Patmos is so small it’s a good thing that there is no airport for it would be over crowded with people and the noise pollution would be annoying.

As author of the #1 New York Times bestseller «1,000 Places To See Before You Die» Patricia Schultz expertly put it: “Patmos’ saving grace is that it has no airport. It is quiet, traditional and removed but not primitive. That and a beautiful interior and great beaches draws a very sophisticated crowd. It’s blissfully cut off by its perfectly preserved Renaissance walls.”

There is a heliport on the island, but most visitors sail directly by sea or fly to nearby islands and catch a fast ferry.