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The Corfu airport is located 3 km from Corfu centre, on its southern side. The first plane landed in 1937 with the then governor Efstratio Ksidi. In 1965, the airport became international. This airport is open 24 hours and has 1 terminal. According to the IACT, the code is CFU and that in the ICAO is LGKR. It offers charter flights to European destinations is the hub for Olympic Airlines and Aegean Airlines. Germanwings, Air Malta, First Choice Airways, and Wizz Air are some of the other airlines. You could get to the airport by bus or drive along the route 25 from the city centre.
In 1985 a British Airtours Flight 28M that was bound for this airport also called as Kerkira Airport was in a major mishap that resulted in the death of 56 people onboard; 80 survived. This airport also called Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport named after the first Greek governor provides parking for about 120 cars.
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