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Corfu International Airport Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)
Airport Information
(Corfu, Greece)
Housed in a small but modern building, Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (CFU) is busy for its size, operating around three flights a day to Athens and additional flights to a number of international destinations, linking cities in Austria, Germany and the UK. The airport is sited around 3 km / 2 miles south of the centre of Corfu Town, the island's principal town, and close to Kerkyra, Pontikonisi, Potamos and the beautiful Vlaheraina Monastery. When arriving and departing, passengers are treated to spectacular views across Pontikonisi, the Kanoni hills and the coastline.
Corfu Airport features a single terminal, which efficiently handles all of its passengers and air traffic, and can become especially busy during the summer months of July and August, when large numbers of holidaymakers arrive without fail. The main domestic Greek airlines currently operating at Corfu Airport are both Aegean Airlines and Olympic Airlines, with further services offered by Air Sea Lines, a small local seaplane operator.
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A public bus service operates between the airport and popular destinations around the island, including Corfu Town itself, Benitses, Dassia, the Gouvia marina, Ipsos and Kerkyra. Further afield and still within reach of Corfu Airport are the popular resorts of Kassiopi (north), Kavos (south), Moraitika (south), and the village of Paleokastritsa, which lies to the north-west and is famed for its exceptional natural beauty.
Corfu Airport (CFU) Information: History and Facilities
Although planes had flown around the skies of Corfu since the 1930s, it was not until 1962 that the island's airport was born, complete with a small building for passengers. Just ten years later and with passenger numbers on the up, Corfu Airport invested in a new, larger and more modern passenger terminal and facilities have been improved ever since.
Corfu International Airport Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) is named after Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias, a famous Greek diplomat in the early 1980s. The airport is especially famous for its coastal location and runway, which extends out into the actual sea, being built on reclaimed land.
The airport features a single ATM cash machine and a bureau de change counter, as well as a small post office. For business passengers, the Grecotel Corfu Imperialis Hotel is located within easy driving distance of the airport and offers its guests a fairly comprehensive menu of business-related facilities.
Corfu Airport (CFU) Information: About Corfu (Island) Tourism
Corfu is an island renowned for its natural beauty, wonderful Mediterranean climate, fine architecture and long sandy beaches. The island's capital is Corfu Town, known for being full of character and typical Greek charm. Here visitors will find some of the island's most impressive buildings and castles, with English, French and Venetian influences all evident.
The island's resorts are well developed and visitors arriving at Corfu Airport (CFU) will find everything they need in order to enjoy a typical European beach holiday. Young holidaymakers in particular enjoy Corfu's thriving nightlife and beaches, such as both Glifada Beach and Kassiopi Beach, while business visitors can make use of impressive hotel facilities before relaxing in the evening with some fine Greek food at one of the island's many great restaurants.
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