Brindisi Airport
Brindisi Airport Aeroporto di Brindisi | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Brindisi, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | Ryanair | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 47 ft / 14 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°39′27″N 17°56′49″E / 40.65750°N 17.94694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | aeroportidipuglia.it | ||||||||||||||
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  BDS Location of the airport in Italy  BDS BDS (Italy) | |||||||||||||||
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Brindisi Airport (IATA: BDS, ICAO: LIBR) (Italian: Aeroporto di Brindisi), also known as Brindisi Papola Casale Airport and Salento Airport, is an airport in Brindisi, in southern Italy, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the city centre.
History
Foundation and early years
This airport was originally established as a military airbase in the 1920s. The first commercial flights serving Rome began in the 1930s with the establishment of Ala Littoria Airlines in 1934. After World War II, Alitalia took over the route and added a flight to Catania.[citation needed]
The airport is officially named after Antonio Papola, in memory of the Italian aviator who died on 13 February 1948 in an air accident who had a special bond with the city. It is also officially known as "Casale" with reference to the contiguous neighborhood in Brindisi with the same name and also as "Salento Airport" with reference to the geographic region where it is located.[citation needed]
As of 2008, it has officially changed its legal status into civilian airport, still maintaining operational the military facilities attached to it. These are identified with its original name "Military Airport Orazio Pierozzi", named in memory of an Italian airman of the First World War.[citation needed]
Military usage
The strategic position of the airport in the Mediterranean region, along with its multi-modal connections with the highway and the port a few kilometers away, have made it a base of crucial importance for both national defense and NATO. For the same strategic reasons, in 1994 the airport was chosen as the main global logistics base by the United Nations to support its peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations around the world, which was previously hosted in Pisa Military Airport "San Giusto".[citation needed]
In 2000, the United Nations humanitarian supply depot was also moved from Pisa to Brindisi. It has since then been managed by the World Food Programme and officially known as the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD). On behalf of governments, other UN agencies and NGOs, from UNHRD Brindisi humanitarian aid is directed to the most remote and devastated regions around the world.[citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Brindisi Airport:
Statistics
See also
References
- ^ [cite web|https://assaeroporti.com/archivio/
- ^ "British Airways NS24 Gatwick / Heathrow European Frequency Changes – 21JAN24". Aeroroutes. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Ryanair May – Oct 2023 Italy Frequency Variations – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Takiego połączenia lotniczego z Gdańska jeszcze nie było". 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Ryanair Moves Additional Routes to Ryanair UK in NS23". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Ryanair May – Oct 2023 Italy Frequency Variations – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
- ^ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
- ^ "Smartwings NS24 Network Additions – 07JAN24".
- ^ "Swiss August 2022 Intra-Europe Operation Update - 03JUL22". Aeroroutes. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "SWISS NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Wizz Air Announces Continued Expansion in Tirana".
External links
Media related to Brindisi Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Archived 2019-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Accident history for BDS at Aviation Safety Network
