Airport type Public Serves Kefalonia, Greece Elevation AMSL 59 ft / 18 m Code EFL Yearly aircraft movements 4,534 | Owner Greek state Location Argostoli Address Cephalonia 281 00, Greece Elevation 18 m Passenger count 492,502 | |
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Operator Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture Similar Lassi Hotel, Hertz, Budget Rent a Car | Kefaloni, Cbr Car Hire Kefalonia | ||
Kefallinia International Airport (IATA: EFL, ICAO: LGKF) is an airport on the island of Kefalonia, in Greece. The airport opened in 1971 to serve the former municipality Leivathos with improved transportation links; Cephalonia is now a single municipality. A new runway and the current terminal building were constructed in the 1980s.
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History
In December 2015 the privatisation of Kefallinia International Airport and 13 other regional airports of Greece was finalised 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 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 autumn 2016.
Ground transport
KTEL runs a limited bus service between the Airport and Argostoli.