AirportsCatania-Fontanarossa Airport is a large airport serving Catania, in Sicily, Italy. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CTA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CTA
- ICAO code
- LICC
- City
- Catania
- State or region
- Sicily
- Country
- Italy
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 37.4668° N, 15.0664° E
- Elevation
- 12 m (39 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,435 m (7,989 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CTA means Catania-Fontanarossa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LICC. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.4668° N, 15.0664° E. It stands 12 metres (39 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Rome, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,435 metres (7,989 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 41 airports of Italy on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,435 m 7,989 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Comiso AirportComiso | CIY | 66 km |
| Reggio Calabria AirportReggio Calabria | REG | 85 km |
| Xewkija HeliportGozo, Malta | GZM | 175 km |
| Malta International AirportValletta, Malta | MLA | 187 km |
| Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International AirportLamezia Terme (CZ) | SUF | 190 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,765 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,919 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,025 km | 5 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,977 km | 2 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,328 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,731 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,822 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,098 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,069 km | 19 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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