AirportsCorfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport is a large airport serving Kerkyra (Corfu), in Ionian Islands, Greece. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CFU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CFU
- ICAO code
- LGKR
- City
- Kerkyra (Corfu)
- State or region
- Ionian Islands
- Country
- Greece
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 39.6014° N, 19.9122° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (6 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,375 m (7,792 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CFU means Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LGKR. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.6014° N, 19.9122° E. It stands 2 metres (6 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Vlorë, about 103 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Athens, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,375 metres (7,792 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 39 airports of Greece on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,375 m 7,792 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ioannina King Pyrrhus National AirportIoannina | IOA | 79 km |
| Aktion National AirportPreveza | PVK | 105 km |
| Kastoria National Airport AristotleArgos Orestiko | KSO | 150 km |
| Kefalonia International Airport "Anna Pollatou"Kefallinia Island | EFL | 172 km |
| Kozani National Airport FilipposKozani | KZI | 181 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,317 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,524 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,659 km | 4 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,052 km | 3 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,541 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,783 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,405 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,636 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,682 km | 19 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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