Athens

=== Athens International Airport ===
{{Main|Athens International Airport}}
[[File:Greece-0028_(2215861772).jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Athens International Airport]]]]

Athens is served by the [[Athens International Airport]] (ATH), located near the town of [[Spata]], in the eastern Messoghia plain, some {{convert|35|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of center of Athens.<ref name="aia">{{Cite web |title=Athens International Airport: Facts and Figures |url=http://www.aia.gr/contact.asp?langid=2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406162653/http://www.aia.gr/contact.asp?langid=2 |archive-date=6 April 2008 |access-date=11 February 2007 |website=Athens International Airport |publisher=aia.gr}}</ref> The airport, awarded the "European Airport of the Year 2004" Award,<ref name=pro/> is intended as an expandable hub for air travel in [[Balkans|southeastern Europe]] and was constructed in 51 months, costing 2.2&nbsp;billion euros. It employs a staff of 14,000.<ref name="pro">{{Cite web |title=Athens International Airport: Airport Profile |url=http://www.aia.gr/pages.asp?pageid=15&langid=2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607020147/http://www.aia.gr/pages.asp?pageID=15&langID=2 |archive-date=7 June 2007 |access-date=11 February 2007 |website=Athens International Airport |publisher=aia.gr}}</ref>