Kefalonia International Airport
Kefalonia Airport "Anna Pollatou" Αερολιμένας Κεφαλονιάς "Άννα Πολλάτου" | |||||||||||
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AMSL 59 ft / 18 m | | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°07′12″N 020°30′01″E / 38.12000°N 20.50028°E | ||||||||||
Website | efl-airport.gr | ||||||||||
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Kefalonia Airport "
History
The airport opened in 1971 to serve the former municipality
In December 2015, the privatization of Kefalonia Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalized with the signing of the agreement between the
The new operator completed a major upgrade of the airport's facilities, including constructing a new terminal building that replaced the outdated existing one. Upgrades included new check-in desks and security lanes, larger airside space with more shops, new carousels for arrivals and extra car-hire companies. Work has also been completed on the car park and pick-up/drop-off points outside the terminal building.[8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many flights to the airport were suspended for 2020, although flights from Europe are gradually restarting.[9][10]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kefalonia Airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aegean Airlines | Athens[11] |
Air Serbia | Seasonal charter: Belgrade |
Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna |
Avanti Air | Seasonal charter: Graz, Linz |
British Airways | Seasonal: London–Heathrow |
Condor | Seasonal: Munich |
Discover Airlines | Seasonal: Munich |
Rome–Fiumicino
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Jet2.com | Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
Oslo
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People's | Seasonal: St. Gallen/Altenrhein[15] |
Sky Alps | Seasonal charter: Innsbruck[17] |
Sky Express | Athens, Zakynthos |
Smartwings | Seasonal: Prague Seasonal charter: Budapest[18] |
Sun d'Or | Seasonal: Tel Aviv[19] |
Transavia | Seasonal: Amsterdam,[20] Paris–Orly[21] |
TUI Airways | Seasonal: Birmingham, Bournemouth,[22] Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, London–Gatwick, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
Tus Airways | Seasonal: Larnaca[23] |
Volotea | Seasonal: Naples |
Rome–Fiumicino[24]
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Traffic figures
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The data is taken from the official website of the airport.[25]
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Traffic statistics by country (2022)
Ground transport
KTEL runs a limited bus service between the airport and Argostoli.[27]
See also
References
- ^ "Kefallinia Airport" (PDF).
- ^ "Airport information for LGKF". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. - ^ Airport information for EFL at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Kefalonia airport information". hcaa-eleng.gr.
- ^ "Kefalonia Airport (EFL) - Welcome to Kefalonia". Kefalonia Airport. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Tornos News | Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport". Tornosnews.gr. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport | Reuters". Uk.reuters.com. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "Kefalonia The new terminal is open - View the photos - The Kefalonia Pulse". The Kefalonia Pulse. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "Anxiety about 6,500 airport tests - Results in the next few hours - The Kefalonia Pulse". The Kefalonia Pulse. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "12 arrests at Kefalonia airport last week - The Kefalonia Pulse". The Kefalonia Pulse. 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Google". 14 April 2022.
- ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
- ^ "Flights from Venice Marco Polo to Kefalonia: VCE to EFL Flights + Flight Schedule". 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Peoples fliegt charterflüge ab Salzburg - Austrian Aviation Net". www.austrianaviation.net.
- ^ "Google". 25 November 2021.
- ^ "SKYALPS: Ξεκίνησαν οι πτήσεις από το Ίνσμπρουκ". kefaloniapress.gr (in Greek). 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Destinations". www.efl-airport.gr.
- ^ "Sun d'Or NS24 Greece Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Book a flight
- ^ "Τουριστική Επιτροπή Δ. Αργοστολίου: Επιτυχία! Ξεκινάει το 2022, η αεροπορική σύνδεση Κεφαλονιά – Παρίσι!" (in Greek).
- ^ "Flight Timetable". tui.co.uk.
- ^ "Πτήσεις από την TUS Airways από τη Λάρνακα προς την Κεφαλονιά το φετινό καλοκαίρι". 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Google". 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Kefalonia Airport (EFL)".
- ^ Traffic Report by Country - Kefallinia Airport "Anna Pollatou"
- ^ "Ktel Kefalonias". www.ktelkefalonias.gr. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
External links
Media related to Kefalonia Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Kefalonia Airport (official website)
- Current weather for LGKF at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for EFL at Aviation Safety Network