Lamezia Terme International Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale di Lamezia Terme "Sant'Eufemia") (IATA: SUF, ICAO: LICA) is an airport in the Sant'Eufemia district of Lamezia Terme, Calabria, Italy.^[2] It is the principal airport of Calabria. Additionally, a military helicopter unit, the 2° Reggimento dell'Aria "Sirio", is based near the airport.

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Lamezia Terme International Airport Aeroporto Internazionale di Lamezia Terme
IATA: SUF ICAO: LICA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Sacal S.p.A.
Serves	Lamezia Terme
Location	Lamezia Terme, Italy
Elevation AMSL	46 ft / 14 m
Coordinates	38°54′19″N 16°14′32″E
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 9,900 3,017 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 2,622,535 Passenger change 21–22 53.7% Aircraft movements 23,374 Movements change 21–22 23.7% Cargo (tons) 2,227 Cargo change 21-22 17.1%
Statistics from Assaeroporti[1]

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In 1965, a consortium, CONSAER, was formed to build a new airport near the motorway, the railway and the port of Gioia Tauro; level ground near Lamezia Terme was chosen as the site. The airport opened in June 1976. Its IATA airport code SUF derives from the name Sant'Eufemia. Itavia began scheduled flights to Rome-Fiumicino, Milan-Linate, Catania and Palermo in December of that year. The airport was expanded and modernised in 1982.

Since 1990 it has been managed by SACAL SpA, which is jointly owned by various local government administrations and by private investors.

A contract to extend the runway from the current 2,414 m to 3,000 m was awarded on 27 December 2007. A design competition for a new passenger terminal to replace the present building was held in November 2008, and was won by Engco.

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Lamezia Terme Airport: