Corfu International Airport
| Corfu International Airport Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας Ioannis Kapodistrias |
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IATA: CFU – ICAO: LGKR
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Location | Corfu | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||
| Coordinates | 39°36′07″N 19°54′42″E / 39.60194°N 19.91167°ECoordinates: 39°36′07″N 19°54′42″E / 39.60194°N 19.91167°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 7,792 | 2,375 | Asphalt |
Corfu International Airport, "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας, "Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας") or Ioannis Kapodistrias (Capodistrias) International Airport (IATA: CFU, ICAO: LGKR) is an 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.
The Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport, named after Ioannis Kapodistrias distinguished Corfiot European diplomat and first Governor of Greece, is located around 3 kilometres south of Corfu Town, half a kilometre north of Pontikonisi. The approach and landing, in a northeasterly direction, afford the flying passengers a spectacular aerial view of Pontikonisi and Vlaherna Monastery as well as the hills of Kanoni as the runway used for landing is actually a few hundred meters away from these landmarks.
The airport offers domestic flights with Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines, but the vast majority of traffic in the summer season is charter flights for holiday makers.
The majority of the charter traffic arrives on Mondays and Fridays, for the sake of tranquility during the rest of the week, since the airport is on the outskirts of Corfu Town itself, and to coincide with the change-over days for holiday apartment rentals.
There is a taxi rank and bus stop outside the terminal connecting the airport with all parts of the island.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aegean Airlines | Athens, Thessaloniki Seasonal: Brussels [begins 1 June], Milan-Malpensa [begins 18 July], Rome-Fiumicino [begins 17 July] Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion |
| Aeroflot | Seasonal: Moscow Sheremetyevo |
| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 5 June], Berlin-Tegel [ends 2 June], Cologne/Bonn, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig/Halle, Münster/Osnabrück, Munich, Nuremberg, Paderborn/Lippstadt, Stuttgart, Zurich |
| Arkefly | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| Arkia Israel Airlines | Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Lauda Air | Seasonal: Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Vienna |
| Bmibaby | Seasonal: East Midlands [begins 28 May] |
| Blue Panorama Airlines operated by Blu-express |
Seasonal: Rome-Fiumicino [resumes 19 July] |
| Condor | Seasonal: Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 9 June], Berlin-Schönefeld [ends 2 June], Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich |
| Cyprus Airways | Seasonal: Larnaca |
| EasyJet | Seasonal: Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 23 June], Bristol, London-Gatwick, London-Luton [begins 31 March], Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fumicino [begins 30 June] |
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zurich |
| Edelweiss Air operated by Swiss International Air Lines | Seasonal: Zurich[1] |
| Flybe | Seasonal charter: Edinburgh[citation needed] |
| Germania | Seasonal: Bremen [begins 29 May] |
| Germanwings | Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Dresden, Hanover, Stuttgart |
| Hello | Seasonal charter: Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, Zurich |
| Holidays Czech Airlines | Seasonal: Prague |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum | Seasonal: Barcelona[citation needed], Madrid[citation needed] |
| Jat Airways | Seasonal: Belgrade |
| Jet Time | Seasonal charter: Oslo-Gardermoen |
| Jet2.com | Seasonal: East Midlands, Leeds/Bradford, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Jetairfly | Seasonal: Brussels |
| Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg |
| Monarch | Seasonal: London-Luton Seasonal charter: Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Niki | Seasonal: Linz, Salzburg, Vienna |
| Nordavia | Seasonal: Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| NordStar (Taimyr Air Company) | Seasonal: Moscow-Domodedovo |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Helsinki, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Olympic Air | Athens |
| Ryanair | Seasonal: Billund [begins 24 March], Brussels-Charleroi [begins 30 March], East Midlands [begins 28 March], Glasgow Prestwick [begins 29 March], London-Stansted, Leeds/Bradford [begins 29 March], Milan-Bergamo [begins 27 March], Oslo-Rygge [begins 25 March] |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal charter: Oslo-Gardermoen |
| Sky Express | Kefalonia, Preveza/Lefkada, Zakynthos Seasonal: Heraklion |
| Sky Wings | Seasonal charter: Birmingham |
| SmartWings | Seasonal: Ostrava, Prague |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, London Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow-International, Leeds/Bradford, London Gatwick, London-Luton, London Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich |
| Transaero Airlines | Seasonal: Moscow-Domodedovo |
| Transavia.com | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| Travel Service | Seasonal charter: Budapest |
| Travel Service | Seasonal charter: Bratislava, Košice |
| TUIfly | Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart |
| TUIfly Nordic | Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Wizz Air | Seasonal: Budapest [begins 16 June] |
[edit] External links
- Greek Airports: Corfu International Airport, "I. Kapodistrias"
- Greek Airport Guide: Kerkira Airport, "I. Kapodistrias"
- Official Corfu Airport web site: "Corfu Airport"
- Airport information for LGKR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
