Kefalonia International Airport

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Kefalonia Airport "Anna Pollatou"

Αερολιμένας Κεφαλονιάς "Άννα Πολλάτου"
Kefalonia airport logo.svg
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreek state
OperatorFraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture
ServesKefalonia, Greece
LocationArgostoli
Elevation AMSL59 ft / 18 m
Coordinates38°07′12″N 020°30′01″E / 38.12000°N 20.50028°E / 38.12000; 20.50028
Websiteefl-airport.gr
Map
EFL is located in Greece
EFL
EFL
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,436 7,992 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers9.120
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 97%
Aircraft movements3.184
Aircraft movements changeDecrease 56,7%
Sources:,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

Kefalonia Airport "Anna Pollatou" (IATA: EFL, ICAO: LGKF) is an airport on the island of Kefalonia, in Greece.

History[]

The airport opened in 1971 to serve the former municipality Leivathos with improved transportation links; Kefalonia is now a single municipality. A new runway and the current terminal building were constructed in the 1980s.[4]

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.[5] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[6] 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a major upgrade of the airport's facilities, including the construction of a new terminal building which replaced the outdated existing one.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.[7] Due to the coronavirus, many flights to the airport have been suspended for 2020, although flights from Europe are gradually re-starting.[8][9]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin
Air Serbia Seasonal charter: Belgrade
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow
Condor Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (begins 1 July 2022)[10], Munich, Stuttgart (begins 20 May 2022)[11]
easyJet Seasonal: Bristol, London–Gatwick, Manchester,[12] Milan–Malpensa
GetJet Airlines Seasonal charter: Vilnius[13]
Iberia Express Seasonal: Madrid[14]
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham,[15] Bristol,[16] East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal: Katowice, Poznań,[17] Warsaw–Chopin
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Oslo
Olympic Air Athens
Seasonal: Thessaloniki (begins 3 June 2022)
People's Seasonal charter: St. Gallen/Altenrhein[18]
Ryanair Seasonal: Bergamo, London–Stansted, Pisa, Rome–Fiumicino (begins 29 March 2022),[19] Vienna
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal charter: Gothenburg-Landvetter, Stockholm-Arlanda[20]
Sky Express Athens, Preveza/Lefkada, Zakynthos
Seasonal: Larnaca
SmartLynx Airlines Seasonal charter: Tallinn[13]
Smartwings Seasonal: Prague
Trade Air Seasonal charter: Ljubljana
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam (begins 22 April 2022),[21] Paris–Orly (begins 23 April 2022)[22]
TUI Airways Seasonal: Birmingham, Bournemouth,[23] Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands,[23] London–Gatwick, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam
Volotea Seasonal: Naples, Venice
Vueling Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino
Wizz Air Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino (begins 4 June 2022)[24]

Traffic figures[]

Annual passenger traffic at EFL airport. See source Wikidata query.

The data is taken from the official website of the airport.[25]

Year Passengers
Domestic International Total
2009 69,130 287,759 356,889
2010 Decrease56,144 Increase299,824 Decrease355,968
2011 Increase48,309 Decrease298,088 Decrease346,397
2012 Increase40,984 Increase337,543 Increase378,527
2013 Decrease33,699 Increase396,663 Increase430,362
2014 Increase58,443 Increase420,989 Increase479,432
2015 Decrease55,915 Increase436,587 Increase492,502
2016 Increase69,956 Increase468,243 Increase538,199
2017 Increase82,058 Increase547,613 Increase629,671
2018 Increase97,622 Increase664,025 Increase761,647
2019 Increase100.958 Increase673.212 Increase774.170
2020 Decrease33.762 Decrease158.715 Decrease192.477
2021 Increase62,874 Increase240,464 Increase303,338

Ground transport[]

KTEL runs a limited bus service between the airport and Argostoli.[26]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "KEFALLINIA AIRPORT". Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Airport information for EFL at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ "Kefalonia Airport (EFL) - Welcome to Kefalonia". Kefalonia Airport. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  5. ^ "Tornos News | Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport". Tornosnews.gr. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  6. ^ Reuters Editorial (2015-12-14). "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport | Reuters". Uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  7. ^ "Kefalonia The new terminal is open - View the photos - The Kefalonia Pulse". The Kefalonia Pulse. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "12 arrests at Kefalonia airport last week - The Kefalonia Pulse". The Kefalonia Pulse. 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  10. ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.kefaloniapress.gr/topika/oikonomia/article/430916/to-programma-tis-condor-apo-ti-frankfoyrti-pros-to-nisi-mas-posa-chrimata-tha-kostisei-i-nea-symfonia/%7Ctitle=Το πρόγραμμα της Condor από τη Φρανκφούρτη προς το νησί μας-Πόσα χρήματα θα κοστίσει η νέα συμφωνία;;|publisher=kefalonaiapress}
  11. ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.kefaloniapress.gr/topika/oikonomia/article/422567/apokleistiko-nea-syndesi-tis-condor-apo-ti-stoytgkardi-pros-tin-kefalonia-gia-to-2022/%7Ctitle=ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΟ: Νέα σύνδεση της Condor από τη Στουτγκάρδη προς την Κεφαλονιά για το 2022|publisher=kefalonaiapress}
  12. ^ "New routes for summer 2015". Easyjet.
  13. ^ a b "ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΟ ! Πτήσεις από τη Λιθουανία και την Εσθονία προς την Κεφαλονιά το 2020". kefaloniapress.
  14. ^ "Το πρόγραμμα της Iberia από τη Μαδρίτη προς το νησί μας για το 2021". kefaloniapress.
  15. ^ "Double delight as two brand new destinations launch for Summer 20". jet2.com. 4 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Jet2's Bristol Airport base will bring 450,000-holiday seats". ukaviation.news. 11 November 2020.
  17. ^ "LOT na Wakacje: 5 kierunków dla Poznania". pasazer.com.
  18. ^ "Peoples fliegt charterflüge ab Salzburg - Austrian Aviation Net". www.austrianaviation.net.
  19. ^ https://www.kefaloniapress.gr/topika/oikonomia/article/417812/apokleistiko-nees-ptiseis-tis-ryanair-apo-ti-romi-pros-tin-kefalonia-k-to-aktio-gia-to-2022/
  20. ^ "Charterresor till drömmiga Kefalonia, Grekland | Airtours charter".
  21. ^ https://www.transavia.com/en-EU/book-a-flight/flights/search/
  22. ^ "Τουριστική Επιτροπή Δ. Αργοστολίου: Επιτυχία! Ξεκινάει το 2022, η αεροπορική σύνδεση Κεφαλονιά – Παρίσι!" (in Greek).
  23. ^ a b "Flight Timetable". tui.co.uk.
  24. ^ https://www.kefaloniapress.gr/topika/oikonomia/article/415901/apokleistiko-i-wizz-air-erchetai-stin-kefalonia-nees-ptiseis-apo-ti-romi-pros-to-nisi-mas-k-to-aktio/
  25. ^ "Kefalonia Airport (EFL)".
  26. ^ "Ktel Kefalonias". www.ktelkefalonias.gr. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-10-17.

External links[]

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