Tatoi Airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Tatoi Airport
| nativename =
| nativename-a = Αεροδρόμιο Τατοϊου
| nativename-r =
| image = 20081108-LGTT-F84F-26837.JPG
| image-width = 250px
| caption = Republic F-84F Thunderstreak static display near the central gate of the airport
| IATA =
| ICAO = LGTT
| type = Public/Military
| owner = Hellenic Air Force
| operator =
| city-served =
| location = Tatoi, Decelea
| elevation-f = 785
| elevation-m = 239
| coordinates = {{Coord|38|06|34|N|023|47|03|E|type:airport_region:GR|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| metric-elev =
| metric-rwy =
| r1-number = 03/21
| r1-length-f = 5,789
| r1-length-m = 1,764
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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Tatoi Airport {{airport codes||LGTT}} is an airport located north of Athens, in Decelea. It started operating in 1918{{cite web|last1=ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΒΟΓΙΑΤΖΗΣ Δρ. Ιστορικός Μουσείου ΠΑ, ΜΑ, Phd|title=Συνοπτική Ιστορία του Α εροδρομίου Τατοίου|url=https://eleftherovima.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/ceb4ceb7cebcceb7cf84cf81ceb7cf83-ceb2cebfceb3ceb9ceb1cf84ceb6ceb7cf83-cf83cf85cebdcebfcf80cf84ceb9cebaceae-ceb9cf83cf84cebfcf81ceaf.pdf|website=Ελευθερο Βήμα Αχαρνών|accessdate=13 November 2015}} and it now has a single runway with a length of 1764m (not counting the 347m threshold). The airport is used by the Hellenic Air Force and is the base of the following aeroclubs:
- Athens Gliding Club
- Dekeleia Aeroclub
- Athens Aeroclub
- Mesogeion Aeroclub
It has also been used by many other aeroclubs of Attica. Moreover, the Hellenic Air Force Museum is situated at the airport which contains many old aircraft.
Former airlines and destinations
{{Airport-dest-list
| Air France | Akyab, Allahabad, Baghdad, Bangkok, Bushehr, Calcutta, Castelrosso, Corfu, Damascus, Dezful, Hanoi, Jodhpur, Karachi, London-Croydon, Marseille, Naples, Paris-Orly, Rangoon, Vientiane{{Cite web|url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/af3506.htm|title = Air France}}
}}
Accidents and incidents
On 27 December 1991, Hellenic Air Force Douglas C-47B KK171 was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Tatoi Air Base. One of the six crew members was killed.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=1991227-1 |title=KK171 Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=24 June 2010}}
Climate
Tatoi has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) with hot summers and cool winters.{{Weather box/concise C
| location=Tatoi, 235 m asl (1958–1997)
| source=Hellenic National Meteorological Service{{cite web |title=Climatological Information for Tatoi, Greece |publisher= Hellenic National Meteorological Service |url=http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/english/climatology/climatology_region_diagrams_html?dr_city=Tatoi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920023042/http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/english/climatology/climatology_region_diagrams_html?dr_city=Tatoi |archive-date=2016-09-20 |df=dmy-all}}
| 11.7 |12.5 |14.7 |19.3 |24.9 |29.9|32.1 |31.8 |28.0 |22.5 |17.4 |13.2
| 3.2 |3.5 |4.9 |7.7 |11.9 |16.2|19.2 |19.3 |15.6 |11.8 |7.9 |4.9
| 69.2 |48.6 |51.1 |26.2 |20.4 |9.8|10.0 |6.0 |17.6 |47.6 |60.2 |83.9
}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Dekelia Air Base}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130217015430/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=GR45332&sch= LGTT World Aero Data:LGTT]}}
- [http://www.dekeleia-aeroclub.gr/ Dekeleia Aeroclub website]
- [http://www.mesogeion-aeroclub.gr/ Mesogeion Aeroclub website]
- [http://www.athensairclub.gr/ Athens Aeroclub website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110630090220/http://www.airliners.gr/el/airports/step4.php?id=70 Airliners.gr Tatoi]
{{Airports in Greece|state=collapsed}}
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Category:Hellenic Air Force bases
Category:Transport infrastructure in Attica
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