Kefalonia International Airport
Kefalonia Airport "Anna Pollatou" Αερολιμένας Κεφαλονιάς "Άννα Πολλάτου" | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Greek state | ||||||||||
| Operator | Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cephalonia, Greece | ||||||||||
| Location | Argostoli | ||||||||||
| Elevation 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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  EFL Location of airport in Greece | |||||||||||
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Kefalonia Airport "Anna Pollatou" (IATA: EFL, ICAO: LGKF) is an airport on the island of Cephalonia, in Greece. It is located in the southwest of the island, 8 km away from the capital Argostoli.[4]
History
[edit]The airport opened in 1971 to serve the former municipality Leivatho with improved transportation links; Kefalonia is now a single municipality. A new runway and the current terminal building were constructed in the 1980s.[5]
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 Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund.[6] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[7] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Kefallinia International Airport) for 40 years as of April 2017.
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completed a major upgrade of the airport's facilities, including constructing a new terminal building that replaced the outdated existing one.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
[edit]The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kefalonia Airport:
Traffic figures
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
The data is taken from the official website of the airport.[28]
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Traffic statistics by country (2022)
[edit]| Place | Country | Total pax |
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| 1 |  United Kingdom | 466,043 |
| 2 |  Greece | 95,971 |
| 3 |  Italy | 87,631 |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 39,095 |
| 5 |  Germany | 26,457 |
| 6 |  Austria | 20,795 |
| 7 |  Poland | 16,203 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic | 15,194 |
| 9 |  France | 10,749 |
| 10 |  Hungary | 9,099 |
| 11 |  Slovenia | 5,465 |
| 12 |  Romania | 5,438 |
| 13 |  Serbia | 5,057 |
| 14 |  Sweden | 4,446 |
| 15 |  Switzerland | 2,739 |
Ground transport
[edit]KTEL runs a limited bus service between the airport and Argostoli.[30]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kefallinia Airport" (PDF).
- ^ "Airport information for LGKF". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: 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". Uk.reuters.com. 2015-12-14. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. 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.
- ^ https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/06/air-serbia-to-grow-charter-traffic-by-15.html
- ^ "Discover Airlines NS25 Europe Network Additions Summary – 18AUG24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/jet2-to-launch-raft-of-new-routes-for-summer-26/
- ^ "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
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Media related to Kefalonia Airport at Wikimedia Commons
