Palermo
airport is located in Puntaraisi,
about 30 km west of Palermo and it has been recently
dedicated to Falcone and Borsellino. Giovanni
Falcone and Paolo Borsellino were two anti-mafia
judges, murdered by the mafia in 1992. Palermo-Puntaraisi
Falcone e Borsellino Airport – history
The history of Palermo-Puntaraisi airport starts
in 1953, when a committee for Palermo Airport
was created. Before then, Palermo airport was
Boccadifalco airport, a military airport also
used for civilians. However, in the 50’s,
Boccadifalco was not enough for the increasing
number of passengers.
Palermo-Puntaraisi airport was finally completed
in 1960. In the following decades it was decided
that Palermo airport needed a new runaway, which
was completed only in the 90’s.
Airlines flying into Palermo-Puntaraisi Falcone
e Borsellino Airport
Several airlines fly from and into Palermo-Puntaraisi
Airport, connecting it with several national
and international destinations. At the moment,
the airlines flying from and into Palermo airport
are: Air Berlin, Air Malta, Air Nostrum, Air
One, Alitalia, Alpieagles, Blu Express.com,
Brussels Airlines, Central Wings, Clickair,
Easyjet.com,
Eurofly, Finnair, Helvetic.com, Iberia, Meridiana,
Myair.com, Ryanair, Sky Europe, Transavia, TUIfly.com,
Tunisair, Volareweb.com, Wind Jet.
Palermo-Puntaraisi Falcone e Borsellino Airport
– facilities
Palermo-Puntaraisi airport’s facilities
include:
- Car park
- Bank and cash machine
- Post Office
- A chapel
- Some bars
- A restaurant
- An internet point
- Some shops
Transportation to and from Palermo-Puntaraisi
Falcone e Borsellino Airport – how to
get there
By car: if you are coming
from Palermo, get the A29 towards Trapani and
exit at ‘Puntaraisi Aeroporto  Falcone
e Borsellino’; if you are coming from
Trapani, get the A29 towards Palermo and exit
at ‘Puntaraisi Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino’
By train: the train Trinacria
Express connects directly Palermo airport with
Palermo city centre.
By bus there are various
option:
- Autolinee Prestia e Comandè, if
you are travelling from and into Palemo city
centre. This bus stops in many places in the
city and it ends up in Palermo Train Station
- Autolinee Segesta – From Palermo
Airport to Trapani and vice versa
- Autolinee Sal - From Palermo Airport to
Agrigento / Porto Empedocle and vice versa
- Autolinee Gallo - From Palermo Airport
to Sciacca Ribera and vice versa
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