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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