Almiros - Nea Anchialos

1West side approach runway 08 and overview

Instead of going underneath the highway head for Almiros and take the road north to Krokio. At Krokio, make a right and under pass the highway and head towards the northeast. You can go all the way to the extended centreline crash gate, but keeping some distance might be wise. Driving up to the fence will yield some more parked F-16's though. Driving up and down this road, which slopes up northward, gives a fairly decent overview of the base and its preserved aircraft. Find a spot to the south of the centreline for landing shots.

This spot might also be reachable from spot 1 and 2 by not taking the road to the beach but heading for the southwest corner of the airbase. There might be a farmland track connecting this road with the one running past the centreline.

2South side views

When you want to punish your car and take in some of the F-16s parked in front of shelters as well as the odd preserved aircraft invisible from the western threshold, venture into the farm tracks that follow the perimeter on the south side. Sometimes this is actually just farmland basically. This spot can also be approached from the east, refer spot 3.

3East side approach runway 26 seaside

After exiting the highway and taking the road towards the beach, make a left on a fairly decent track when you see a lone house in the distance. This road will lead to a small bridge, make a right after that and head for the deserted house near the shore. From there you can walk along the shoreline towards the landing. There is a guard tower but this is rarely manned. Distance is too far for decent photography. If you want to reach spot 2 from here, go back over the bridge to the main road again and take the path into the farmland when the road bends left.

4East side approach runway 26 north side

From Nea Anchialos you can go to Dimitriada (Δημητριάδα) and head southeast to the beach and walk to the perimeter. Obviously, you will be against the light from this side.

5Terminal

The terminal might offer distant views of the southwest shelter area and south side preserved aircraft. This needs confirmation though and the police will probably be present there as well.