Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport Aeroporto Salerno Costa d'Amalfi
IATA: QSR – ICAO: LIRI
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Owner/Operator		Aeroporto di Salerno S.p.A.
Serves		Salerno
Location		Amalfi Coast
Elevation AMSL		131 ft / 40 m
Coordinates		40°37′12″N 014°54′45″E / 40.62°N 14.9125°E / 40.62; 14.9125
Website		www.aeroportosalerno.it
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
05/23	5,426	1,654	Asphalt

The Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport, located in the municipality of Pontecagnano Faiano and close to Bellizzi, is an airport in southern Italy, near to Salerno, the Amalfi Coast and the Cilento area. It is commonly known also as Salerno-Pontecagnano Airport.

Pontecagnano Airport
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History

The airport was founded in 1926 by Aeronautica Militare, Italy's military air force. A flight training facility was established between 1933 and 1943. The first hangar was designed by the famous architect Pier Luigi Nervi. In 1946 a meteorological service was established, and in 1952, the Salerno Air Club was founded. In 1962 a plane carrying the Kennedy family landed. The airport has hosted the Carabinieri helipad since 1975, and the Firefighter helipad and a parachuting school since 1984. A new control tower was built in 1987. The airport was exclusively used by the Carabinieri, Firefighters, flight and parachuting school and small private jets until 2007.
The airport was then developed to accommodate civil traffic on a large scale, with four check-in desks, two boarding areas, luggage belts and waiting rooms. The runway has a VOR system, a radio direction finder VDF and a lighting system. The runway was extended for a total length of 1 654 m, with two extensions to 2 100 m and 2 400 m planned.

Airlines and destinations

Transport

• Car:
  • Motorway A3 SA-RC, Montecorvino Pugliano - Pontecagnano Sud exit;
  • Salerno Bypass (Italian: Tangenziale), Pontecagnano Faiano exit
    • in the direction of Strada Statale 18 Tirrena Inferiore until you reach Pagliarone Bivio Pratole
• Parking: 150 free parking spaces in front of the terminal.
• Taxi: from/to Salerno costs €30, from/to Battipaglia costs €15.
• Bus: from/to Salerno and Battipaglia: CSTP route no.8.
• Bus: from/to Battipaglia, Bellizzi, Castellammare di Stabia, Cava de' Tirreni, Eboli, Filetta, Nocera Inferiore, Nocera Superiore, Palomonte, Perrazze, Pontecagnano Faiano, Ricigliano, Salerno, San Gregorio Magno, Sperlonga, Vietri sul Mare: Buonotourist routes.
• Train: Salerno and Pontecagnano Faiano station.
• Subway: an extension of Metropolitana di Salerno to the airport is planned.

Distances

• Pontecagnano_Faiano: 5 km (3.1 mi)
• Salerno: 13 km (8.1 mi)
• Paestum: 27 km (17 mi)
• Amalfi: 44 km (27 mi)
• Avellino, Pompei: 50 km (31 mi)
• Ercolano, Positano: 63 km (39 mi)
• Napoli: 70 km (43 mi)
• Sorrento: 73 km (45 mi)
• Benevento, Potenza: 85 km (53 mi)
• Caserta: 88 km (55 mi)

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