Skiathos is a Greek holiday island with an airport that has become famous because of the proximity of the end of the runway with the nearby road and harbour.
It has often been compared to the famous Maho Beach in St Maarten where large jets roar overhead just before touchdown, seemingly only a few feet above the heads of sunbathers.
It’s a similar story at Skiathos, where sights like this are common.
But how can you experience this yourself?
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Skiathos Plane Spotting Location
Skiathos Airport occupies a large portion of the small island.
Its single runway links the north and south shores of the eastern portion of the island, just outside Skiathos town – the main area of population.
The famous plane spotting location is at the southern end of runway 01.
This area is reached from the airport itself by simply exiting left out of the terminal then sticking close to the building and following the runway down. It should take about five to six minutes to walk.
Alternatively take the one and only bus service if you are out in Skiathos town to stop zero, which is directly next to the port, and it is again a short walk of about 8 minutes on the seafront keeping the sea to your right.
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What You’ll See at Skiathos Airport
Colin Cooke Photo, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Typically Skiathos Airport is at its busiest during the summer months when tourists arrive.
The airport is limited in size and is not as busy as other Greek island airports like Corfu, Heraklion and Rhodes. However, the proximity of the aircraft for photography makes it very much worth a trip for plane spotters!
Sky Express and Olympic Air provide a year-round service to Skiathos, whilst during the summer months airlines like easyJet, Jet2, Neos, Ryanair, Sunclass, Transavia, TUI and Wizz Air are common.
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Title image: Timo Breidenstein (GFDL 1.2 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html> or GFDL 1.2 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html>), via Wikimedia Commons
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