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Lamezia Terme International Airport

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Lamezia Terme
International Airport
Aeroporto Internazionale
di Lamezia Terme
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSacal S.p.A.
ServesProvince of Catanzaro
LocationLamezia Terme, Italy
Elevation AMSL46 ft (14 m)
Coordinates38°54′19″N 16°14′32″E / 38.90528°N 16.24222°E / 38.90528; 16.24222
Websitehttps://sacal.it/en/lamezia-terme-airport/
Map
SUF is located in Calabria
SUF
SUF
Location within Calabria
SUF is located in Italy
SUF
SUF
Location within Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 9,900 3,017 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers2,713,811
Passenger change 23–24Decrease -4.4%
Aircraft movements23,843
Movements change 23–24Decrease -4%
Cargo (tons)1,773.2
Cargo change 23–24Increase 6.2%
Statistics from Assaeroporti[1]

Lamezia Terme International Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale di Lamezia Terme "Sant'Eufemia") (IATA: SUF, ICAO: LICA) is an airport in the Sant'Eufemia district of Lamezia Terme, Calabria, Italy.[2] It is the principal airport of Calabria. Additionally, a military helicopter unit, the 2° Reggimento dell'Aria "Sirio", is based near the airport.

History

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The decision to build a large modern airport was made in the 1960s to stimulate the economy and tourism in southern Italy. The official opening took place in June 1976, when the first Itavia flight from Rome Ciampino Airport landed here.[3] Initially, the airport was conceived as a central hub serving key cities in the region, including Catanzaro, Crotone and Cosenza.[4]

A key stage in the airport's development was 1990, when it received international status. This event coincided with the FIFA World Cup held in Italy and gave a powerful boost to passenger traffic. In the following decades, the airport underwent several waves of modernization to meet growing demands. The runway and apron were expanded, and the passenger terminal was repeatedly extended and updated.[5]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Lamezia Terme Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroitalia Seasonal: Cagliari,[6] Perugia[6]
Air Transat Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson[7]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna[8]
Condor Seasonal: Frankfurt[9]
easyJet Basel/Mulhouse,[10] Milan–Malpensa[11]
Seasonal: Geneva,[10] Nice,[12] Paris–Orly[13]
Edelweiss Air Zurich[14]
Eurowings Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn,[15] Düsseldorf,[15] Hannover,[16] Innsbruck,[15] Salzburg,[15] Stuttgart[15]
ITA Airways Milan–Linate,[17] Rome–Fiumicino[17]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt[18]
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg[19]
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa,[10] Verona[10]
Ryanair Bergamo,[10] Bologna,[10] Bremen (begins 25 October 2026),[20] Bucharest–Otopeni,[21] Genoa,[10] Hahn, London–Stansted,[10] Malta,[10] Memmingen,[10] Milan–Malpensa,[10] Pisa,[10] Sofia,[22] Tirana,[23] Turin,[10] Verona[10]
Seasonal: Budapest,[24] Charleroi,[25] Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden,[10] Kraków,[10] Madrid,[26] Saarbrücken,[27] Treviso, Trieste,[28] Valencia,[29] Venice,[30] Vienna,[31] Wrocław[26]
SkyAlps Seasonal: Bolzano[32]
Smartwings Seasonal: Brno,[33] Prague[34]
Seasonal charter: Ostrava,[35] Warsaw-Chopin[36]
TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[37] Manchester[37]
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels[38]
Wizz Air Bratislava,[39] Milan–Malpensa (begins 25 October 2026),[40] Rome–Fiumicino (begins 25 October 2026),[41] Turin (begins 25 October 2026),[40] Warsaw–Chopin[42]
Seasonal: Budapest,[24] Katowice,[43] Sofia[44]

Statistics

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PassengersYear500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,0003,000,0001995200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

References

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  1. ↑ "Statistiche 2019". 4 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lamezia Terme Airport, Italy (SUF)". AirMundo. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Storia e organizzazione degli scali Itavia" [History and organization of the Itavia bases]. Noi Dell'Itavia (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "L'Evoluzione di Lamezia Terme: Storia, Identità e Scenari Futuri dell'Hub della Calabria" [The Evolution of Lamezia Terme: History, Identity and Future Scenarios of Calabria’s Hub]. Malpensa Hub (in Italian). 12 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Lamezia Terme International Airport History". Kupi.com. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Nuova rotta Aeroitalia: Lamezia Terme – Cagliari per estate 2026". 13 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Toronto, ON, Canada YTO". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1156–1162. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  8. ↑ "Vienna, Austria". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1117–1123. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  9. ↑ Liu, Jim (23 April 2024). "Condor Schedules A320neo/321neo NS24 Debut". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Lamezia Terme, Italy". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 541. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  11. ↑ Liu, Jim (4 July 2022). "easyJet July 2022 Italy / Spain Operation Update – 03JUL22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "easyJet presenta le basi di Milano Linate e Roma Fiumicino" [Easyjet introduces new bases]. Italiavola.com (in Italian). 11 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "easyJet NS25 Network Additions – 22DEC24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Air Canada Begins Edelweiss Air Codeshare in NS24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Liu, Jim (14 February 2023). "Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Eurowings NS24 Hanover / Nuremberg Network Expansion". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  17. 1 2 Liu, Jim (30 October 2024). "ITA Airways NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  18. ↑ "Lufthansa Adds Frankfurt – Lamezia Terme in NS25". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "Luxembourg, Luxembourg". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 616–617. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  20. ↑ "Ryanair apre una nuova rotta dall'Italia" [Ryanair opens a new route from Italy]. Italiavola.com (in Italian). 24 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Rută nouă: București - Lamezia Terme cu Ryanair din martie 2025". 13 November 2024.
  22. ↑ "Aeroporto Lamezia: Ryanair volerà su Sofia per l'estate 2026 • AeroportiCalabria.com". AeroportiCalabria.com (in Italian). 24 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  23. ↑ "RYANAIR ANNOUNCES EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH FOR CALABRIA". italiavola. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  24. 1 2 Woods, John (8 December 2025). "Ryanair–Wizz Air battle intensifies on new Budapest route to Mediterranean paradise". DailyNewsHungary. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  25. ↑ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
  26. 1 2 "Ryanair NS25 Network Additions – 01DEC24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  27. ↑ "Ryanair startet künftig ab Saarbrücken".
  28. ↑ "Calabria e Repubblica Ceca più vicine, nuovi voli per Lamezia e Praga". TriestePrima (in Italian). 14 November 2024.
  29. ↑ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
  30. ↑ "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23". Aeroroutes.
  31. ↑ "Ryanair NS23 A320 Network Additions – 05FEB23". Aeroroutes.
  32. ↑ Liu, Jim (8 April 2022). "Sky Alps NS22 Bolzano Network Expansion". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  33. ↑ Liu, Jim (11 May 2023). "Smartwings NS23 Brno / Ostrava Network Additions". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  34. ↑ Liu, Jim (30 December 2024). "Smartwings NS25 A220 Network Overview – 29DEC24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  35. ↑ Liu, Jim (8 January 2024). "Smartwings NS24 Network Additions – 07JAN24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  36. ↑ Liu, Jim (28 April 2023). "Smartwings Poland NS23 Charter Network Additions". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  37. 1 2 Nath, Kanchan (3 April 2024). "TUI UK bolsters summer 2025 flying programme with focus on choice and flexibility".
  38. ↑ "Brussels, Belgium". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 165–172. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  39. ↑ s.r.o, Minion Interactive. "Wizz Air expanduje v Bratislavě – otevře 13 nových linek".
  40. 1 2 "Wizz Air annuncia due nuove rotte" [Wizz Air announces two new routes]. Italiavola.com (in Italian). 24 July 2026.
  41. ↑ "Nuovo volo giornaliero Lamezia-Roma Fiumicino con Wizz Air" [Wizz Air launches a new daily service between Lamezia and Rome Fiumicino]. RaiNews.it (in Italian). 29 May 2026.
  42. ↑ Jaglarz, Bartosz (17 December 2025). "As many as five new Wizz Air routes from Warsaw! Where will we fly?". Hubigo. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  43. ↑ Lemański, Grzegorz. "Wysyp nowych tras od Wizz Aira z Krakowa i Katowic. Bedą turystyczne hity!". Fly4free.pl - wydawaj mniej, podróżuj więcej - tanie loty, wczasy, hotele.
  44. ↑ ""Уиз Еър" с полети от София до седем нови дестинации | dnes.dir.bg". dnes.dir.bg. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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