Major works were undertaken after the war . The accession of Greece to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation saw NATO-funded investments such as the expansion of the 10/28 runway to and the inauguration of a new terminal building in 1965 . Damage to the tower caused by the 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake meant it needed to be torn down , and a new tower , still in operation , was built . Modernisation works were undertaken in the late 1990s , as part of the celebrations for Thessaloniki being European Capital of Culture in 1997 . In 1993 the airport took the name ( , Macedonia )
1978 Thessaloniki earthquake
1978 Thessaloniki earthquake
Thessaloniki Airport