Reggio Calabria Airport

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Reggio Calabria International Airport Aeroporto dello Stretto "Tito Minniti"
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IATA: REG - ICAO: LICR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		SOGAS S.p.A.
Serves		Reggio Calabria
Elevation AMSL		96 ft (29 m)
Coordinates		38°04′16″N, 15°39′05″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
15/33	6,549	1,996	Asphalt
11/29	5,574	1,669	Asphalt

The "Tito Minniti" Reggio Calabria Airport (IATA: REG, ICAO: LICR), also known as Aeroporto dello Stretto (Airport of the Strait) is an airport located near Reggio Calabria, Italy. Its IATA airport code REG is derived from Reggio Calabria, Calabria's main city, which the airport is closest to.

The airport was named after Italian Air Force war-hero Tito Minniti who was born in Reggio Calabria.

It serves mainly the Province of Reggio Calabria and the Province of Messina, and partially the Province of Vibo Valentia; more than 1,200,000 people.

[edit] Transit connections

The Reggio Calabria Airport is approximately 4 kilometers south from Reggio Calabria's historic city center. It is accessible by car or public transport

By car from North (Tirrenic area)

A3 Highway (Salerno-Reggio Calabria), on Arangea or Ravagnese exits;

By car from South (Ionic area)

SS106 Ionic Statal Street (Reggio Calabria-Taranto), on Ravagnese or Arangea exits;

With the city of Reggio Calabria:

The airport is connected to the city by ATAM (Metropolitan Area Transport Service) buses, that connect the airport with the harbour and with the main rail station too;

With the city of Messina:

A bus service called "Volobus" connects the airport of Reggio with Messina in about an hour and on time with all flights;

With Locride Area and with Grecanic Area:

A bus service called "Jonica Line" connects Caulonia Marina with the airport on time with all flights.

Work in progress:

soon it will be available a new highway exit connected directly to the airport between Arangea and Ravagnese exits; an hydrofoil wharf will connect the airport to Messina, the Aeolian Islands and Taormina; from 2007 it should be available the new "Reggio Calabria light rail" (connecting the coastal towns of Melito Porto Salvo, Reggio Calabria and Villa San Giovanni to the airport) operated by the National Railway with the "RC Aeroporto" station will make easier the rail connections with the airport.