Airport History

Kefalonia International Airport was founded and functioned the year 1971.
It covers extent of 820,000 m2 of plain of current Municipality Leivathous and is found in distance 8 km from the capital of Prefecture, the ARGOSTOLI.

In the years that intervened up to today took place progressively a multilevel work of growth and modernization of Airport.

Thus today Kefalonia International Airport provides high level air services and facilitations in, with impressive rythms, progressively increasing movement of planes and passenger public.

It is indicatively marked that the Airport allocates modern, completely equipped building Installations of area 4,500 m2, one runway with dimensions 2,440 x 45 m., suitable for almost each type of plane, with light marking, optical aids and navaids. Also, it provides aircrafts parking stands within an area of 23,000 m2 and additionals parking stands for small aircrafts, within an area of 3,500 m2 .

The Control Tower building is equipped with all the necessarily modern Telecommunications and aviation electronic systems. Today, the Fire station covers a Cat. 6 requirements with a perspective of its upgrade.

Also, There is in progress an ambitious program of further Airport growth that concerns in the improvement of all nature of infrastructures, its functionalism, safety and his appearance.

Kefalonia Greece, Travel information about Kefalonia airport:
The Kefalonia airport is situated in the area of Svoronata, 9 kilometres from Argostoli, capital of the island.

The transfer time between the airport and the capital is only a few minutes by car; but because of the large size of Kefalonia (it is the largest island of the Ionian Islands), some resorts or villages can be separated by a distance over 50 kilometres from the airport.
No public buses are available from or for the airport but cars can be rented there and taxis are waiting outside to serve the visitors. Many hotels and rooms (or apartments or studios) for rent propose the transfer to the airport by private mini buses.

Coordinates:

Kefalonia Island International Airport

Postal Address: 28100 Minies KEFALONIA

Tel : +30 26710 29900
Fax: +30 26710 42110
TELEX : 0312197 LGKF GR

E-mail : kakftl (at) hcaa . gr

WEB: http://kefaloniaairport.info

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General Info
Country	Greece
ICAO ID	LGKF
Time	UTC+2(+3DT)
Latitude	38.120069 38° 07' 12.25" N
Longitude	20.500481 020° 30' 01.73" E
Elevation	59 feet 18 meters
Type	Civil
Magnetic Variation	002° E (01/05)
Beacon	Yes
Operating Hours	SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
Daylight Savings Time	Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October

Communications
AFIS INFO	122.25 122.1 257.8
RDO	5637 2989 (5637 Opr 0400-1700Z++) (2989 Opr 1700-0400Z++)

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
14/32	7992 x 148 feet 2436 x 45 meters	ASPHALT	050FCXT	NO

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME	KFN	KEFALLINIA	102X	115.5	At Field	-
NDB	KEF	KEFALLINIA	-	318	At Field	-

Supplies/Equipment
Fuel	Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.

Remarks
CAUTION	When E winds fr 050 -130 of 15 Kt or more prevail, exp severe turb on apch Rwy 14. Bird haz.
CSTMS/IMG	Avbl H24 - 4 hr PN.
FUEL	(NC-A1)
LGT	ABn coded KFL.
OPR HOURS	HO.

Runway 14/32

7992 x 148 feet
2436 x 45 meters

Navaids

Navaids

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