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Catania Fontanarossa (CTA) Airport

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Catania Fontanarossa CTA Airport Overview

Catania Fontanarossa Vincenzo Bellini Airport CTA serves part of the Italian island of Sicily and the cities and towns surrounding it.

The Airport is located 4.3 km southwest of the city of Catania, on the island of Sicily, Italy, and named after is native son, the opera composer Vincenzo Bellini. The Airport is accessible via A19 motorway linking Catania with Palermo & central Sicily, while nearby E45 runs south to Syracuse. Towns & cities within a 100 km radius are: Caltagirone, Enna, Messina, Pizza-Armeria, Siracusa & Taormina. 

With an estimated 5.8 million passengers in 2012, Catania Airport centers heavily on domestic air traffic and is served by domestic & international, regular & low-cost airlines offering direct flights throughout Italy and to European cities, with connections around the world.
 
The new two-level passenger terminal at Catania Airport is divided into a Departure & an Arrivals level:  (For more information, please refer to 'Terminal Map' page.)
 
Parking options at Catania Fontanarossa Airport:
Short-term parking in parking lots T4 - T5 (unguarded), fee payable at the cash machine.
Long-term parking (tel. +39 095 349770) has 1,022 available spaces, 20 of which are for disabled persons, fee payable by check, cash credit or debit card.
 
To get from Catania Fontanarossa Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi, or a bus to the city center & railway station, or a bus to outlying towns & cities, and to the Port of Milazzo for connections to the Eolian Islands, or take a train from Catania station:
1. Taxi service is available in front of the passenger terminal, or you can call either Radiotaxi at +39 095 330966, or Night Service at +39 095 386794.
2. The City Bus AMT Alibus Line to City Center & Train Station (free tel. 800-018696) runs from the 5am-midnight, every 20 mins. and makes the following stops along its route:  Fontanarossa Airport, Asse dei servizi, Faro Biscari, Tempio, Colombo, Borsellino Square (under the bridge), Vittorio Emanuele, Duomo, Etnea, Stesicoro, Sicilia, Martiri Libertà, & Catania Railway Station.
3. Buses to other towns & cities:
A.S.T. bus line (tel. +39 095 7461096);  Etna Transport (tel. +39 095 532716);  Giuntabus (tel. +39 090 673782);  Interbus (tel.+39 095 532716); Molica Bus (tel. +39 0941 301461);  SAIS Transport (Tel. +39 095 536168);  andSAIS Autoline (tel.+39 0935 524111).
3. Train connections are available at Catania Railway Station (tel. +39 095 532226, or call center 892021, or ticket office +39 095 532227) You can take the AMT Alibus from the Airport to the station (for more train information visit Trenitalia).



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Catania Fontanarossa CTA Airport Update History

  • Updated CTA Airport Intro page - Mar 27, 2013
  • Updated CTA Airports page - Mar 27, 2013
  • Updated CTA Main Terminals page - Mar 27, 2013
  • Updated CTA Food & Stores page - Mar 18, 2013
  • Updated CTA Direct Flights page - Feb 24, 2013
  • Updated CTA Parking On site page - Jan 28, 2013