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Naples International Airport
Naples International Airport; Aeroporto Internazionale di Napoli; Naples/Capodichino Airport
IATA: NAP – ICAO: LIRN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	BAA Limited
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
Runways
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft Movements	68,548
Passengers	5,642,267
	Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL; GE.S.A.C.

Naples International Airport

Location of Naples International Airport, Italy

Naples International Airport (IATA: NAP, ICAO: LIRN) - whose official name is "Ugo Niutta", is the airport serving Naples, Italy. It is located 3.24 NM (6.00 km; 3.73 mi) north northeast^[1] of the city in the Capodichino district of Naples. The airport has 2 terminals, however, terminal 2 is located away from the airfield and is only used for charter operations. Terminal 1 is the terminal building for departing travellers. The airport is operated by GE.S.A.C., a corporation participated by the British airport company BAA. In March 2003 GE.S.A.C. assumed total management of Naples International Airport with a 40 year license valid until 2043.

The airport management company is fully responsible for managing the airport and co-ordinating and control activities of all the private operators present in the airport. Capodichino hosts some aeronautical industrial activities, like Atitech, Alenia Aeronautica, Aeronavali, Tecnam Costruzioni Aeronautiche. The airport is still today a military air base (Italian Air Force 5° Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Unit - US Navy Support Base and Air Terminal).

[edit] Airport Data

Capodichino Airport has a single runway (orientation: 06/24 - 2,628 m × 45 m (8,622 ft × 148 ft) - resistance: PCN90/F/B/W/T - assistance: PAPI, ILS) in bituminous conglomerate and concrete, with one taxiway. There is one apron with 29 stands, 9 of which self-maneuvering and the remaining Push Back. The airport is class 4D ICAO and has the classification of military airport opened to commercial air traffic 24 hours/day (closed to charter flights from 11:00 pm to 6:00 am local time).

[edit] Passenger traffic and statistics

2000: - 4,136,508 pax (+13,0%)
2001: - 4,003,001 pax (-3,2%)
2002: - 4,132,874 pax (+3,2%)
2003: - 4,587,163 pax (+11,0%)
2004: - 4,632,388 pax (+1,0%)
2005: - 4,588,695 pax (-0,9%)
2006: - 5,095,969 pax (+11,1%)
2007: - 5,775,838 pax (+13,3%)
2008: - 5,642,267 pax (-2,3%)

[edit] History

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" becomes 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. Commercial traffic started only in 1950. In 1980 GE.S.A.C. ("Gestione Servizi Aeroporto Capodichino") was established to administer the airport; in 1982 it became "Gestione Servizi Aeroporti Campani") and participated in by the City Council, the province of Naples and Alitalia. In 1995 GE.S.A.C. drew up - with BAA assistance - a new masterplan, which marked the beginning of a twenty year development plan. After two years (1997) GE.S.A.C. was the first airport management company in Italy to be privatised: BAA acquires 70% of the share package from the City Council and Province of Naples. In 1998 the "Galleria Napoli" opened, a shopping arcade open 365 days a year inside Terminal 1. In 2002 H.R.H. Prince Charles inaugurated the new departure lounge.

[edit] World War II

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:

47th Bombardment Group, 22 Mar-25 April 1944, A-20 Havoc
79th Fighter Group, Jan-May 1944, P-40 Warhawk
33d Fighter Group, 15 Apr-28 May 1944, P-47 Thunderbolt

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.^[3]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus	Dublin [seasonal]
Aerosvit Airlines	Kiev-Boryspil, Lviv
Air Berlin	Cologne/Bonn, Frankfurt [begins 6 March, seasonal], Hamburg [begins 30 March, seasonal], Hanover, Munich [begins 29 March, seasonal], Stuttgart, Zurich [begins 27 March, seasonal]
Air France	Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Air Italy	Catania, Olbia [seasonal], Turin, Verona
Air Malta	Malta [begins 3 June, seasonal]
Alitalia	Milan-Linate, Rome-Fiumicino
Alitalia operated by Air One	Bologna, Catania, Genoa, Milan-Linate, Milan-Malpensa, Palermo, Trieste [seasonal], Turin, Venice-Marco Polo
Austrian Airlines operated by Lauda Air ^[4]	Vienna [seasonal]
Baboo	Geneva
Belle Air	Tirana
Blue Air	Bucharest-Băneasa, Milan-Orio al Serio
Brussels Airlines	Brussels
British Airways	London-Gatwick
Cimber Air	Copenhagen [seasonal]
EasyJet	Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin-Schönefeld, Geneva [seasonal], Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Milan-Malpensa, Paris-Orly, Venice-Marco Polo
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum	Madrid
Jetairfly	Brussels [seasonal]
Lufthansa	Milan-Malpensa, Munich
Luxair	Luxembourg [seasonal]
Meridiana	Cagliari, Milan-Linate, Venice-Marco Polo, Verona
Meridiana operated by Eurofly	New York-JFK [seasonal], Sharm el-Sheikh
Smart Wings	Prague [begins 26 May]
Thomas Cook Airlines	Bristol, East Midlands, London Gatwick, Manchester [all seasonal]
Thomson Airways	Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, London Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne [all seasonal]
Trawel Fly	Milan-Orio al Serio
transavia.com	Amsterdam, Copenhagen [seasonal]
Ukraine International Airlines	Lviv
Vueling Airlines	Barcelona
Wizz Air	Bucharest-Băneasa, Budapest, Prague

[edit] Transport links

[edit] By car

Capodichino is easily accessible from all the city thanks to the exit of the so called "Tangenziale", an urban highway (A56) connecting the city of Naples to metropolitan area and highways to Rome (A1), Salerno (A3) and Bari (A16).^[5]

[edit] Bus service

Bus line 3S and Alibus connect the airport to Piazza Garibaldi and Piazza Municipio. Distance airport/centre city is about 7 km (4.3 mi).

The airport is also connected to Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, Sorrento, Salerno and Serre.^[6]

[edit] Taxi service

Fixed rates are in use for the main destinations within the city limits of Naples from Airport to: Naples Centre, Molo Beverello (Port), Mergellina (Hydrofoils to Capri and Ischia Islands).^[7]

[edit] Train service

A Metro Station (Line 1 and Metrocampania Nordest) is planned (opening not before end 2011).

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b EAD Basic
^ GE.S.A.C., official site
^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
^ https://www.laudaair.com/book/StartHtml.aspx?a=3&fplan=y&L=0&lang=DE Lauda Air timetable (retrieved 2009-08-31)
^ Autostrade per l'Italia
^ azienda napoletana mobilità
^ Taxi fares

[edit] External links

[AIP-0] EAD Basic

[GESAC-1] GE.S.A.C., official site

[2] Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

[3] ttps://www.laudaair.com/book/StartHtml.aspx?a=3&fplan=y&L=0&lang=DE Lauda Air timetable (retrieved 2009-08-31)

[4] Autostrade per l'Italia

[5] zienda napoletana mobilità

[6] Taxi fares

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