{
  "content_date": "2026-09-02",
  "disclaimer": "Informational only. Not a timetable. Confirm flights and ground transport with the airport and operator.",
  "airports": [
    {
      "iata": "ATH",
      "icao": "LGAV",
      "name": "Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos",
      "serves": "Athens / Attica; main national hub for international and domestic connections",
      "typical_hubs_into": "Major European cities year-round; long-haul via European or Middle Eastern hubs depending on airline. Confirm on the carrier.",
      "official": "https://www.aia.gr/",
      "ground": "Metro Line 3, suburban rail, OASA airport express buses (X93/X95/X96/X97). See /athens-airport-to-city.html",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.aia.gr/en/traveller/transportation-airport/public-transportation-airport",
        "https://www.oasa.gr/en/visit-athens/airport-express-bus-lines/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "iata": "SKG",
      "icao": "LGTS",
      "name": "Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia",
      "serves": "Thessaloniki and northern Greece",
      "typical_hubs_into": "Direct European city links plus connections via ATH. Seasonal charters are common. Confirm on the airport and airline.",
      "official": "https://www.skg-airport.gr/en/",
      "ground": "Check the airport 'To & From' pages. Do not invent urban-bus numbers here.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.skg-airport.gr/en/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "iata": "HER",
      "icao": "LGIR",
      "name": "Heraklion Airport Nikos Kazantzakis",
      "serves": "Central and eastern Crete (Heraklion, and onward by road/KTEL to other prefectures)",
      "typical_hubs_into": "Heavy summer traffic from European cities; year-round domestic via ATH. Confirm on the airport and airline.",
      "official": "https://www.heraklion-airport.gr/",
      "note": "If the airport site is unreachable, use HCAA listings. Do not invent passenger totals.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.visitgreece.gr/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "iata": "CHQ",
      "icao": "LGSA",
      "name": "Chania Airport Ioannis Daskalogiannis",
      "serves": "Western Crete (Chania)",
      "typical_hubs_into": "Seasonal European traffic plus domestic. Confirm on Fraport Greece / airport site.",
      "official": "https://www.chq-airport.gr/",
      "operator_group": "Fraport Greece regional airports",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.fraport-greece.com/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "iata": "JTR",
      "icao": "LGSR",
      "name": "Santorini (Thira) Airport",
      "serves": "Santorini / Thira (Cyclades)",
      "typical_hubs_into": "Seasonal international plus ATH/HER connections. Small terminal; peak summer is busy. Confirm on Fraport Greece.",
      "official": "https://www.jtr-airport.gr/",
      "operator_group": "Fraport Greece regional airports",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.fraport-greece.com/"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "other_gateways_not_detailed_here": [
    {
      "iata": "RHO",
      "name": "Rhodes Diagoras",
      "note": "Dodecanese gateway"
    },
    {
      "iata": "CFU",
      "name": "Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias",
      "note": "Ionian gateway"
    },
    {
      "iata": "ZTH",
      "name": "Zakynthos",
      "note": "Ionian, largely seasonal"
    },
    {
      "iata": "JMK",
      "name": "Mykonos",
      "note": "Cyclades, seasonal peak"
    }
  ]
}