Kalamata International Airport - History

History

  • 1959 - Kalamata International Airport opens
  • 1986 - Charter flights begin to operate out of the airport
  • 1991 - New aircraft terminal was built
  • 1991 - Operated by Hellenic Civil Aviation
  • 2012 - Renamed "Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos" after Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos

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