Where is SMI airport?

SMI is a medium-sized airport in Samos Island, North Aegean, Greece, at 37.6900, 26.9117, 6 m above sea level. It serves Samos.

What time zone is SMI in?

SMI is in the Europe/Athens time zone, UTC+2 / UTC+3 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use SMI?

495,740 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Mar 2026: 38,194 passengers, +3.9% on the same months of 2025.

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Medium-sized airport in Samos, Greece.

IATA code: SMI
ICAO code: LGSM
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 495,740; 2025 · +1.8% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 10; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+2 / UTC+3; Europe/Athens
Elevation: 6 m; 20 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,044 m

Jan–Mar 2026: 38,194 passengers, +3.9% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About SMI

Samos Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Samos, Greece. It opened in 1963 and is run by Fraport Greece. 495,740 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 10 nonstop routes from SMI.

Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from SMI

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SMI → ATH	Athens, Greece	263 km	165,905
SMI → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2,367 km	74,633
SMI → ARN	Stockholm, Sweden	2,525 km	27,652
SMI → DUS	Düsseldorf, Germany	2,189 km	26,914
SMI → SKG	Thessaloniki, Greece	463 km	24,810
SMI → OSL	Oslo, Norway	2,741 km	17,892
SMI → MUC	Munich, Germany	1,704 km	17,890
SMI → BRU	Brussels, Belgium	2,299 km	16,874
SMI → PRG	Prague, Czech Republic	1,708 km	16,609
SMI → WAW	Warsaw, Poland	1,674 km	15,334

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	Serves	Distance
JIK	Ikaria Airport	Agios Kirykos, Greece	50 km
LRS	Leros Airport	Leros, Greece	57 km
ADB	Adnan Menderes International Airport	İzmir, Turkey	70 km
JKL	Kalymnos Airport	Pothia, Greece	81 km
BJV	Milas Bodrum International Airport	Bodrum, Turkey	83 km
JKH	Chios Island National Airport	Chios, Greece	99 km
KGS	Kos International Airport "Ippokratis"	Kos, Greece	101 km
JTY	Astypalaia Airport	Astypalaia, Greece	132 km
JMK	Mykonos Island National Airport	Mykonos, Greece	141 km

Distance from SMI to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SMI → LHR	London, United Kingdom	2,634 km	—
SMI → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,019 km	—
SMI → CDG	Paris, France	2,325 km	—
SMI → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	2,004 km	—
SMI → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	428 km	—
SMI → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2,367 km	74,633
SMI → JFK	New York, United States	8,174 km	—
SMI → ATL	Atlanta, United States	9,397 km	—
SMI → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	11,304 km	—
SMI → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	8,784 km	—
SMI → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,357 km	—
SMI → DOH	Doha, Qatar	2,708 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
09/27	2,044 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Samos Island, North Aegean, Greece · 37.6900, 26.9117

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Questions

Samos Airport has the IATA code SMI and the ICAO code LGSM. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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