Pantelleria Airport is a regional
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...
on the
Italian island of
Pantelleria
Pantelleria (; ), known in ancient times as Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island and comune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, southwest of Sicily and east of the Tunisian coast. On clear days Tunisia is visible from the ...
. It is located from the town centre and features both regular and charter flights from and to
Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4. ...
and mainland Italy. It was a military airport until 2016, when it became a state owned civilian airport, although an Air Force detachment remained operational. There are two
underground hangars, 340 m long and 26 m wide, which were completed in 1939 and called Nervi and Bartoli.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate from/to the airport:
Statistics
In the media
The airport's terminal interior and apron can be seen in the 2016 movie ''
A Bigger Splash'' starring
Tilda Swinton.
References
External links
Official website*
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Airports in Sicily
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy
Airports established in 1938
1938 establishments in Italy
Pier Luigi Nervi buildings
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