Kefalonia International Airport

Kefalonia Airport "Anna Pollatou" (IATA: EFL, ICAO: LGKF) is an airport on the island of Kefalonia, in Greece. It is located in the southwest of the island, 8 km away from the capital Argostoli.[4]

Kefalonia Airport "Anna Pollatou"

Αερολιμένας Κεφαλονιάς "Άννα Πολλάτου"
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
Websiteefl-airport.gr
Map
EFL
Location of airport in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,436 7,992 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers817,216
Passenger traffic change 169.4%
Aircraft movements7,938
Aircraft movements change 64.7%
Sources:Fraport Greece,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

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.[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 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completed a major upgrade of the airport's facilities, including constructing a new terminal building that replaced the outdated existing one.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

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kefalonia Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
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
easyJet Seasonal: Bristol, Edinburgh,[12] London–Gatwick, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Naples, Nice (begins 30 June 2024),[13] Venice[14]
ITA Airways Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Oslo
People's Seasonal: St. Gallen/Altenrhein[15]
Ryanair Seasonal: Bergamo, London–Stansted, Pisa, Rome–Fiumicino,[16] Vienna
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
Wizz Air Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino[24]

Traffic figures
Annual passenger traffic at EFL airport. See 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 56,144 299,824 355,968
2011 48,309 298,088 346,397
2012 40,984 337,543 378,527
2013 33,699 396,663 430,362
2014 58,443 420,989 479,432
2015 55,915 436,587 492,502
2016 69,956 468,243 538,199
2017 82,058 547,613 629,671
2018 97,622 664,025 761,647
2019 100,958 673,212 774,170
2020 33,762 158,715 192,477
2021 62,874 240,464 303,338
2022 95,971 721,245 817,216
2023 114,155 746,378 860,533
2024(May) 25.639 75.176 100.815

Traffic statistics by country (2022)
Traffic by country at Kefalonia International Airport – 2022
Place Country Total pax
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

[26]

Ground transport

KTEL runs a limited bus service between the airport and Argostoli.[27]

See also

References
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  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 information". hcaa-eleng.gr.
  5. "Kefalonia Airport (EFL) - Welcome to Kefalonia". Kefalonia Airport. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  6. "Tornos News | Greece signs privatization of 14 regional airports with Germany's Fraport". Tornosnews.gr. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  7. "REFILE-UPDATE 1-Greece signs major privatisation deal with Germany's Fraport | Reuters". Uk.reuters.com. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  8. "Kefalonia The new terminal is open - View the photos - The Kefalonia Pulse". The Kefalonia Pulse. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  9. "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.
  10. "12 arrests at Kefalonia airport last week - The Kefalonia Pulse". The Kefalonia Pulse. 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  11. "Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air NW23 Domestic Operation Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  12. "Google". 14 April 2022.
  13. "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
  14. "Flights from Venice Marco Polo to Kefalonia: VCE to EFL Flights + Flight Schedule". 20 May 2024.
  15. "Peoples fliegt charterflüge ab Salzburg - Austrian Aviation Net". www.austrianaviation.net.
  16. "Google". 25 November 2021.
  17. "SKYALPS: Ξεκίνησαν οι πτήσεις από το Ίνσμπρουκ". kefaloniapress.gr (in Greek). 19 May 2024.
  18. "Destinations". www.efl-airport.gr.
  19. "Sun d'Or NS24 Greece Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  20. Book a flight
  21. "Τουριστική Επιτροπή Δ. Αργοστολίου: Επιτυχία! Ξεκινάει το 2022, η αεροπορική σύνδεση Κεφαλονιά – Παρίσι!" (in Greek).
  22. "Flight Timetable". tui.co.uk.
  23. "Πτήσεις από την TUS Airways από τη Λάρνακα προς την Κεφαλονιά το φετινό καλοκαίρι". 2 March 2022.
  24. "Google". 17 November 2021.
  25. "Kefalonia Airport (EFL)".
  26. Traffic Report by Country - Kefallinia Airport "Anna Pollatou"
  27. "Ktel Kefalonias". www.ktelkefalonias.gr. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-10-17.

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