Corfu International Airport

Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας "Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας") or Ioannis Kapodistrias (Capodistrias) International Airport (IATA: CFU, ICAO: LGKR) is a government-owned airport on the Greek island of Corfu at Kerkyra, serving both scheduled and charter flights from European cities. Air traffic peaks during the summer season, between April and October.

Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας "Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας"
IATA: CFU ICAO: LGKR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Greek Government
Operator	Fraport Greece
Serves	Corfu
Location	Garitsa, Corfu
Focus city for	Aegean Airlines Ryanair
Elevation AMSL	6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	39°36′07″N 19°54′42″E / 39.60194°N 19.91167°E / 39.60194; 19.91167Coordinates: 39°36′07″N 19°54′42″E / 39.60194°N 19.91167°E / 39.60194; 19.91167
Website	cfu-airport.gr
Map
CFU Location in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 7,785 2,373 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers 961.037 Passenger traffic change 70,7% Aircraft movements 10.889 Aircraft movements change 57,0%
Source: Greek AIP at HCAA^[1] Statistics: Fraport Greece^[2]

The Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport, named after Ioannis Kapodistrias, a distinguished Corfiot diplomat and the first governor of Greece,^[3] is located around 2 kilometres south of Corfu Town, and half a kilometre north of Pontikonisi.^[4] A 2021 study found that Corfu International Airport was one of the top 20 most vulnerable airports to climate change caused sea level rise.^[5]

History

 

Check-in at Corfu Airport

The airport was founded in 1937. During the Second World War, it was used by German and Italian forces as a base for transport and fighter aircraft. During the war the runway length was 600 m. By the end of April 1949, the length had reached 800 m. A further extension to 1,260 m took place by the end of 1951 to meet the then larger aircraft needs. The next and last extension of the runway began in 1957 and was completed in 1959, with a length of 2,373m. The first commercial flight took place on 19 April 1949 from Athens operated by TAE Greek National Airlines. On 2 September 1950, HELLAS also started flights to Corfu. In 1962, a small passenger terminal was built, which today accommodates the Corfu Aeroclub. In April 1965, the airport became International, with the inaugural overseas flight being operated by Olympic Airlines. The construction of the new passenger terminal began in 1968 and was completed in 1972.^[6]

In December 2015, the privatisation of Corfu International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised with the signing of the agreement (as a joint venture) between Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group and state privatisation fund Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund.^[7] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.^[8] According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Corfu International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.

Fraport Greece's investment plan

On 22 March 2017, Fraport Greece presented its master plan for the 14 regional airports including Corfu International Airport.^[9]

Immediate actions that were implemented as soon as Fraport-Greece took over operations included a general clean-up of the airport, improving lighting and sanitary facilities and the markings of airside areas, as well as offering free WiFi and ensuring fire safety standards are met throughout the airport and surrounding property.^{[citation needed]}

The master plan also included changes which will be implemented under Fraport-Greece's investment plan prior to 2021. They include the remodeling and expansion of the current terminal as well as the construction of a new one.^{[citation needed]} A Hold Baggage inline Screening System (HBS) will improve safety and efficiency, along with the refurbishment of the airport fire service, which will benefit from the reorganization of the airport apron area including the replacement of paving in this area. Also planned is the increase of the number of check-in desks from 22 to 28, and the number of departure gates to 12, as well as reorganisation of the security check lanes in the terminal.^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations

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

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Athens
Aer Lingus	Seasonal: Dublin
Air France	Seasonal: Marseille,^[10] Paris–Charles de Gaulle^[11]
Air Serbia	Seasonal: Belgrade (begins 9 June 2023)^[12]
airBaltic	Seasonal: Riga^[13]
AirExplore	Seasonal charter: Bratislava, Košice
Animawings^[14]	Seasonal: Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca
ASL Airlines France	Seasonal charter: Lyon
Austrian Airlines	Seasonal: Vienna
Avion Express	Seasonal charter: Vilnius
Buzz	Seasonal charter: Katowice,^[15] Gdańsk
British Airways	Seasonal: London–Gatwick (begins 30 May 2023),^[16] London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines	Seasonal: Brussels
Chair Airlines	Seasonal: Zürich^[17]
Condor	Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig/Halle,^[18] Munich, Stuttgart^[19]
Corendon Airlines	Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf,^[20] Hannover,^[21] Nuremberg^[21]
Corendon Dutch Airlines	Seasonal: Amsterdam^[22]
easyJet	Seasonal: Amsterdam,^[23] Basel/Mulhouse,^[24] Belfast–International,^[25] Berlin, Bristol, Edinburgh, Geneva,^[26] Liverpool (begins 4 June 2023),^[27] London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lyon, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Naples, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich
Enter Air	Seasonal charter: Gdańsk, Katowice^[28] Poznań
Eurowings	Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Graz (begins 26 May 2023),^[29] Hamburg, Prague (begins 10 June 2023),^[30] Salzburg, Stuttgart
Eurowings Discover	Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich^[31]
Finnair	Seasonal: Helsinki^[32]
Flyr	Seasonal: Oslo (begins 20 June 2023)^[33]
flydubai	Seasonal: Dubai–International (begins 24 June 2023)^[34]
Freebird Airlines Europe	Seasonal charter: Leipzig/Halle^[35]
Iberia	Seasonal: Madrid
Iberia Express	Seasonal: Madrid
Israir	Seasonal: Tel Aviv
ITA Airways	Seasonal: Milan–Linate, Rome–Fiumicino^[36]
Jet Time	Seasonal charter: Helsinki
Jet2.com	Seasonal: Birmingham,^[37] Bristol,^[38] East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
LOT Polish Airlines	Seasonal: Katowice,^[39] Poznań,^[40] Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa	Seasonal: Munich
Luxair	Seasonal: Luxembourg
Neos	Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Seasonal: Copenhagen, Helsinki,^[41] Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda
Ryanair	Seasonal: Aarhus, Athens (resumes 6 May 2023),^[42] Barcelona, Bergamo, Berlin, Birmingham, Bologna, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest,^[43] Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Gdańsk, Hahn,^[44] Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Kraków, London–Stansted, Manchester, Marseille, Memmingen (begins 31 March 2023),^[45] Milan–Malpensa, Münster/Osnabrück, Naples, Niš,^[46] Nuremberg, Pisa,^[47] Poznań, Prague, Rome–Ciampino, Shannon, Sofia,^[47] Stockholm–Arlanda, Teesside, Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki (begins 2 June 2023),^[48] Toulouse (begins 2 June 2023), Treviso, Turin, Verona, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw–Modlin, Weeze, Wroclaw, Zagreb^[49]
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal: Copenhagen^[50] Seasonal charter: Gothenburg, Stockholm–Arlanda^[51]
Sky Express	Athens, Preveza, Thessaloniki
SkyUp	Seasonal: Kharkiv, Kyiv–Boryspil^[52]
Smartwings	Seasonal: Bratislava,^[53] Brno,^[54] Katowice, Ostrava, Prague, Warsaw–Chopin Seasonal charter: Budapest, Košice, Vilnius
Sundair	Seasonal: Berlin,^[55] Dresden,^[56] Lübeck (begins 14 May 2023)^[57]
Swiss International Air Lines	Seasonal: Geneva, Zürich
Trade Air	Seasonal charter: Ljubljana
Transavia	Seasonal: Amsterdam, Nantes,^[58] Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague
TUI Airways	Seasonal: Aberdeen, Belfast–International,^[59] Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich^[60] Seasonal charter: Dublin^[61]
TUI fly Belgium^[62]	Seasonal: Brussels, Lille,^[62] Ostend/Bruges
TUI fly Deutschland	Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart
TUI fly Netherlands	Seasonal: Amsterdam
Tus Airways	Seasonal: Tel Aviv^[63]
Volotea	Seasonal: Bordeaux, Lyon, Nantes, Strasbourg, Toulouse
Vueling	Seasonal: Barcelona,^[64] Rome–Fiumicino^[65]
Wizz Air	Seasonal: Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-Napoca,^[66] Debrecen,^[67] Katowice, London–Luton, Milan–Malpensa, Naples,^[68] Rome–Fiumicino, Sofia, Vienna, Warsaw–Chopin

Traffic figures

Annual passenger traffic at CFU airport. See Wikidata query.

The data are from the official website of the airport.^[69]

Year Passengers Domestic International Total 2009  305,554  1,487,011  1,792,565 2010  282,362  1,462,399  1,744,761 2011  264,338  1,579,835  1,844,173 2012  231,215  1,683,307  1,914,522 2013  217,299  1,889,528  2,106,827 2014  236,995  2,146,383  2,383,378 2015  252,506  2,185,510  2,438,016 2016  298,810  2,465,749  2,764,559 2017  295,745  2,622,205  2,917,950 2018  340,318  3,023,797  3,364,115 2019  342.844  2.933.053  3.275.897 2020  140.471  820.566  961.037 2021  214,211  1,830,493  2,044,704 2022  345,115  3,403,991  3,749,106

Traffic statistics by country (2021)

Traffic by country at Corfu International Airport – 2021

Place	Country	Total pax
1	Germany	454,502
2	United Kingdom	360,983
3	Greece	214,211
4	Poland	173,978
5	France	155,484
6	Italy	122,126
7	Netherlands	76,432
8	Czech Republic	61,452
9	Belgium	57,292
10	Austria	55,823
11	Ukraine	38,415
12	Romania	31,379
13	Hungary	29,231
14	Israel	26,020
15	Switzerland	22,053

^[70]

Ground transport

By car or taxi Corfu Airport is located 2.7 km from the city of Corfu and takes about 10 minutes. Bus services are provided between the airport and the city centre.^[71]

See also

• Transport in Greece

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External links

  Media related to Corfu International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Corfu Airport website: Corfu Airport - Homepage English/Greek
• Pictures from Corfu Airport: from JetPhotos.ch