Pantelleria Airport is a regional
airport
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on the
Italian
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island of
Pantelleria
Pantelleria (; Sicilian: ''Pantiddirìa'', Maltese: ''Pantellerija'' or ''Qawsra''), the ancient 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 Tunis ...
. It is located 5 km from the town centre and features both regular and charter flights from and to
Sicily
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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.
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
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'' starring
Tilda Swinton
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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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