Turin Airport ( it, Aeroporto di Torino) , also known as Turin-Caselle Airport (''Aeroporto di Torino-Caselle''), is an
international airport
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports and they must feature longer ...
located at
Caselle Torinese
Caselle Torinese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin, on the left bank of the Stura di Lanzo.
See also
*Turin Airport
Turin Airport ( it, Aeroporto ...
, north-northwest of the city of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
, in the
Metropolitan City of Turin
The Metropolitan City of Turin ( it, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piedmontese: ''Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and co ...
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Piedmont
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Northern Italy
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. It is also named Sandro Pertini Airport (''Aeroporto Sandro Pertini''), after former
Italian President
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Sandro Pertini
Alessandro "Sandro" Pertini (; 25 September 1896 – 24 February 1990) was an Italian socialist politician who served as the president of Italy from 1978 to 1985.
Early life
Born in Stella ( Province of Savona) as the son of a wealthy landow ...
.
History
The airport was built in 1953, on the site of a
World War II
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air base, and was renovated in 1989 for the
1990 FIFA World Cup
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and then again in 2005 in preparation for the
2006 Winter Olympics
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. Turin airport won the ''ACI Europe Best Airport Awards'' in the category from 1 to 5 millions passengers in 2007, 2008 and 2022.
[ The ]aerodrome
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is operated by Società Azionaria Gestione Aeroporto Torino
Società Azionaria Gestione Aeroporto Torino S.p.A. (SAGAT) is the operator of Turin Airport. The controlling interests of the company was purchased by Italian Infrastructures Investment Fund I in January 2013.
History
In December 2012 Italian I ...
S.p.A. and administered by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority
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(ENAC). The air traffic service
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(ATS) authority is ENAV S.p.A.
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Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level
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. It covers an area of more than 57 thousand square meters. The airport has one runway
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designated 18/36 with an asphalt
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surface measuring . The Runway 36 is ILS (Instrument Landing System) certified III B for approach with visual range less than 200 meters (656 ft) but not less than 75 meters (246 ft).
Industry
The airport is also home to two Leonardo plants (North and South): these sites are specialized in the assembly and final phase of production, maintenance, ground tests and flight tests of military and civil prototypes and aircraft. In particular, aircraft such as: AMX-ACOL, ATR 42 MP ATR may refer to:
Medicine
* Acute transfusion reaction
* Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related, a protein involved in DNA damage repair
Science and mathematics
* Advanced Test Reactor, nuclear research reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory, ...
, ATR 72 MP
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, C-27J
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, Eurofighter
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, Tornado MLU and Sky-X are produced.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services at Turin Airport:
Statistics
Passengers
Routes
Ground transportation
The airport is connected by rail to the city of Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
by the Ferrovia Torino-Ceres, operated by GTT as line A of Turin metropolitan railway service and by shuttle bus, operated by SADEM.
There are also some scheduled shuttle services to nearby mountain towns and resorts including Ayas, Gressoney, Champorcher, Briançon, Vallée de la Clarée (Névache), Clavière, Cesana, Puy Saint Vincent, Montgenevre, and Serre Chevalier.
References
External links
Official website
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Airports established in 1953
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