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The Amalfi Coast is one of the most attractive Italian destinations, attracting around five million tourists a year.
The easiest way to get to towns like Amalfi and Positano is to fly into Naples airport and then take a combination of trains and buses to get to your final destination.
Travelers will therefore be glad to hear that starting this summer it will be easier to reach the region, which is also on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
airport Salerno Amalfi Coast it is located 45 kilometers southeast of the city of Amalfi and 21 kilometers from Salerno which is currently used as another entry point where visitors arrive by train and transfer to local buses.
The airfield was built way back in 1926 and for years served as a military airport, then for a flight school, as a fire station and a private airport. It was opened for commercial flights in 2007, but was completely closed in 2016.
The runway has now been extended, and work is underway on the new passenger terminal, which will be completed by 2027.
Spanish low-cost airline Volotea will launch commercial flights from Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport July 11, 2024. The company has already announced four services linking the coast with Cagliari, Verona and Catania in Italy and Nantes in France.
Flights to Nantes and Cagliari will start in July, while flights to Verona and Catania are expected to start in September.
The authorities state how it will be done development airport to continue until 2043, by which time the airport hopes to have around six million passengers a year.
The project has been welcomed by tourism and hospitality businesses along the coast, but there are also concerns about the impact of an increase in the number of visitors on the area's infrastructure and natural environment.
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