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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 r ...
located at Caselle Torinese, 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 ...
,
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,
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. It is also named Sandro Pertini Airport (''Aeroporto Sandro Pertini''), after former Italian President
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 landown ...
.


History

The airport was built in 1953, on the site of a
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air base, and was renovated in 1989 for the
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and then again in 2005 in preparation for the
2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second ...
. Turin airport won the ''ACI Europe Best Airport Awards'' in the category from 1 to 5 millions passengers in 2007, 2008 and 2022. The
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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 ...
S.p.A. and administered by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC). The air traffic service (ATS) authority is
ENAV S.p.A. ENAV S.p.A. is an Italian joint-stock company which operates as an exclusive supplier of civil air navigation services in the Italian airspace. As an air navigation service provider (ANSP) it is responsible for the provision of air traffic con ...


Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of above
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. It covers an area of more than 57 thousand square meters. The airport has one
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designated 18/36 with an
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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 72 MP, C-27J,
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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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