Kalamata Airport (KLX) sits on the Messinian plain at Messini, 10 km west of Kalamata, sharing its runway with the Hellenic Air Force training base that was here first. It is the airport of the southern Peloponnese: Kalamata itself, the Mani coast (Kardamyli, Stoupa), the Messinian gulf resorts (Koroni, Finikounda, Pylos) and the Costa Navarino golf hotels. Around 350,000 passengers a year, most between April and October.
The terminal is small and run by the Greek civil aviation authority: one hall, taxi rank and car park in front. It was renamed in 2022 after Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos, the shipowner behind Costa Navarino, whose resort is why several airlines fly here at all.
Kalamata is 10 km east, about €20 by taxi. The Mani (Kardamyli, Stoupa) and the Messinian coast (Koroni, Pylos, Costa Navarino) are an hour away in different directions, €55–65 by taxi; with no airport bus, most visitors pre-book a transfer or a hire car.
Read more: TransportA car park in front of the terminal, from about €2 an hour or €8 a day. Messinians use it for the Athens flights and expats for their trips home, so it is fuller than the summer traffic suggests around holidays.
Read more: ParkingInternational and local rental firms have desks at the terminal with cars in front. The southern Peloponnese is mainland touring country with a thin bus network, so nearly every independent visitor rents for the whole stay. Book early for July and August.
Read more: Car rentalPrices and timetables are indicative and change seasonally. Confirm before you travel.