Catania-Fontanarossa Airport
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Catania–Fontanarossa Airport Aeroporto di Catania-Fontanarossa |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | SAC | ||||||||||
| Location | Catania | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 39 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°28′00″N 15°03′50″E / 37.46667°N 15.06389°ECoordinates: 37°28′00″N 15°03′50″E / 37.46667°N 15.06389°E | ||||||||||
| Website | aeroporto.catania.it | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 7,105,487 |
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| Passenger change 2014– 2015 |
 -2.7% |
| Aircraft movements | 54,988 |
| Movements change 2014–2015 |
-8.2% |
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (Italian: aeroporto internazionale Vincenzo Bellini di Catania-Fontanarossa , English: Catania International Airport) (IATA: CTA, ICAO: LICC) also named as Vincenzo Bellini Airport, is an international airport 2.3 NM (4.3 km; 2.6 mi) southwest of Catania, the second largest city on the Italian island of Sicily. It is named after the opera composer Vincenzo Bellini who was born in Catania.
It is the busiest airport in Sicily and the 6th busiest in Italy with 7.304.012 passengers in 2014. Major airlines such as Alitalia, Lufthansa and Air Berlin offer services here and connect numerous European destinations such as Rome, Munich and Berlin, while low cost airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair offer extensive flights to many leisure destinations.
Catania Airport's history dates back to 1924, when it was the region's very first airport. During World War II it was seized by the Allies during the Sicily Campaign and used by the United States Army Air Forces as a military airfield. Twelfth Air Force used the airport as a combat airfield, stationing the 340th Bombardment Group, which flew B-25 Mitchells from 27 August to 19 November 1943. In addition, the HQ, 51st Troop Carrier Wing used the airport from 29 September 1943 to 29 June 1944. Various transport units used the airport for the rest of the war, afterward it was turned back over to civil authorities.
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