchell also discussed the possibility of relocating a significant portion of US military assets to the premises.[2]
Referencesedit
^Why are US drones being based in Greece for the first time?, Aaron Mehta, DefenseNews.com, 2018-05-23
^Morello, Carol (22 January 2019). "Time to re-evaluate America's military dependence on Turkey". eKathimerini. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
larissa, national, airport, larissa, state, airport, thessaly, greek, Κρατικός, Αερολιμένας, Λάρισσας, Θεσσαλία, iata, icao, lglr, built, 1912, commercial, airport, larissa, until, 1997, when, closed, civilian, traffic, currently, airport, being, used, only, m. Larissa State Airport Thessaly Greek Kratikos Aerolimenas Larissas 8essalia IATA LRA ICAO LGLR was built in 1912 It was the commercial airport of Larissa until 1997 when it closed for civilian traffic Currently the airport is being used only by military aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force whose 110th Combat Wing 110 Pteryga Maxhs 110 PM is stationed there The runways do not have an ILS Larissa State Airport Thessaly Aerodromio Larissas 8essalia IATA LRAICAO LGLRSummaryAirport typePublic MilitaryLocationLarissaBuilt1912In useHellenic Air ForceOccupants110th Combat WingElevation AMSL207 ft 69 mCoordinates39 38 56 76 N 22 27 55 63 E 39 6491000 N 22 4654528 E 39 6491000 22 4654528RunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m08 26 9 711 2 960 Asphalt08R 26L 9 711 2 960 AsphaltCommercial use of the airport until 1997 Contents 1 Location of the airport 2 USAF 3 References 4 External linksLocation of the airport editThe airport is very close to the city and to the suburban railway line to Thessaloniki 3 km USAF editIn May 2018 it was announced that US Air Force USAF MQ 9 Reaper drones were temporarily based at Larissa while their usual base in Africa was being updated according to a Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon Although he declined to say which base was the normal site for MQ 9s it is known that the USAF has been expanding facilities for MQ 9s at Nigerien Air Base 201 Agadez in Niger 1 US assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs A Wess Mitchell also discussed the possibility of relocating a significant portion of US military assets to the premises 2 References edit Why are US drones being based in Greece for the first time Aaron Mehta DefenseNews com 2018 05 23 Morello Carol 22 January 2019 Time to re evaluate America s military dependence on Turkey eKathimerini Retrieved 26 January 2019 External links editLarissa Airport World Aero Data usurped LGLR at Our Airports com Hellenic Air Force Larissa Airliners gr Larissa nbsp This article about an airport in Greece is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Larissa National Airport amp oldid 1184561013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
