| Kefalonia Airport "Anna Pollatou" | |
| Nativename-A: | Αερολιμένας Κεφαλονιάς "Άννα Πολλάτου" |
| Image2-Width: | 250 |
| Iata: | EFL |
| Icao: | LGKF |
| Pushpin Map: | Greece |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Greece |
| Pushpin Label: | EFL |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Greek state |
| Operator: | Fraport AG/Copelouzos Group joint venture |
| City-Served: | Cephalonia, Greece |
| Location: | Argostoli |
| Elevation-F: | 59 |
| Elevation-M: | 18 |
| Coordinates: | 38.12°N 20.5003°W |
| Website: | efl-airport.gr |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 14/32 |
| R1-Length-F: | 7,992 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,436 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2022 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 817,216 |
| Stat2-Header: | Passenger traffic change |
| Stat2-Data: | 169.4% |
| Stat3-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat3-Data: | 7,938 |
| Stat4-Header: | Aircraft movements change |
| Stat4-Data: | 64.7% |
| Footnotes: | Sources:Fraport Greece,[1] DAFIF[2] |
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] "We signed the deal today," the head of Greece's privatisation agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), Stergios Pitsiorlas, told Reuters.[6] 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completed a major upgrade of the airport's facilities, including constructing a new terminal building that replaced the outdated existing one.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.[7] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many flights to the airport were suspended for 2020, although flights from Europe are gradually restarting.[8] [9]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kefalonia Airport:
The data is taken from the official website of the airport.[10]
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| Country | Total pax | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Kingdom | 466,043 |
| 2 |  Greece | 95,971 |
| 3 |  Italy | 87,631 |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 39,095 |
| 5 |  Germany | 26,457 |
| 6 |  Austria | 20,795 |
| 7 |  Poland | 16,203 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic | 15,194 |
| 9 |  France | 10,749 |
| 10 |  Hungary | 9,099 |
| 11 |  Slovenia | 5,465 |
| 12 |  Romania | 5,438 |
| 13 |  Serbia | 5,057 |
| 14 |  Sweden | 4,446 |
| 15 |  Switzerland | 2,739 |
KTEL runs a limited bus service between the airport and Argostoli.[12]