Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias” (or Kapodistrias International Airport) is a state airport that is located on the Greek island of Corfu and serves regular and charter flights. The airport suffers from the seasonal passenger influx during the tourist season. The airport was opened in 1937. During the Second World War, it was under the German and Italian Armed Forces and served as an air base for cargo and military aviation. After the war, it was modernized by an air-strip and then by the passenger terminal built afterwards. In 1965, the airport gained an international status. It gained its present name after the first President of the country and the leading diplomat. CFU Airport is just 2 km from the city. Passengers are services in one passenger terminal that is quite compact. Every year, the airport services about 3.5 million people.
The short distance between the city and the airport lets cover it by car, taxi, transfer or bus for 10-15 minutes. You can also catch a bus (#15, 6) to travel from the airport to Corfu and the nearby city of Kerkyra. Taxi services at the airport are available 24 hours a day. The taxi rank is located near the terminal.
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