KGS — Kos International Airport "Ippokratis"
- IATA code
- KGS
- ICAO code
- LGKO
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 3,172,820
- 2025 · +3.5% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 43
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+2 / UTC+3
- Europe/Athens
- Elevation
- 126 m
- 413 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,390 m
Jan–Mar 2026: 67,217 passengers, +9.9% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About KGS
Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" is a large airport serving Kos, Greece. It is run by Fraport Greece. 3,172,820 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 43 nonstop routes from KGS.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from KGS
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| KGS → ATH | 306 km | 306,368 |
| KGS → MAN | 2,920 km | 169,834 |
| KGS → LGW | 2,682 km | 157,541 |
| KGS → AMS | 2,454 km | 139,546 |
| KGS → DUS | 2,276 km | 120,861 |
| KGS → BER | 2,031 km | 115,093 |
| KGS → BRU | 2,383 km | 98,412 |
| KGS → BHX | 2,843 km | 94,661 |
| KGS → FRA | 2,090 km | 93,544 |
| KGS → MUC | 1,790 km | 82,025 |
| KGS → BRS | 2,854 km | 81,439 |
| KGS → ZRH | 1,929 km | 76,922 |
| KGS → KTW | 1,649 km | 70,730 |
| KGS → WAW | 1,775 km | 69,520 |
| KGS → STN | 2,693 km | 69,466 |
| KGS → STR | 1,963 km | 67,260 |
| KGS → HAM | 2,290 km | 62,031 |
| KGS → PRG | 1,801 km | 60,062 |
| KGS → CGN | 2,227 km | 57,173 |
| KGS → VIE | 1,523 km | 55,200 |
| KGS → HAJ | 2,210 km | 54,002 |
| KGS → EMA | 2,837 km | 45,642 |
| KGS → EIN | 2,365 km | 41,770 |
| KGS → NUE | 1,913 km | 37,028 |
| KGS → MXP | 1,819 km | 35,041 |
| KGS → NCL | 2,977 km | 34,553 |
| KGS → BGY | 1,753 km | 34,419 |
| KGS → LEJ | 2,006 km | 34,133 |
| KGS → WRO | 1,785 km | 31,113 |
| KGS → POZ | 1,914 km | 31,085 |
| KGS → DUB | 3,164 km | 30,851 |
| KGS → LBA | 2,911 km | 30,761 |
| KGS → BSL | 2,004 km | 30,049 |
| KGS → TLV | 891 km | 28,250 |
| KGS → SKG | 547 km | 27,383 |
| KGS → GLA | 3,174 km | 27,074 |
| KGS → RTM | 2,450 km | 24,915 |
| KGS → FCO | 1,393 km | 24,539 |
| KGS → HEL | 2,620 km | 24,475 |
| KGS → CPH | 2,360 km | 24,239 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| JKL | Kalymnos Airport | 23 km |
| LRS | Leros Airport | 51 km |
| JTY | Astypalaia Airport | 68 km |
| BJV | Milas Bodrum International Airport | 72 km |
| RHO | Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" | 99 km |
| SMI | Samos Airport | 101 km |
| JIK | Ikaria Airport | 119 km |
Distance from KGS to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,390 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Kos Island, South Aegean, Greece · 36.7945, 27.0912
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