Airports of Sicily
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Latest update: 9 February 2024
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By: Dion Protani
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The surprising number of six airports of Sicily is a testament to the popularity of the island.
Slightly upsetting the natural order of things, the second city sees the most air travel with around ten million transiting through Catania Airport every year. The city of Catania is situated on Sicily's Ionian Coast and lies at the foothills of the fiery Mount Etna while further north along the coast is the island region's number one tourist destination: Taormina. |
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Seven million passengers use the Sicilian capital's Palermo Airport every year; aside from the many charms of Palermo itself, the city occupies the same coastline as the popular seaside resort of Cefalù while closer to the city are the disparate attractions of Monreale Cathedral, the hill town of Caccamo and the beach at Mondello.
Although a greatly reduced number of passengers flow through Trapani Airport, the city that it serves lies at the centre of one of Italy's most beautiful areas of coastline. Trapani is just a short hop across the sea to the Aegadian Islands of Favignana, Marettimo and Levanzo while a short drive north of the city brings the beach resort of San Vito Lo Capo and the stunning Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro into play.
Not only this, but Trapani Airport represents the best means of travel into one of the two Sicilian Islands that has its own airport: Pantelleria. Although the island can be reached by sea, the short flight to Pantelleria Airport is greatly preferable to the much longer ferry journey. Boasting the beautiful Spiaggia dei Conigli, the often-voted best beach in Italy, the island of Lampedusa is best accessed via Lampedusa Airport as it too has a rather arduous ferry journey as the next best option.
Sicily's final airport is that of the pretty town of Comiso in the Ragusa Province. Aside from its convenience for reaching the historic city of Syracuse, the Comiso Airport is right at the heart of the UNESCO-listed Val di Noto: the term given for a series of eight towns built in the 17th century where the Sicilian Baroque architecture reached its zenith. The city of Ragusa and slightly smaller towns such as Modica, Noto and Scicli which are both beautiful and of special significance to fans of the Inspector Montalbano TV series which is filmed here.
Although a greatly reduced number of passengers flow through Trapani Airport, the city that it serves lies at the centre of one of Italy's most beautiful areas of coastline. Trapani is just a short hop across the sea to the Aegadian Islands of Favignana, Marettimo and Levanzo while a short drive north of the city brings the beach resort of San Vito Lo Capo and the stunning Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro into play.
Not only this, but Trapani Airport represents the best means of travel into one of the two Sicilian Islands that has its own airport: Pantelleria. Although the island can be reached by sea, the short flight to Pantelleria Airport is greatly preferable to the much longer ferry journey. Boasting the beautiful Spiaggia dei Conigli, the often-voted best beach in Italy, the island of Lampedusa is best accessed via Lampedusa Airport as it too has a rather arduous ferry journey as the next best option.
Sicily's final airport is that of the pretty town of Comiso in the Ragusa Province. Aside from its convenience for reaching the historic city of Syracuse, the Comiso Airport is right at the heart of the UNESCO-listed Val di Noto: the term given for a series of eight towns built in the 17th century where the Sicilian Baroque architecture reached its zenith. The city of Ragusa and slightly smaller towns such as Modica, Noto and Scicli which are both beautiful and of special significance to fans of the Inspector Montalbano TV series which is filmed here.
Catania
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Palermo
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Trapani
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Comiso
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Lampedusa
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Pantelleria
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