Kefalonia International Airport

Kefalonia Airport "Anna Pollatou" is an airport on the island of Cephalonia, in Greece. It is located in the southwest of the island, 8 km away from the capital Argostoli.

History The airport opened in 1971 to serve the former municipality Leivatho with improved transportation links; Kefalonia is now a single municipality. A new runway and the current terminal building were constructed in the 1980s.

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. "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters. 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completed a major upgrade of the airport's facilities, including constructing a new terminal building that replaced the outdated existing one.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. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many flights to the airport were suspended for 2020, although flights from Europe are gradually restarting.

Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kefalonia Airport:

Statistics The data is taken from the official website of the airport.

YearPassengers Domestic International Total200969,130287,759356,889201056,144299,824355,968201148,309298,088346,397201240,984337,543378,527201333,699396,663430,362201458,443420,989479,432201555,915436,587492,502201669,956468,243538,199201782,058547,613629,671201897,622664,025761,6472019 100,958673,212774,1702020 33,762158,715192,477202162,874240,464303,338202295,971721,245817,2162023114,155746,378860,5332024116,607755,929872,5362025124,382769,315893,697

Traffic statistics by country (2024) +Traffic by country at Kefalonia International Airport – 2024 Place Country Total passengers 1 United Kingdom 481,860 2 Greece 116,607 3 Italy 94,848 4 Netherlands 41,335 5 Austria 27,968 6 Czech Republic 20,789 7 Poland 18,990 8 Germany 14,688 9 Israel 13,476 10 France 9,361 11 Serbia 5,823 12 Slovakia 5,480 13 Hungary 5,053 14 Romania 4,718 15 Slovenia 3,520

Ground transport KTEL runs a limited bus service between the airport and Argostoli.

Kefalonia International Airport

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