LGKR
Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport
UNK
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Name
Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
LGKR / CFU / LGKR
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:50 am (EET)
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Municipality
Kerkyra Island
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Coordinates
39° 36′ 6″ N 19° 54′ 42″ E
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Elevation
5 ft (2 m MSL)
About Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport
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, is located around 2 kilometres south of Corfu Town, and half a kilometre north of Pontikonisi. A 2021 study found that Corfu International Airport was one of the top 20 most vulnerable airports to climate change caused sea level rise.