Flights & Airports

The airport of Comiso

The airport of Comiso (CIY) is a new air terminal in Sicily (opening: May/June 2013), in the southeastern part of the island, in the area of Ragusa. Thanks to its position this airport is a good landing base for those that are looking for a beach holiday along the southern coast of Sicily (e.g. Sampieri, Marina di Ragusa, Scoglitti), for a cultural tour among the baroque Unesco world heritages (Noto, Ragusa, Modica, Scicli) or to explore the location of famous sicilian film ad tv serials like inspector Montalbano. The airport of Comiso is far about 1 hour by car from the Catania Fontanarossa airport and is a good alternative for clow-cost airlines. During the eruptions of mount Etna it can also be a substitutive destination if the airport of Catania is closed.

Airport Catania Fontanarossa closed in November

The international airport Catania Fontanarossa will be closed due to maintenance works from November 5, 2012 until December 5, 2012.

Passengers will depart and arrive at an other airport and then reach Catania with a Shutlle-bus service. At the moment it's not sure which airport will be used, either Palermo, Reggio Calabria or the military airport Sigonella near Catania.

Airlines continue to sell tickets for Catania destination but often passengers are not informed of this inconvenient.

It is possible to read news about the situation on the official website of the airport of Catania.

NEWS

During the closure month of the international airport Fontanarossa - Catania, the flights will use the military airport Sigonella, few kilometers from Fontanarossa.

Check in and arrival will be at the Fontanarossa building and there will be a shuttle bus service between the two airports.

For departures it will be necessary to be 3 hous in advance at the Fontanarossa airport for check in and transfer operations.

Flying during the eruptions of mount Etna

Mount Etna is the biggest active Vulcan in Europe. It raises high upon Catania and it's airport Fontanarossa. Besides the massive lava eruptions it often shows his activiy with explosions of small glowing rocks and ashes (which fall on surrounding villages) and high smoke columns. Although Catania's airport is not in danger to be hit by the lava, sometimes flights are reduced or the airport is even closed for the bad view or for the ash clouds, which could damnage the airplans. Often newspapers report in a too catastrofic way, but if you plan to arrive or depart from Catania's airport in the period of an eruption of the vulcan you should better take previous information. The website of Catania Fontanarossa Airport (in italian and english) is always updated about the state of flights. Usually the air companies inform their clients about changes in time, but in case of activity of Mount Etna it can happen that the airport is closed from one moment to the other. Sometimes it depends on the direction of the wind whether the ashes are going to fall on the airport's site or not. What possibilities are there for the passengers ? Mainly flights delay for cleaning work on the runway.

Airport transfers from Catania Fontanarossa

A lot of bus companies connect the Airport Catania Fontanarossa to the main sicilian cities. Catania is connected by "Alibus" (website only in italian language) from AMT urban lines (bus number 457). The bus stops are at the departure and at the arrival terminals. On average there is a bus every 20 minutes. The bus stops at Catania Centrale train station. Tickets (price 1 €, 2010) are sold inside the airport at shops with the AMT ticket labels. They can be used for 90 minutes on all urban buslines. A lot of other sicilian destinations are connected by different companies.

Sicilian airports

Sicily is served by several airports located across the region. So, the choice of the right flight for your arrival or departure should take into account costs but also the geographical position. The main Sicilian airport is Fontanarossa International Airport of Catania (CTA) on the east coast of the island. The airport has been expanded in the last years and is the best choice for those who are visiting eastern Sicily (Messina, Taormina, Catania, Syracuse). Fontanarossa has an own internet site, also in English language.

For those who are visiting the western part of the island, the main choice is the "Falcone - Borsellino" Airport of Palermo Punta Raisi. Informations about flights, airlines and security controls are available on the official website of the airport (in English language too).

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