Reggio Calabria Airport
| Reggio di Calabria Airport Aeroporto di Reggio di Calabria | |||||||||||||||
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  REG Location of airport in Italy | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public & Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | SOGAS S.p.A. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Reggio di Calabria, Messina | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Reggio di Calabria | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1939 - present | ||||||||||||||
| Occupants | V Reparto di Volo della Polizia di Stato | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 29.26 m / 95.99 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′19″N 15°39′13″E / 38.07194°N 15.65361°ECoordinates: 38°04′19″N 15°39′13″E / 38.07194°N 15.65361°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | aeroportodellostretto.it | ||||||||||||||
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Reggio di Calabria "Tito Minniti" Airport (IATA: REG, ICAO: LICR), also known as Aeroporto dello Stretto (Airport of the Strait) is an airport located near Reggio, in southern Calabria, Italy. It serves mainly the Province of Reggio and the Province of Messina, and partially the Province of Vibo Valentia; more than 1,200,000 people. Daily flights depart and arrive for and from several Italian cities, and are seasonally augmented by flights to various other countries.
Reggio military airport was inaugurated in 1939 (the first airport in Calabria), becoming operative for commercial flights in 1947; later it was named after Italian Royal Air Force war-hero Tito Minniti, who was born in Reggio Calabria. Its IATA airport code REG is derived from Reggio, Calabria's main city, which the airport is closest to. On the outskirts of the airport the training grounds of local football club Reggina Calcio are located.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alitalia | Milan-Linate, Rome-Fiumicino, Turin Seasonal: Bologna |
| Blu-express operated by Blue Panorama Airlines | Milan-Linate, Rome-Fiumicino |
Statistics
Number of movements, number of passengers and freight traffic :
| Year | Movements | Passengers | Freight (in tons) | |||
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| Number | Var. | Number | Var. | Traffic | Var. | |
| 2000 | 6,291 | -1.3% | 538,048 | +4.6% | 330 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 6,157 | -2.1% | 481,857 | -10.4% | 553 | +67.6% |
| 2002 | 5,830 | -5.3% | 463,662 | -3.8% | 690 | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 5,567 | -4.5% | 441,795 | -4.6% | 241 | -65.1% |
| 2004 | 3,729 | -33.0% | 272,859 | -38.2% | 189 | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 7,516 | +101.6% | 398,089 | +45.9% | 194 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11,414 | +51.9% | 607,727 | +59.0% | 197 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 10,954 | -4.0% | 583,596 | -4.0% | 335 | +70.1% |
| 2008 | 9,394 | -14.2% | 536,032 | -8.2% | 180 | -46.3% |
| 2009 | 8,058 | -14.2% | 509,058 | -5.0% | 124 | -31.1% |
| 2010 | 9,066 | +12.5% | 548,648 | +7.8% | 191 | +54.0% |
| 2011 | 8,998 | -0.8% | 561,107 | +2.3% | 131 | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 8,233 | -8.5% | 571,694 | +1.9% | 114 | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 7,637 | -7.2% | 562,747 | -1,6% | 101.1 | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 7,383 | -3.3% | 522,849 | -7.1% | 46.02 | -54.5% |
Ground transport
The Reggio Calabria Airport is approximately 5 kilometres south from Reggio's historic city centre. It is accessible by car or public transport.
- By car from North (Tirrenic area)
A3 Highway (Napoli-Salerno-Reggio), on Arangea - Gallina or Ravagnese - Aeroporto exits
- By car from South (Ionic area)
SS106 Ionic Statal Street (Reggio-Taranto), on Ravagnese - Aeroporto or Arangea - Gallina exits
- With the city of Reggio di Calabria
The airport is connected to the city by ATAM (Metropolitan Area Transport Service) buses, that connect the airport with the harbour and with the main rail station too.
- With the city of Messina
A bus service called "Volobus" connects the airport of Reggio with Messina in about an hour and on time with all flights.
- With Locride Area and with Grecanic Area
A bus service called "Jonica Line" connects Caulonia Marina with the airport on time with all flights.
Notes
External links
Media related to Reggio Calabria Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (English)
- aeroportorc.com - Info and offers for the passengers that are flying from the Airports of Reggio Calabria and Lamezia]
- Accident history for REG at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for LICR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- airliners.net - Photogallery