Catania Fontanarossa Airport is located 5 km south of the city. Being the fifth busiest in Italy, it handled about 6 million passengers in 2007 and began operations in 1924. 1950 saw the improved Catania airport opening. But as it was unable to handle the massive passengers’ movements, it was restructured in 1981. In 2007, an additional terminal was constructed along with 6 loading bridges. Air Berlin, Air Malta, Eurofly, Lufthansa, and British Airways are some of the major airlines that offer services at this airport. The destinations include Munich, Paris, Amsterdam, Cairo, and London among others.

The A19 motorway links Palermo and Sicily with Catania; you could take this to get to the airport. The E45 motorway is convenient if you have to come from or go to Syracuse. There’s also a shuttle bus from the centre of Catania to the airport. According to the IATA and ICAO systems, this airport is CTA and LICC respectively.

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