Corfu International Airport

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; 19.91167
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 Statistics: Fraport Greece

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

 

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.

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. "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency HRADF, Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters. According to the agreement, the joint venture will operate the 14 airports (including Corfu International Airport) for 40 years as of 11 April 2017.

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

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. These changes include the remodeling and expansion of the current terminal as well as the construction of a new terminal.^{[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 in 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]}

 

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

The data are from the official website of the airport.

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 2023  372,412  3,695,641  4,068,053 2024(Mar)  57.632  10.225  67.857

Traffic statistics by country (2023)

 

Traffic by country at Corfu International Airport – 2023

Place	Country	Total pax
1	United Kingdom	1.312.135
2	Germany	715.138
3	Greece	372.412
4	Italy	319.560
5	Poland	276.330
6	France	184.837
7	Czech Republic	122.943
8	Austria	87.714
9	Netherlands	84.022
10	Belgium	69.162
11	Hungary	64.283
12	Ireland	58.537
13	Romania	58.353
14	Israel	49.326
15	Slovakia	46.954

Source:

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.

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