Naples International Airport
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Naples International Airport Aeroporto di Napoli-Capodichino |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | GE.S.A.C. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Naples, Italy | ||||||||||
| Location | Capodichino | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 294 ft / 90 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°53′04″N 014°17′27″E / 40.88444°N 14.29083°ECoordinates: 40°53′04″N 014°17′27″E / 40.88444°N 14.29083°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.portal.gesac.it | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 6,163,188 |
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| Passenger change 14–15 |
 3.4% |
| Aircraft movements | 60,261 |
| Movements change 14–15 |
1.4% |
Naples International Airport (IATA: NAP, ICAO: LIRN) (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale di Napoli,) is the international airport serving Naples, Italy. It is located 3.2 NM (5.9 km; 3.7 mi) north-northeast of the city in the Capodichino district of Naples. The airport has two terminal buildings: Terminal 1 is for scheduled flights and Terminal 2, located away from the airfield, is used for charter operations.
Naples, with a metropolitan population of nearly three million is the largest metropolitan area of Europe which does not serve as a hub nor secondary hub of any airline.
The district of Capodichino – in the area known as "Campo di Marte" – hosted in 1910 the first flight exhibitions in Naples. During the First World War, "Campo di Marte" became a military airport in order to defend the town against Austro-Hungarian and German air attacks. Dedicated to Ugo Niutta, an Italian aviator, Capodichino Airport was a military air base during the Fascist Era and Second World War.
During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces extensively during the Italian Campaign. It was used by the Twelfth Air Force as a combat airfield, which stationed the following units at the airport: 79th Fighter Group (January – May 1944, P-40 Warhawk/P-47 Thunderbolt); 47th Bombardment Group (March – April 1944, A-20 Havoc); 33d Fighter Group (April – May 1944, P-40 Warhawk). When the combat units moved out, Air Transport Command used the airport as a major transshipment hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel for the remainder of the war.
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