Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας "Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας" | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Greek Government | ||||||||||
| Operator | Fraport Greece | ||||||||||
| Serves | Corfu | ||||||||||
| Location | Garitsa, Corfu | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°36′07″N 19°54′42″E / 39.60194°N 19.91167°E | ||||||||||
| Website | cfu-airport.gr | ||||||||||
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Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας "Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας") or Ioannis Kapodistrias (Capodistrias) International Airport (IATA: CFU, ICAO: LGKR) is a government-owned airport on the Greek island of Corfu at Kerkyra, serving both scheduled and charter flights from European cities. Air traffic peaks during the summer season, between April and October.
The Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport, named after Ioannis Kapodistrias, a distinguished Corfiot diplomat and the first governor of Greece,[3] is located around 2 kilometres south of Corfu Town, and half a kilometre north of Pontikonisi.[4] A 2021 study found that Corfu International Airport was one of the top 20 most vulnerable airports to climate change caused sea level rise.[5]
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- ^ Yesudian, Aaron N.; Dawson, Richard J. (1 January 2021). "Global analysis of sea level rise risk to airports". Climate Risk Management. 31: 100266. Bibcode:2021CliRM..3100266Y. doi:10.1016/j.crm.2020.100266. ISSN 2212-0963. S2CID 233747386.