Airports / Italy / CTA
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport
LICC / CTACatania, ItalyELEV 39 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sigonella Navy Air Base (LICZ) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport, listed as LICC / CTA, is a large commercial airport in Catania, Italy. Field elevation is 39 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list CTA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Sigonella Navy Air Base (LICZ, 8 nm), Comiso Airport (CIY, 36 nm), and Reggio Calabria Airport (REG, 46 nm).
Trip costs from CTA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Lanza Di Trabie and Catania-Fontanarossa Vincenzo Bellini. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CTA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
LICC
IATA
CTA
FAA / Local
CT03
Elevation
39 ft
Coordinates
37.4668° N · 15.0664° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Italy fields
state range 6–1,791 ft
At 39 ft, CTA sits lower than 79% of the 73 Italy fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmLICZSigonella Navy Air BaseSigonella (CT)
- 36nmCIYComiso AirportComiso
- 46nmREGReggio Calabria AirportReggio Calabria
- 92nmLICPPalermo-Boccadifalco AirportPalermo
- 101nmMLAMalta International AirportValletta
- 103nmSUFLamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International AirportLamezia Terme (CZ)
Location
Open the full mapLICC · Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Catania, Italy