Naples International Airport
international airport serving Naples, Italy
Naples-Capodichino International Airport (IATA: NAP, ICAO: LIRN) (Italian: Aeroporto internazionale di Napoli-Capodichino "Ugo Niutta") is the international airport serving Naples, its metropolitan city and the Campania region. Located 3.2 NM (5.9 km; 3.7 mi) north-northeast of the city in Naples, within the Capodichino area of the San Pietro a Patierno district, the airport is officially named Aeroporto di Napoli-Capodichino Ugo Niutta, after decorated WWI pilot Ugo Niutta.
In 2025, the airport handled 13,271,522 passengers, making it the fourth-busiest airport in Italy and the busiest in Southern Italy, according to the Assaeroporti rankings. The airport serves as a base for easyJet, Ryanair, Volotea and Wizz Air.
History
Origins
The former Campo di Marte, established by Joachim Murat in 1816 and later known as Piazza d'Armi, began to be used for the first aviation experiments. The flat, 44-hectare site, diamond-shaped and situated 72 metres above sea level, was ideally suited for the aircraft that were then taking their first steps.
The history of Capodichino Airport began in the early 20th century. On 5 May 1910, three foreign aviators and one Italian aviator carried out the first aircraft demonstrations on the then Campo di Marte, a large flat area that had previously been used during the Bourbon period for military training and displays. Sporting aviation events continued to be held until 1913.
On 23 April 1912, at the initiative of the Circolo Aeronautico Napoletano, Rosina Ferrario, the first Italian woman to obtain a pilot's licence and the seventh woman in the world to do so, took flight.
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