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 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 (2022)
Passengers817,216
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 169.4%
Aircraft movements7,938
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 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completed a major upgrade of the airport's facilities, including constructing a new terminal building that replaced the outdated existing one.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 (begins 29 October 2023)[11]
Air Serbia Seasonal charter: Belgrade
Animawings Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni[12]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna
Avanti Air Seasonal charter: Graz, Linz
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow
Condor Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt[13]
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Munich (begins 3 May 2024)[14]
easyJet Seasonal: Amsterdam,[15] Bristol, Edinburgh,[16] London–Gatwick, London–Luton,[16] Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Naples[17]
ITA Airways Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
Marabu Seasonal: Munich[18]
Marathon Airlines Seasonal charter: Innsbruck[19]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Oslo
Olympic Air Athens (ends 29 October 2023)[11]
People's Seasonal: St. Gallen/Altenrhein[20]
Ryanair Seasonal: Bergamo, London–Stansted, Pisa, Rome–Fiumicino,[21] Vienna
Sky Express Athens, Zakynthos
Smartwings Seasonal: Prague
Seasonal charter: Budapest[22]
Transavia Seasonal: Amsterdam,[23] Paris–Orly[24]
TUI Airways Seasonal: Birmingham, Bournemouth,[25] Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Glasgow (begins 2 May 2024),[25] London–Gatwick, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam
Tus Airways Seasonal: Larnaca[26]
Volotea Seasonal: Naples
Wizz Air Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino[27]

Traffic figures
Annual passenger traffic at EFL airport. See Wikidata query.

The data is taken from the official website of the airport.[28]

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
2022 Increase95,971 Increase721,245 Increase817,216
2023(Sep) Increase98,355 Increase712,919 Increase811,274

Traffic statistics by country (2022)
Traffic by country at Kefalonia International Airport – 2022
Place Country Total pax
1 United Kingdom United Kingdom 466,043
2 Greece Greece 95,971
3 Italy Italy 87,631
4 Netherlands Netherlands 39,095
5 Germany Germany 26,457
6 Austria Austria 20,795
7 Poland Poland 16,203
8 Czech Republic Czech Republic 15,194
9 France France 10,749
10 Hungary Hungary 9,099
11 Slovenia Slovenia 5,465
12 Romania Romania 5,438
13 Serbia Serbia 5,057
14 Sweden Sweden 4,446
15 Switzerland Switzerland 2,739

[29]

Ground transport

KTEL runs a limited bus service between the airport and Argostoli.[30]

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.
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  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.
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  14. Eurowings Discover NS24 Munich Network Additions
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  20. "Peoples fliegt charterflüge ab Salzburg - Austrian Aviation Net". www.austrianaviation.net.
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  22. "Destinations". www.efl-airport.gr.
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  24. "Τουριστική Επιτροπή Δ. Αργοστολίου: Επιτυχία! Ξεκινάει το 2022, η αεροπορική σύνδεση Κεφαλονιά – Παρίσι!" (in Greek).
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  26. "Πτήσεις από την TUS Airways από τη Λάρνακα προς την Κεφαλονιά το φετινό καλοκαίρι".
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  30. "Ktel Kefalonias". www.ktelkefalonias.gr. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-10-17.

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