Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia (Greece)

IATA: SKG ICAO: LGTS

Longest Active Runway

11,286 ft

3,440 meters

Field Elevation

22 ft

7 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

40.5193°, 22.9700°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #310 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#511 of 7558

Top 6.7% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Greece)

#2 of 5 in GR

#3 of 42 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+12.9%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SKG in numbers: 11,286 ft longest runway · tied #310 of 650 published · #511 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.7%) · #2 in Greece.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SKG lies at 7 m (22 ft), #582 of 650 published airports by elevation and 10.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Greece median; CHQ is highest at 490 ft, 468 ft higher than SKG.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (KVA), 78.7 NM, 9,844 ft. SKG has the longest runway in this radius, 1,442 ft over KVA.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,286 ft (3,440 m)

SKG runways: 10/28 11,286 × 164 ft asphalt (asp); 16/34 7,907 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 5 in Greece; ATH leads by 1,837 ft (13,123 ft). +12.9% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	11,286 ft (3440 m / 3.440 km)	164 ft (50m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16/34	7,907 ft (2410 m / 2.410 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (Kavala)	`KVA`	78.7 NM (145.8 km)	9,844 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →