Alexandroupolis International Airport

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The Alexandroupolis " Democritus " International Airport ( official name: Alexandroupolis International Airport " Democritos "; Greek Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Αλεξανδρούπολης » Δημόκριτος " ) is the airport of the Greek city of Alexandroupolis. The airport opened in 1944 was named after the Greek philosopher Democritus. He received his status as an international airport in 1955; In 1975, a development that gave the present shape to the airport. Around 4,000 flights with over 250,000 arriving and departing passengers are counted annually. The airport is connected by bus services, taxis and car rental services to the transportation network. In 2009, the expansion and enlargement of the main building began. The airport has the IATA code AXD (ICAO ID LGAL ).

Military use

In addition to his civil use of the airport is also a military base of the Greek Air Force. Weekly flies on a cargo plane Skyros and Thessaloniki.