Ioannina Νational Airport () is an airport located four kilometers from the city center of Ioannina, Greece. Its full name is Ioannina Νational Airport – King Pyrrhus (Βασιλεύς Πύρρος).
History Ioannina airport was established in 1932. The original 450 m2 terminal building was built in 1953 and then expanded to double the area in 1953 and by a further 600 m2 in 1993. The airport was named "King Pyrros" in 2007. Constructions of the new control tower and taxiway were completed in 2017. On 11 July 2019 the new airport terminal was completed and commissioned. It includes a new departure and arrival hall and a waiting area for passengers as well as a restaurant and Duty-free area.
Airport facilities The Runway has a length of 2,400 meters and a width of 45 meters with three taxiways and a 43 m² apron. The firefighting capability is Category 6 (VI). The terminal has an area of 5,290 m².
Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Ioannina Airport:
Traffic statistics
+ Annual passenger traffic Year Flightstotal Domesticpassengers Internationalpassengers Totalpassengers % Annualchange total 1994 1,648 79,844 218 80,062 1995 1,935 95,994 114 96,108 20.0% 1996 2,101 110,165 775 110,940 15.4% 1997 1,946 108,745 48 108,793 1.90% 1998 1,975 107,410 4 107,414 1.30% 1999 2,198 119,196 227 119,423 11.2% 2000 3,492 175,240 611 175,851 47.3% 2001 3,352 146,888 74 146,962 16.4% 2002 2,981 125,894 0 125,894 14.3% 2003 2,757 135,206 402 135,608 7.70% 2004 2,936 145,602 445 146,047 7.70% 2005 2,618 128,100 1,298 129,398 11.4% 2006 2,172 125,731 508 126,239 2.40% 2007 2,308 138,104 2,770 140,874 11.6% 2008 2,186 129,939 973 130.912 7.10% 2009 2,428 137,253 729 137,982 5.40% 2010 2,190 119,329 695 120,024 13.3% 2011 1,620 88,271 326 88,597 26.2% 2012 1,364 70,937 254 71,191 19.6% 2013 1,180 64,479 10 64,489 9.40% 2014 1,198 79,389 6 79,395 23.1% 2015 1,338 86,515 8 86,523 9.00% 2016 1,426 97,105 17 97,122 12.2% 2017 1,394 89,858 6,492 95,585 1.00% 2018 1,598 89,096 19,836 108,932 14.9% 2019 2,146 104,109 26,235 130,344 23.0% 2020 908 36,856 5 36,861 71.5% 2021 1,222 49,042 13,187 62,229 68.8% 2022 1,304 70,507 20,946 91,453 46.9% 2023 1,559 91,511 28,389 119,900 31.1% 2024 1,792 94,675 33,351 128,026 6.8% 2025 1,900 103,743 41,761 145,504 13.7% 2026* 1,234 75,902 45,383 121,285 24.1% Jan-Aug 2026
The table below shows passenger totals at Ioannina Airport by country destination during 2025.
+ Passenger traffic by destination country (2025) Rank Country destination Passengers 1 Greece 103,743 2 Sweden 19,600 3 Denmark 13,957 4 Norway 5,609 5 Finland 1,664 6 Israel 598 7 Other 180
See also Transport in Greece List of the busiest airports in Greece
References
External links Greek Airport Guide: Ioannina Airport Ioannina National Airport "King Pyrros" at greekairports.gr