--- iata: SUF name: Lamezia Terme International Airport city: Lamezia Terme country: Italy lastUpdated: '2026-10-15' officialWebsite: 'https://sacal.it/en/lamezia-terme-airport/' sources: - 'https://sacal.it/it/lamezia-terme/' - 'https://sacal.it/en/lamezia-terme-airport/' - 'https://sacal.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CdSGuida_LT_2026.pdf' - >- https://sacal.it/it/news/sacal-2025-anno-record-546-milioni-di-utile-e-oltre-43-milioni-di-passeggeri/ - 'https://data-upload.assaeroporti.com/download-export-last-pdf/2025/12' - 'https://sacal.it/it/services/prima-di-partire-lamezia-terme/' - 'https://sacal.it/it/services/egates/' - 'https://sacal.it/it/entry-exit-system-ees/' - 'https://sacal.it/it/services/shopping-lamezia-terme/' - 'https://sacal.it/it/services/wi-fi-lamezia-terme/' - 'https://sacal.it/it/services/assistenze-speciali-lamezia-terme/' - 'https://sacal.it/it/services/trasporti-2/' - >- https://www.trenitalia.com/it/regionale/collegamenti-regionale/lamezia-airlink.html - >- https://www.lametino.it/ultimora/lamezia-multiservizi-collegamento-stazione-aeroporto-e-attivo-e-potenziato-da-anni-in-arrivo-nuove-tratte.html - 'https://sacal.it/it/services/parcheggio-lamezia-terme/' - 'https://sacal.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/UNA-BREVE-GUIDA-PARK2.pdf' - 'https://sacal.it/it/services/autonoleggi-lamezia-terme/' - >- https://sacal.it/it/news/lavori-di-realizzazione-per-la-nuova-aerostazione-di-lamezia-terme-pubblicata-la-gara/ - >- https://sacal.it/it/news/aeroporto-di-lamezia-terme-viabilita-e-aree-di-sosta-investimenti-per-15-milioni-di-euro/ - >- https://www.lameziaterme.it/aeroporto-di-lamezia-iona-polimeni-avvio-dei-cantieri-per-nuovo-terminal/ - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/italy' - >- https://www.lacnews24.it/economia-e-lavoro/una-nuova-sala-vip-per-laeroporto-di-lamezia-video-op7hjgz6 - >- https://assaeroporti.com/aeroporti-italiani-cresce-il-numero-di-scali-con-distributori-per-il-refill-gratuito-di-acqua-per-i-viaggiatori/ - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamezia_Terme_International_Airport' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamezia_Terme_Centrale_railway_station' quickFacts: - >- Lamezia Terme International Airport (IATA SUF / ICAO LICA), in the Sant'Eufemia district of Lamezia Terme, is Calabria's main airport. It is run by SACAL S.p.A., the company that manages all three Calabrian airports (97.1% publicly owned), and is open 24 hours a day. Local time Europe/Rome. - >- Record traffic in 2025: 3,049,594 passengers (+12.4% on 2024) and 25,979 aircraft movements, the first year above 3 million (Assaeroporti December 2025 totals; SACAL). SACAL expects about 500,000 more passengers in 2026. - >- One passenger terminal with a newer boarding-hall building. A tender for a new departures terminal was published on 23 January 2026; by late August 2026 preparatory works were still about to start, with the main contract tied up in an administrative court dispute. - >- Single runway 10/28, about 3,017 m long (Wikipedia). The airport opened in June 1976 and gained international status in 1990. - >- Network (SACAL 2026 service charter): domestic links to Milan Linate and Malpensa, Rome Fiumicino, Bergamo, Turin, Bologna, Venice, Pisa, Verona and others, plus mainly summer European routes (Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf, Zurich, Vienna, Paris Orly, London Stansted, Prague, Kraków and more) and seasonal Air Transat to Toronto. - >- Location: 1 km from the A2 motorway junction, 2 km from Lamezia Terme Centrale railway station, 3 km from Lamezia Terme town, about 35 km from Catanzaro, 60 km from Tropea and 65 km from Cosenza (SACAL guide). - >- SACAL's own 2025 figures: 75.6% of departures on time, and 90% of passengers cleared the security queue within 2 min 50 s. The check-in queue was the slow part, at 17 min 51 s in 90% of cases. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Check-in is the bottleneck detail: >- In SACAL's 2025 measurements, 90% of passengers waited no more than 17 min 51 s at check-in but only 2 min 50 s at security. Check in online and arrive with your bag-drop slot in mind. Ryanair-heavy summer mornings are the busiest. summary: 'Check in online; the security queue is short, the check-in desks are not.' category: timing - label: Terminal title: 'One terminal, no left luggage' detail: >- Everything happens in one passenger terminal: check-in and the landside shops are on the main floor, gates are in the newer boarding hall after security, and the restaurant is upstairs. There is no left-luggage service (SACAL guide), so plan a day trip with your bags or leave them in town. summary: Single terminal; no left-luggage desk. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'No lounge: use the gate bars' detail: >- Lamezia has no passenger lounge, and Priority Pass lists no lounge here. Airside there is a pastry shop and bar right after security plus three more bars near gates 3, 6 and 10, normally open 07:00–21:00 and kept open later when flights run late. summary: 'No lounge or Priority Pass; airside bars near gates 3, 6 and 10.' category: food - label: Status title: Works on both sides in 2026 detail: >- SACAL warns that 2026 brings works on the runway side and the landside: a €15M road and parking upgrade and the start of the new departures terminal. The regional bus stop may move. Allow extra time on the access road and follow the on-site signs. summary: Open 24 h; allow slack for 2026 works around the access road and parking. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside bars & vending bottled water zone: landside price: Typically ~€1.50–€3 for 0.5 L (HonestAirport estimate; not published) summary: >- Sealed bottles from the arrivals bar (05:00–24:00), the check-in pastry bar or the 12 vending machines. Lamezia is not on Assaeroporti's 2025 free airside-refill list. location: >- Arrivals-hall bar/sandwich bar and the bar-pastry shop in the check-in area terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside gate bars bottled water zone: airside price: Typically ~€2–€3.50 for 0.5 L (HonestAirport estimate; not published) summary: >- Buy after security at the pastry bar or the bars near gates 3, 6 and 10 (07:00–21:00, extended for late flights). location: 'Bar after security and the bars next to gates 3, 6 and 10' terminal: Main terminal isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 5.9 slug: suf region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/suf](/airports/suf). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/suf) - [Lounge directory](/airports/suf/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) Lamezia Terme, Italy · Europe Lamezia Terme is a compact, 24-hour single-terminal gateway that handled a record 3.05 million passengers in 2025. Security is fast by SACAL's own measurements and the station shuttle runs frequently, but there is no lounge and check-in queues are slow. ## Airportist Score **5.9 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.2 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 5.8 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 5.6 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.2 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 1.5 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 3,049,594 (2025, Assaeroporti / SACAL) - Terminals: 1 passenger terminal (new departures terminal tendered Jan 2026) - Typical security: 3 min - On-time: 75.6% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Gateway to Tropea, Pizzo, Catanzaro, Cosenza and the Sila - Train-plus-bus trips via the Lamezia AirLink shuttle to Lamezia Terme Centrale - Quick security: 90% of passengers through in under 3 minutes in 2025 (SACAL) ## Watch out for - No lounge and no Priority Pass access - Check-in queues: up to about 18 minutes in 90% of cases in 2025 - 2026 works on the access road, parking and the new departures terminal; regional bus stop may move ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/suf/lounges.md) (free) - [Map](/airports/suf/map.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/suf/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/suf/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/suf/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/suf/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/suf/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/suf/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/suf/reviews.md) (free)