Alghero–Fertilia Airport
Alghero-Fertilia Airport Aeroporto di Alghero-Fertilia | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 40°37′52″N 08°17′19″E / 40.63111°N 8.28861°E | ||||||||||
Website | aeroportodialghero.it | ||||||||||
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Sources:Assaeroporti |
Alghero - Riviera del Corallo Airport (
History
Early years
The airport opened in March 1938 as a military airport. During World War II, it was equipped with a 700-metre runway. Following the war, the runway was lengthened and improved.
During the early 1960s, the civil activities moved on the east side of the property and an old hangar was used as a passenger terminal. In 1971, the first passenger terminal was built. In the middle of the 1970s, the runway was lengthened to the current 3,000 meters, one of the longest runways in Italy and one of the safest.
In 1980, Alitalia established a flight school at Alghero Airport which trained up to 100 pilots a year, in conjunction with a diversification of activities including air taxi and maintenance services. The school closed in March 2003.[2]
Development in the 2000s
At the end of February 2006, there was a disagreement between the municipalities of Sassari and Alghero concerning the name of the airport (by then called "Alghero-Riviera del Corallo" or "Alghero-Fertilia airport".[3] It was suggested by Sassari administration (capital of province near Alghero) that the name should be changed to "Sassari-Alghero"[citation needed], which was the name used by Alitalia to advertise the first flights to the airport, but actually Alitalia used "Alghero-Sassari".[citation needed]. The discussions came to nothing and the name recognized by Italian (ENAV) and the international aviation authorities, besides the majority of people remains "Alghero-Fertilia", although the intention of the airport management company is to change the name to "Alghero-Riviera del Corallo".
On 23 November 2007, management of the airport was transferred to SO.GE.A.AL. for a period of 40 years.
The terminal building was recently renovated and expanded with the construction of a new
30 March 2009, Alghero Airport became a
Since 27 October 2013, with the entry into force of the new Territorial Continuity Sardinien, the airline
In October 2015, Ryanair announced that it would be closing its base at Alghero and dropping 16 routes from October that year, leaving only five routes served by aircraft based elsewhere for the winter 2015–2016 season.[4]
In July 2016, Ryanair announced it would re-establish its base in Alghero and resume many routes after the decision of Italian government to rescind the increase in airport taxes from October 2016.[5]
As of November 2017, Alitalia and the Romanian low-cost company Blue Air have bases here, with a handful of several other low-cost companies, such as easyJet, Ryanair, Vueling and Wizz Air, also offering all-year-round flights to various destinations in Italy, Spain and Romania, but also seasonal flights to other European countries.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Alghero–Fertilia Airport:[6]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Rome–Fiumicino, Verona
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Madrid
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Air Mountain | Seasonal: Sion |
ITA Airways | Seasonal: Genoa |
Palermo, Pescara
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Volotea | Seasonal: Turin, Verona |
Bucharest–Otopeni
Seasonal: Budapest |
Statistics
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
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January | 28,738 | 29,449 | 31,433 | 33,692 | 34,904 | 49,177 | 53,815 | 58,278 | 59,267 | 65,004 |
February | 26,132 | 26,598 | 27,085 | 32,449 | 41,075 | 44,009 | 58,445 | 53,584 | 56,554 | 61,181 |
March | 29,967 | 32,550 | 32,236 | 37,356 | 52,769 | 52,523 | 48,259[pax 1] | 73,473 | 23,333[pax 2] | 77,908 |
April | 37,662 | 41,091 | 44,765 | 50,091 | 58,651 | 67,145 | 78,359 | 82,056 | 90,139 | 102,306 |
May | 48,766 | 49,303 | 52,978 | 60,238 | 63,625 | 78,794 | 88,229 | 101,077 | 103,823 | 110,481 |
June | 61,423 | 68,338 | 77,007 | 83,951 | 83,247 | 95,844 | 106,029 | 118,931 | 116,913 | 138,458 |
July | 70,551 | 78,742 | 92,203 | 89,927 | 99,705 | 103,867 | 119,840 | 130,685 | 135,958 | 155,429 |
August | 92,116 | 90,193 | 99,864 | 96,491 | 105,676 | 109,066 | 118,539 | 130,462 | 131,334 | 160,511 |
September | 63,262 | 67,502 | 81,682 | 80,074 | 88,659 | 91,652 | 109,963 | 112,434 | 115,117 | 144,724 |
October | 39,425 | 41,892 | 49,498 | 47,998 | 72,599 | 70,448 | 89,609 | 86,327 | 94,232 | 116,976 |
November | 29,133 | 29,724 | 35,814 | 33,498 | 50,449 | 59,697 | 60,744 | 63,621 | 68,029 | 80,318 |
December | 35,313 | 33,793 | 39,765 | 36,067 | 55,438 | 66,147 | 66,982 | 69,046 | 75,792 | 86,819 |
TOTAL | 562,488 | 589,175 | 664,330 | 681,832 | 806,797 | 888,369 | 998,811 | 1,079,843 | 1,070,494 | 1,300,115 |
Source: Assaeroporti and the airport operating company.[citation needed] |
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Δ% | |
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January | 75,982 | 65,711 | 72,705 | 77,596 | 75,971 | 70,095 | 7.7 |
February | 74,374 | 65,869 | 66,656 | 71,541 | 60,446 | 63,142 | 4.5 |
March | 94,633 | 77,388 | 84,954 | 93,557 | 87,740 | 85,233 | 2.9 |
April | 106,558 | 124,493 | 96,361 | 122,610 | 129,832 | 129,492 | 0.3 |
May | 130,918 | 132,683 | 117,563 | 132,852 | 135,698 | 143,175 | 5.5 |
June | 143,355 | 167,749 | 139,665 | 158,626 | 165,120 | 178,768 | 8.3 |
July | 168,082 | 200,181 | 176,922 | 191,089 | 199,599 | 215,224 | 7.8 |
August | 181,585 | 208,485 | 193,025 | 202,272 | 210,407 | 224,562 | 6.9 |
September | 143,439 | 172,797 | 150,076 | 160,327 | 168,251 | 176,386 | 4.8 |
October | 114,057 | 129,685 | 123,883 | 133,509 | 125,498 | – | |
November | 70,327 | 76,806 | 80,696 | 81,809 | 75,154 | – | |
December | 77,551 | 85,169 | 85,711 | 88,466 | 85,445 | – | |
TOTAL | 1,380,762 | 1,507,016 | 1,388,217 | 1,514,254 | 1,518,870 | 1,286,077 [8] | 4.3 |
Source: Assaeroporti and the airport operating company.[citation needed] |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Δ% | |
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January | 133 | 165 | 178 | 78 | 95 | 52 | 46 | 65 | 61 | 129 | 84 | 110 | 116 | 1 | 99.3 |
February | 133 | 168 | 149 | 90 | 74 | 57 | 51 | 52 | 72 | 147 | 99 | 110 | 112 | 1 | 99.3 |
March | 152 | 175 | 106 | 97 | 50 | 60 | 24 | 60 | 54 | 157 | 136 | 126 | 145 | 1 | 99.6 |
April | 126 | 161 | 100 | 95 | 94 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 56 | 146 | 119 | 133 | 120 | 1 | 99.2 |
May | 169 | 199 | 116 | 111 | 82 | 54 | 49 | 64 | 57 | 145 | 127 | 135 | 145 | 1.2 | 99.2 |
June | 179 | 199 | 117 | 105 | 102 | 53 | 60 | 64 | 60 | 147 | 129 | 137 | 135 | 6.6 | 95.1 |
July | 210 | 193 | 130 | 134 | 207 | 73 | 21 | 68 | 73 | 176 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 6.8 | 95.3 |
August | 187 | 178 | 112 | 102 | 138 | 72 | 61 | 71 | 158 | 129 | 111 | 134 | 126 | 7.5 | 94.0 |
September | 190 | 175 | 119 | 118 | 107 | 64 | 62 | 83 | 183 | 168 | 138 | 142 | 148 | – | |
October | 182 | 182 | 116 | 80 | 48 | 53 | 63 | 65 | 184 | 131 | 126 | 139 | 160 | – | |
November | 153 | 166 | 100 | 95 | 88 | 52 | 61 | 63 | 168 | 118 | 131 | 130 | 149 | – | |
December | 149 | 150 | 97 | 99 | 115 | 55 | 60 | 71 | 182 | 109 | 108 | 143 | 138 | – | |
TOTAL | 1,963 | 2,111 | 1,440 | 1,204 | 1,200 | 693 | 609 | 774 | 1,308 | 1,702 | 1,447 | 1,580 | 1,637 | 25.4[8] | 97.6 |
Source: Assaeroporti[citation needed] |
Ground transportation
The airport can be reached from the city via the Strada Statale 42 and from the rest of the island via the SS 131 Carlo Felice Highway and the SS 291. The Sardinian transport operator ARST operates urban public transport lines between Alghero and the airport and also to Sassari, Olbia and Cagliari. There are also seasonal links by private companies from Cagliari and Santa Teresa Gallura.
References
- ^ Aeroporto di Alghero / Alghero Airport
- ^ Chamber of Deputies
- ^ Article on algheronotizie.it Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ryanair says to cut Italian routes, jobs, blames government passenger tax". Reuters. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Apertura di Ryanair: "Taglio della tassa ottima notizia"". 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Destinations and Schedules". aeroportodialghero.it. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Ryanair".
- ^ a b Dati provvisori
External links
Media related to Alghero Fertilia airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site (English)
- "A brief history of the Alghero airport" of Valter Battistoni, Sun Editions, ISBN 978-88-88636-64-1. (2012) Alghero
- Current weather for LIEA at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for AHO at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for AHO at Aviation Safety Network