Skiathos Airport is the most famous for Europeans spotters.
Named after a Greek novelist and native, the short and narrow airport on the picturesque island of Skiathos is a popular destination for plane spotters, who can experience close range take offs and landings from the small stone beach and adjacent public road located at the tip of the runway.
Nestled in the Mediterranean and surrounded by hills on both sides, the runway was built using reclaimed land. Pilots need to be specially rated to operate here due to the length and confines of the runway.
Don’t mess with @SAS ! 🔥
Wait for it. Sound on 🔊
Skiathos 🇬🇷 Via @APbyPL pic.twitter.com/nHCvx9YRVE— Menno Swart (@MennoSwart) June 22, 2023
Back in 2018, a boy has been injured after he was blasted almost 10 metres through the air by the engine of a passenger jet at.
The British boy, 12, was standing next to a fence at Skiathos Airport, where crowds often gather to watch planes take off and land.
But as the TUI plane took off bound for London, the powerful engine sent the boy flying about 10 metres into the air before he came to land on the sand.
He was taken to a nearby medical centre for emergency treatment before being transferred to Achilopouleio Hospital in Volos.
