One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
CRV7.6+0.4
SUF7.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
CRV3.5
SUF5.8+2.3
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
CRV2.5
SUF5.6+3.1
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
CRV4.5
SUF6.2+1.7
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
CRV4.0
SUF6.6+2.6
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
CRV0.5
SUF1.5+1.0
Best for
CRV
Confirmed leisure hops to Capo Rizzuto and Le CastellaCarry-on travelers who already have a taxi or rental car booked
SUF
Gateway to Tropea, Pizzo, Catanzaro, Cosenza and the SilaTrain-plus-bus trips via the Lamezia AirLink shuttle to Lamezia Terme CentraleQuick security: 90% of passengers through in under 3 minutes in 2025 (SACAL)
Watch out for
CRV
Routes have been paused or dropped — reconfirm 48 hours out and again the morning of travelTaxi rank can be empty after the last arrival; local buses vanish on Sundays and late banksBar/cafe and even the terminal often sit dark outside flight banksEasy to book the wrong Calabrian airport (Lamezia Terme SUF or Reggio REG)
SUF
No lounge and no Priority Pass accessCheck-in queues: up to about 18 minutes in 90% of cases in 20252026 works on the access road, parking and the new departures terminal; regional bus stop may move
Amenities and tips
CRV
Terminal-front parkingLandside bar/cafeAdvertised Wi-FiNewsstand / small shopRental-car meet-and-greet
Time it to the flight bank, not the clock
Arrive about 90 minutes before departure; the building often only fully opens around scheduled movements.
Treat it as one room with a runway
There is a single compact terminal; check-in, security and the gate are a few minutes apart.
Eat before you arrive
Plan on a basic bar/cafe at best, and assume it is closed if no aircraft is moving.
SUF
Airside bars by the gatesLamezia AirLink shuttleSala Amica & PRM serviceFree Wi-Fi (30 min)Calabrian shops & duty free
Check-in is the bottleneck
Check in online; the security queue is short, the check-in desks are not.
One terminal, no left luggage
Single terminal; no left-luggage desk.
No lounge: use the gate bars
No lounge or Priority Pass; airside bars near gates 3, 6 and 10.
CRV · A one-room Ionian-coast strip that is effortless through security once a flight is moving, but you give up food, lounges, transit, and any certainty the route still exists.
SUF · 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.
