Where is EFL airport?

EFL is a medium-sized airport in Kefallinia Island, Ionian Islands, Greece, at 38.1201, 20.5005, 18 m above sea level. It serves Cephalonia.

What time zone is EFL in?

EFL is in the Europe/Athens time zone, UTC+2 / UTC+3 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use EFL?

889,760 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Mar 2026: 11,241 passengers, +6.2% on the same months of 2025.

Kefallinia Airport opened in 1971.

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Medium-sized airport in Cephalonia, Greece.

IATA code: EFL
ICAO code: LGKF
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 889,760; 2025 · +2.4% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 16; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+2 / UTC+3; Europe/Athens
Elevation: 18 m; 59 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,436 m

Jan–Mar 2026: 11,241 passengers, +6.2% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About EFL

Kefallinia Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cephalonia, Greece. It opened in 1971 and is run by Fraport Greece. 889,760 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 16 nonstop routes from EFL.

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Busiest nonstop routes from EFL

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
EFL → LGW	London, United Kingdom	2,175 km	142,167
EFL → ATH	Athens, Greece	303 km	112,814
EFL → MAN	Manchester, United Kingdom	2,431 km	75,938
EFL → STN	London, United Kingdom	2,198 km	66,055
EFL → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1,994 km	40,944
EFL → BHX	Birmingham, United Kingdom	2,345 km	40,784
EFL → BRS	Bristol, United Kingdom	2,339 km	40,730
EFL → EMA	Nottingham, United Kingdom	2,346 km	28,518
EFL → BGY	Milan, Italy	1,225 km	28,140
EFL → LBA	Leeds, United Kingdom	2,432 km	26,159
EFL → FCO	Rome, Italy	814 km	23,252
EFL → PRG	Prague, Czech Republic	1,421 km	20,702
EFL → VIE	Vienna, Austria	1,155 km	20,457
EFL → NCL	Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom	2,514 km	19,662
EFL → LHR	London, United Kingdom	2,211 km	17,558
EFL → ORY	Paris, France	1,875 km	16,562

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
ZTH	Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos	Zakynthos, Greece	53 km
GPA	Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport	Patras, Greece	81 km
PVK	Aktion National Airport	Preveza, Greece	92 km

Distance from EFL to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
EFL → LHR	London, United Kingdom	2,211 km	17,558
EFL → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,574 km	—
EFL → CDG	Paris, France	1,880 km	—
EFL → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	1,628 km	—
EFL → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	788 km	—
EFL → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1,994 km	40,944
EFL → JFK	New York, United States	7,697 km	—
EFL → ATL	Atlanta, United States	8,918 km	—
EFL → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	10,972 km	—
EFL → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	9,350 km	—
EFL → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,737 km	—
EFL → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,254 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
14/32	2,436 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Kefallinia Island, Ionian Islands, Greece · 38.1201, 20.5005

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Questions

Kefallinia Airport has the IATA code EFL and the ICAO code LGKF. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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