![]() Additionally, it was considered one of the most difficult and risky take-offs and landings in the world because of the natural characteristics of the region (along the short and small extension of the track, in a narrow strip of flat land between the Aegean Sea and the mountains of the Peloponnese). In 1988, in one of the first projects for the eventual bid for the 1996 Summer Olympics, the greek government decided not to renew the agreement, as technical and security issues prevented the airport's modernization and expansion. By agreement with Greece, the USAF operated out of the airport for well over four decades. Known as Hassani Airport in 1945, it was used by the United States Army Air Forces as early as 1 October 1945 as a base of operations for Air Transport Command flights between Rome, Italy and points in the Middle East. After World War II, the Greek government allowed the United States to use the airport from 1945 until 1993. The Germans invaded Greece in 1941, and Kalamaki Airfield (as the site was then known) was used as a Luftwaffe air base during the occupation. Olympic Airways Boeing 747-200B landing at the airport in 1996Įllinikon was built in 1938. ![]() The Hellenikon Metropolitan Park is being constructed with work beginning in 2020 and will consist of luxury homes, hotels, a casino, the Inspire Athens tower, a marina, shops, and offices to be built by 2025. The former airport is now the site of a major development for coastal Athens which came under criticism because well-preserved historic buildings (from the 1930s) were demolished. A large portion of the site was converted into a stadium and sports facilities for the 2004 Olympic Games. The airport had an official capacity of 11 million passengers per year, but served 13.5 million passengers during it's last year of operations. It was named after the village of Elliniko, now a suburb of Athens. The airport was located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Athens, and just west of Glyfada. It was replaced on Maby the new Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos. Ellinikon International Airport, sometimes spelled Hellinikon ( Greek: Ελληνικόν), was the international airport of Athens, Greece for 63 years.
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