Tortolì Airport
Tortolì Airport Aeroporto di Tortolì | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Tortolì, Italy | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°55′00″N 09°41′00″E / 39.91667°N 9.68333°ECoordinates: 39°55′00″N 09°41′00″E / 39.91667°N 9.68333°E | ||||||||||
Website | Aeroporto Tortolì-Arbatax | ||||||||||
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Tortolì Airport, also known as Tortolì-Arbatax airport (IATA: TTB, ICAO: LIET) is a regional airport, located in the Province of Nuoro, in central east of Sardinia, Italy. It is located 140 km from Cagliari and 100 km from Nuoro and operated by Gestione Aeroporto di Tortolì S.p.A. (Ge.Ar.To).
History[]
The airport was built in the 60's, with a grass runway, as logistical and technical support for the near Arbatax paper mill. The mill closed in 1986. In 1975, a 1,188 metres (3,898 ft)[2] asphalt runway, a hangar and a control tower were built.[3]
Between 1986 and 1990, regional airline Air Sardinia managed the airport, offering flights to Olbia, Alghero and Cagliari and charters outside of Sardinia.[3]
The airfield closed in 1990. In 1993, a group of local entrepreneurs built a terminal and offered seasonal charter flights[3] (June, July, September, October)[4] with regional airlines with aircraft such as BAe 146, Bombardier Q400 and ATR72.[3] Annual traffic reached 44,412 passengers in 1998[5] and 42,655 in 2004.[1]
After the runway extension to 1,442 metres (4,731 ft)[1] in 2008 and modernisation of the terminal in 2010,[3] the airport reopened in 2010 for Meridiana flights connecting the airport with main Italian airports in June to mid-September,[6] and in August–October 2011 with flights to northern Italy, Switzerland an Austria but remained closed since.[3]
In 2021, the Industrial Consortium, owner of the Aliarbatax company which holds 100% of the airport's shares, started plans to obtain authorisation from ENAC to reopen the airport for general aviation, with aircraft not exceeding 5700 kg MTOW and 12 passengers, in summer 2021. In 2022, the airport could offer commercial flights on aircraft up to 100 seats.[7]
Airlines and destinations[]
There are currently (May 2021) no scheduled services to and from Tortolì Airport.
Statistics[]
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Passengers | Aircraft movements | Cargo (tonnes) | |
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1998 | 44,412 | 923 | 0 |
1999 | 33,266 | 660 | 0 |
2000 | 37,039 | 906 | 0 |
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2004 | 42,655 | ||
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2006 | 26,083 | ||
Sources: 1998-2000: ENAC,[4] 2004: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna,[1] 2006: ENAC.[2] |
References[]
- ^ a b c d "L'aeroporto di Tortolì: da scalo privato ad aeroporto" (in Italian). Cagliari: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna. 12 February 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile (ENAC) (30 September 2007). "Annuario Statistico 2006" (PDF) (in Italian). p. 155. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tortoli". Forgotten Airfields. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile (ENAC); Ministero dei Trasporti e della Navigazione Dipartimento dell’Aviazione Civile (2000). "ANNUARIO STATISTICO 1999-2000" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Gherardini, Gherardo. "Nuove prospettive per lo scalo di Tortolì". Sardegna Industriale (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Voli Tortolì Arbatax tutte le rotte e le offerte per l'Ogliastra". Sardinias.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Dopo dieci anni l'aeroporto di Tortolì-Arbatax potrebbe riaprire per l'estate". GalluraOggi.it (in Italian). 20 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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