Turin Airport () , also known as Turin-Caselle Airport (Aeroporto di Torino-Caselle), is an international airport (civil and military) located at Caselle Torinese, north-northwest of the city of Turin, in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont region, Northern Italy. It has one runway, one passenger terminal, one cargo terminal and one general aviation terminal. It is also named Sandro Pertini Airport (Aeroporto Sandro Pertini), after former Italian President Sandro Pertini.
History The airport was built in 1953, on the site of a World War II air base, and was renovated in 1989 for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and then again in 2005 in preparation for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Turin airport won the ACI Europe Best Airport Awards in the category from 1 to 5 million passengers in 2007, 2008 and 2022. The aerodrome is operated by Società Azionaria Gestione Aeroporto Torino S.p.A. and administered by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC). The air traffic service (ATS) authority is ENAV S.p.A.
Facilities The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It covers an area of more than . The airport has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring . The Runway 36 is ILS (Instrument Landing System) certified III B for approach with visual range less than but not less than .
Industry
The airport is also home to two Leonardo plants (North and South). These sites are specialized in the assembly and final phase of production, maintenance, ground tests and flight tests of military and civil prototypes and aircraft. In particular, aircraft such as the AMX-ACOL, the ATR 42 MP, the ATR 72 MP, the C-27J, the Eurofighter, the Tornado MLU and the Sky-X are produced.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services at Turin Airport:aeroportoditorino.it – Timetable retrieved 15 May 2016
Statistics
Passengers
Year Passengers Movements 2012 3,521,847 51,773 2011 3,710,485 54,541 2010 3,560,169 54,840 2009 3,227,258 56,419 2008 3,420,833 58,148 2007 3,509,253 62,136 2006 3,260,974 60,838 2005 3,148,807 56,890 2004 3,141,888 57,847 2003 2,820,448 54,710 2002 2,787,091 59,931 2001 2,820,762 64,885 2000 2,814,850 61,971 1999 2,498,775 1998 2,464,173 1997 2,391,902 1996 2,009,532 1995 1,836,407 1994 1,758,936
Ground transportation Rail The airport is served by a railway station on the Turin–Ceres railway, which connects it to Turin city centre.
Bus There is also a shuttle bus to Turin, operated by SADEM and Flibco. Additionally, there are also some scheduled shuttle services to nearby mountain towns and resorts including Ayas, Gressoney, Champorcher, Briançon, Vallée de la Clarée (Névache), Clavière, Cesana, Puy Saint Vincent, Montgenevre, and Serre Chevalier.
Close encounter On november the 20th, 1973, a globular luminous bluish white colored object was seen above the Turin airport. This object was observed by thousands of people in and around Turin. A pilot, Ricardo Marano, flying a Piper aircraft, tried to chase this luminous object. The object escaped and vanished while moving in southern direction. French journalist Jean-Claude Bourret investigated this case.Jean-Claude Bourret, Julien Weverbergh - De Nieuwe UFO golf (Manteau Info, 1975).
References
External links
Official website Information about Turin Airport on Boeing website
Accident history for TRN at Aviation Safety Network