Reggio di Calabria Airport Aeroporto di Reggio di Calabria | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public & Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Sacal S.p.A. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Reggio di Calabria,Messina | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Reggio di Calabria | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1939 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupants | V Reparto di Volo della Polizia di Stato | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 29.26 m / 95.99 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′19″N15°39′13″E / 38.07194°N 15.65361°E /38.07194; 15.65361 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | sacal.it/en/reggio-calabria-airport/ | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: ItalianAIP atEUROCONTROL[1] Statistics from Assaeroporti[2] | |||||||||||||||
Reggio di Calabria "Tito Minniti" Airport (IATA:REG,ICAO:LICR),[3] also known asAeroporto dello Stretto (Airport of the Strait) is anairport located inReggio Calabria, in southernItaly. It serves mainly theMetropolitan City of Reggio and theProvince of Messina, and partially theProvince of Vibo Valentia; more than 1,350,000 people. Daily flights depart and arrive for and from several Italian cities, and are seasonally augmented by flights to various other countries.[4]
Reggio military airport was inaugurated in 1939 (the first airport in Calabria), becoming operative for commercial flights in 1947; later it was named afterItalian Royal Air Force war-heroTito Minniti, who was born inReggio Calabria. ItsIATA airport code REG is derived fromReggio,Calabria's main city, which the airport is closest to. On the outskirts of the airport the training grounds of local football clubReggina Calcio are located.
In March 2017,Alitalia announced it would terminate all 56 weekly flights to and from the airport (toMilan,Rome andTurin) stating all routes were heavily loss-making.[5] However, this decision was revoked shortly after.
In summer 2017, Sacal S.p.A. (Società aeroportuale calabrese), also managingLamezia Terme, took over the management of the airport.
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Reggio Calabria Airport:
The Reggio Calabria Airport is approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Reggio's historic city centre. It is accessible by car or public transport. The airport is reachable in 7 minutes by regional trains from Reggio Calabria Centrale or Melito di Porto Salvo. Even the airport railway station has faced criticism by the local community, due to its 2 km (1.2 mi) distance from the terminal and the low number of passengers which use it. Otherwise, the airport is reachable by bus routes 27 and 27/ from the University and San Brunello and by the Port-Airport direct route, all of which are operated by ATAM and with nearby towns and ports by various provincial bus operators.
There was also a projected pier to allow the docking of the ferries fromMessina, allowing the residents of the Sicilian city to use the Reggio Calabria Airport instead of driving 100 kilometres (60 mi) south toCatania Airport. This pier was built, but the prevailing winds did not allow the ferries to dock. This issue, together with low passenger numbers have caused the pier to be abandoned and used by fishermen, becoming a symbol of waste of public money.
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