PIREPs by Gunter

Vast former military field where there is unfortunately not much happening. Runway is a bit bumpy but not a real problem. Friendly folks on the ground. We paid 20€ all in for landing and one night parking with a Mooney. A taxi to town or back is around 30€ . We had very friendly drivers both ways. The town was a bit underwhelming but we rate airfields here, after all.

Still one of the better big airports in Greece for small GA. There is an FTO based at LGIR so ATC is used to SEPs.

We paid 128€ for handling/landing/parking (two nights) in May 2025 with a Mooney. Avgas was a bit over 3€ per liter.

As at most other Greek airports Skyserv seems to be the best handler for small GA. We had requested to refuel on arrival but that was ignored, as usual. We waited quite a while till the fueler arrived. Otherwise service was good and friendly.

Bucket list item for many pilots. Weather can be poor with low ceilings, year round. Wind is the biggest problem though, depending on direction. There is a rather complex wind shear reporting and assessment system. Pilots have to confirm in writing that they have read a document describing this before flying to EKVG. AIP has the details.

Fees OK. We paid around 110€ for handling, landing and one night parking in August 2025.

Hotel in easy walking distance but it was booked out when we visited. Found accommodation in the village down by the sea, half an hour on foot.

Very friendly place with modest fees. The first 200m of 22 is privately owned and actually only usable by permission, hence the somewhat strange note in the VFR approach plate. However, in practice the whole very good runway can be used. Check their web page for current fuel prices.

Handling mandatory - so we had quotes sent for a Mooney M20T and 4 days of parking from the two handling companies Skyservices and Delta Aero Taxi. Both responded to email immediately, but what a difference! Around €100 at Skyservices versus over €500 at Delta. We finally paid €111 at Skyservices for 5 days and received great service. Fast and reliable; he even found our pitot cover that had been blown away by the wind! We did not need AVGAS, so no info here.