# Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)

> Catania, IT · IATA: CTA · ICAO: LICC · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CTA` |
| ICAO | `LICC` |
| City | Catania |
| Country | IT |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 12 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 37.46680, 15.06640 |

## Description

Around 13 million passengers a year make Catania-Fontanarossa (IATA: CTA, ICAO: LICC) Sicily's busiest airport by far and southern Italy's second after Naples. Mount Etna watches over every departure — and occasionally shuts the place down: when Europe's most active volcano ejects ash, the airport follows one of the world's few standing protocols for volcanic-ash closures. For freight, the hinterland counts twice: semiconductor shipments fly out of the "Etna Valley" around the STMicroelectronics plant, joined by perishable exports — fish, fruit and vegetables — from eastern Sicily. Express and belly consignments move through a cargo area with customs clearance; bulk volumes reach the mainland by truck and ferry. Operator SAC runs the site just 5 kilometres from the city centre, with a rail stop and buses into town and the A18 and A19 motorways linking Messina and Palermo. One planning detail: summer tourism peaks absorb belly capacity, and winter schedules thin out noticeably.

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