Turin Airport Explained

Location:Caselle Torinese
City-Served:Turin metropolitan area
Coordinates:45.2025°N 7.6494°W
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:y
Turin Airport
Image2-Width:250
Iata:TRN
Icao:LIMF
Type:Public
Owner:Italian Infrastructures Investment Fund I
Operator:Società Azionaria Gestione Aeroporto Torino
Elevation-F:989
Focus City:Ryanair
Website:aeroportoditorino.it
Pushpin Map:Italy Piedmont#Italy
Pushpin Label:TRN
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Italy
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-M:3300
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:4,193,371
Stat2-Data: 103.0%
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat3-Data:42,641
Stat4-Data: 57.2%
Stat5-Header:Cargo (ton)
Stat5-Data:949
Stat6-Data: -46.9%
Stat-Year:2022
Footnotes:Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]

Turin Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Torino),[3] [4] also known as Turin-Caselle Airport (Aeroporto di Torino-Caselle), is an international airport located at Caselle Torinese, 16km (10miles) north-northwest of the city of Turin,[5] in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont region, Northern Italy. It is also named Sandro Pertini Airport (Aeroporto Sandro Pertini), after former Italian President Sandro Pertini.[6]

History

The airport was built in 1953, on the site of a World War II air base, and was renovated in 1989 for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and then again in 2005 in preparation for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Turin airport won the ACI Europe Best Airport Awards in the category from 1 to 5 million passengers in 2007, 2008 and 2022. The aerodrome is operated by Società Azionaria Gestione Aeroporto Torino S.p.A. and administered by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC). The air traffic service (ATS) authority is ENAV S.p.A.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 989feet above mean sea level. It covers an area of more than 57000m2.[7] The airport has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3300mx60mm (10,800feetx200feetm). The Runway 36 is ILS (Instrument Landing System) certified III B for approach with visual range less than 200m (700feet) but not less than 75m (246feet).

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, Eurofighter, Tornado MLU and Sky-X are produced.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services at Turin Airport:[8]

Statistics

Passengers

Year[9] Passengers Movements
20163,950,90846,496
2015 3,666,582 44,214
2014 3,431,986 42,463
2013 3,160,287 43,655
2012 3,521,847 51,773
2011 3,710,485 54,541
2010 3,560,169 54,840
2009 3,227,258 56,419
2008 3,420,833 58,148
2007 3,509,253 62,136
2006 3,260,974 60,838
2005 3,148,807 56,890
2004 3,141,888 57,847
2003 2,820,448 54,710
2002 2,787,091 59,931
2001 2,820,762 64,885
2000 2,814,850 61,971
1999 2,498,775
1998 2,464,173
1997 2,391,902
1996 2,009,532
1995 1,836,407
1994 1,758,936

Routes

Busiest international routes to and from Turin-Caselle Airport (2017)
RankCityPassengersCarriers operating on route
1 Frankfurt, Germany192,104Lufthansa
2 Barcelona, Spain181,349Ryanair, Vueling
3 Munich, Germany180,845Lufthansa
4 Paris Charles de Gaulle, France171,355Air France
5 London Gatwick, United Kingdom168,933British Airways, easyJet, Thomson Airways
6 London Stansted, United Kingdom127,392Ryanair, Thomson Airways
7 Amsterdam, Netherlands116,252KLM, Transavia
8 Madrid, Spain114,953Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum), Blue Air
9 Bucharest, Romania66,604Blue Air, Wizz Air
10 Charleroi (Brussels), Belgium54,555Ryanair
11 Bacau, Romania53,532Blue Air
Busiest domestic routes to and from Turin-Caselle Airport (2017)
RankCityPassengersCarriers operating on route
1 Rome Fiumicino, Lazio550,244Alitalia, Vueling
2 Catania, Sicily340,847Blue Air, Ryanair, Alitalia
3 Naples, Campania278,128Alitalia, Blue Air
4 Palermo, Sicily257,042Ryanair, Volotea
5 Bari, Apulia215,626Ryanair, Blue air
6 Lamezia Terme, Calabria127,504Blue Air

Ground transportation

The airport is connected by rail to the city of Turin by the Ferrovia Torino-Ceres, operated by GTT as line A of Turin metropolitan railway service[10] and by shuttle bus, operated by SADEM and Flibco.[11]

There are also some scheduled shuttle services to nearby mountain towns and resorts including Ayas, Gressoney, Champorcher,[12] Briançon, Vallée de la Clarée (Névache), Clavière, Cesana,[13] Puy Saint Vincent,[14] Montgenevre, and Serre Chevalier.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EAD Basic – Error Page. 7 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Associazione Italiana Gestori Aeroportuali.
  3. Web site: IATA Airport code Search (TRN – City: Turin, Airport: Caselle) . . 21 December 2012.
  4. Web site: Turin Airport (TRN) . 2022-03-08 . www.turin-airport.net.
  5. Web site: By Car. aeroportoditorino.it. SAGAT S.p.A.. 11 July 2015.
  6. Web site: Sandro Pertini (Caselle) Airport (TRN) Details - Italy . 12 July 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130731011639/http://www.world-airport-codes.com/italy/sandro-pertini-(caselle)-9507.html . 31 July 2013 .
  7. Web site: Page404 – SAGAT. 7 June 2015.
  8. http://www.aeroportoditorino.it/en/tofly/flights/timetable aeroportoditorino.it – Timetable
  9. Web site: Airport traffic data . Assaeroporti . 10 April 2012 . it . 19 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130119010721/http://www.assaeroporti.it/defy.asp . dead .
  10. Web site: Reach Turin Airport by Train . AeroportoDiTorino.it.
  11. Web site: SADEM bus shuttle . AeroportoDiTorino.it.
  12. Web site: Monterosa Shuttle . 18 December 2017 . 27 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181127193525/http://gressoneymonterosa.it/en/monterosa-shuttle-2017/ . dead .
  13. Web site: Shuttles from Turin airport to ski resorts. 25 August 2016.
  14. Web site: Shuttle from Turin to Puy Saint Vincent . 18 December 2017 . 27 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181127152055/https://www.linkbus-alps.com/en/turin-airport/puy-saint-vincent/ . dead .
  15. Web site: €25 Shuttle Bus – Turin to Montgenèvre » Alpine Transfer Company.