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Lamezia Terme International Airport (LICA/SUF) is the principal gateway to Calabria, sitting on Italy's western coast near the Sant'Eufemia district close to the town of Lamezia Terme. It offers a single long instrument runway and handles substantial scheduled and charter traffic, making it a useful and busy waypoint for VFR pilots transiting southern Italy.
Lamezia Terme International Airport, known locally as Aeroporto Internazionale di Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia, is the principal airport serving the Province of Catanzaro and the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is operated by Sacal S.p.A. and handles a substantial mix of scheduled and charter airline traffic, including seasonal services from major European carriers, which gives it a busy and varied traffic pattern of interest to a visiting simulator pilot. A military helicopter unit, the 2° Reggimento dell'Aria "Sirio", is also based near the airport.
The airport lies in the Sant'Eufemia district of Lamezia Terme, on the western coast of Calabria, southern Italy, at coordinates 38.9083N, 16.2417E. As the principal airport of the region and a hub for regular airline operations, it sits within controlled airspace commensurate with a large international airport, with approach and tower services provided as detailed below.
The airport has a single physical runway, 10/28, oriented roughly east-west. Runway 10 is 9,558 feet long with a hard surface and is lit. Runway 28 is 8,673 feet long, also hard-surfaced and lit, and is equipped with an ILS approach.
Approach control operates on 118.8 MHz, and the tower frequency is 119.7 MHz. Runway 28 is equipped with an ILS, providing an instrument approach for pilots arriving from the west.
The airport takes its full name, Sant'Eufemia, from the district of Lamezia Terme in which it is situated. Beyond its role as a civil airport, a military helicopter unit, the 2° Reggimento dell'Aria "Sirio", is based nearby, reflecting a continuing military presence alongside civil operations.
Lamezia Terme functions as the busiest and principal airport of Calabria, with a wide range of airlines operating scheduled and seasonal charter flights to destinations across Italy and Europe, including carriers such as Ryanair, ITA Airways, easyJet, Eurowings, Wizz Air and others. The airport is reported to operate 24 hours a day. Given its status as a large international airport with significant airline traffic, visiting general aviation and simulator pilots should expect to coordinate with air traffic control and should anticipate that prior permission may be required for light aircraft operations.