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Corfu (CFU)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 2 |
| Country: |
Greece (GR) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
39°36'6"N / 19°54'42"E |
| Alternative spelling: |
Corfu, Kerkyra, Kerkira, Krf |
| Service telephone: |
+30 26610-89600 |
Access to public transport: |
The airport is only 1 mile south of the capital of the island Corfu (Kerkyra), the airport is signposted. |
| Address: |
Corfu Int. Airport - Ioannis Kapodistrias, 491 00 Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece |
Passengers: |
0 |
| Operating Company: |
Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority |
Take-off and landing: |
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| Parking spaces: |
Yes; 400 paid short and long-term parking spaces. |
Stations: |
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| Altitude of runway: |
2 m |
Length of runway: |
2375 m |
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Operating airlines:
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airberlin, TUIfly, LTU, Olympic Airlines, XL Airways Germany, British Airways, Transavia Airlines, Aegean Airlines
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Alternative airports:
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Ioannina (IOA) 79 km, Preveza-Lefkas (PVK) 105 km, Kastoria Aristotlis (KSO) 150 km, Kefalonia Kefallinia (EFL) 173 km, Kozani Philippos (KZI) 181 km, Ohrid (OHD) 189 km |
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Description:
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The international Corfu Airport is an important commercial airport in Greece. The airport is on the most northerly Ionian island of the same name, close to the Albanian Greek border coast in the Ionian Sea. The airport is administered by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, which is also responsible for monitoring Greek aerospace.
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Location:
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The airport was opened in 1937 and is 1 mile south of the capital of the island Corfu (Kerkyra), on the Island Road 25. Drive to Corfu City and then follow the signs to the airport. The local bus route 2 (Kanoni-Mandouki) stops at the airport every day at 30 minute intervals.
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History:
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Destinations:
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Between April and October there are seasonal charter and scheduled flights to Corfu operated for example by Air One from Rome-Fiumicino, Condor from Berlin-Schönefeld, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe and Munich, easyJet from London-Gatwick, Lauda Air von Graz, Innsbruck, Linz, Salzburg and Vienna, Luxair from Luxemburg, Norwegian Air Shuttle from Oslo-Gardemoen, Smart Wings from Prague, Transavia from Amsterdam and Wizzair from Budapest and Warsaw. Most destiantions are served from Great Britian and Germany during the holiday season. flying from Great Britian are First Choice, Thomsonfly and flythomascook for example from Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Newcastle. From Germany: airberlin, Germanwings and Tuifly for example from Berlin, Dresden, Erfurt, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Hamburg, Köln, Munich, Münster, Nuremberg, Paderborn and Stuttgart.
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