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Brindisi Airport

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Brindisi Airport
Aeroporto di Brindisi
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBrindisi, Italy
Ryanair
Elevation AMSL47 ft (14 m)
Coordinates40°39′27″N 17°56′49″E / 40.65750°N 17.94694°E / 40.65750; 17.94694
Websiteaeroportidipuglia.it
Map
BDS is located in Apulia
BDS
BDS
Location of the airport in Italy
BDS is located in Italy
BDS
BDS
BDS (Italy)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 5,892 1,796 Asphalt
13/31 10,000 3,048 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers3,385,610
Passenger change 23-24Increase 6.6%
Aircraft movements25,212
Movements change 23-24Increase 3.6%
Cargo (tons)224
Cargo change 23-24Decrease -50%
Statistics from Assaeroporti [1]

Brindisi Airport (IATA: BDS, ICAO: LIBR) (Italian: Aeroporto di Brindisi), also known as Brindisi Papola Casale Airport and Salento Airport, is an airport in Brindisi, in southern Italy, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the city centre.

History

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Foundation and early years

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Interior of the departures hall

This airport was originally established as a military airbase in the 1920s. The first commercial flights serving Rome began in the 1930s with the establishment of Ala Littoria Airlines in 1934. After World War II, Alitalia took over the route and added a flight to Catania.[citation needed]

The airport is officially named after Antonio Papola, in memory of the Italian aviator who died on 13 February 1948 in an air accident who had a special bond with the city. It is also officially known as "Casale" with reference to the contiguous neighborhood in Brindisi with the same name and also as "Salento Airport" with reference to the geographic region where it is located.[citation needed]

As of 2008, it has officially changed its legal status into civilian airport, still maintaining operational the military facilities attached to it. These are identified with its original name "Military Airport Orazio Pierozzi", named in memory of an Italian airman of the First World War.[citation needed]

Military usage

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The strategic position of the airport in the Mediterranean region, along with its multi-modal connections with the highway and the port a few kilometers away, have made it a base of crucial importance for both national defense and NATO. For the same strategic reasons, in 1994 the airport was chosen as the main global logistics base by the United Nations to support its peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations around the world, which was previously hosted in Pisa Military Airport "San Giusto".[citation needed]

In 2000, the United Nations humanitarian supply depot was also moved from Pisa to Brindisi. It has since then been managed by the World Food Programme and officially known as the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD). On behalf of governments, other UN agencies and NGOs, from UNHRD Brindisi humanitarian aid is directed to the most remote and devastated regions around the world.[citation needed]

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aer Lingus Seasonal: Dublin[2]
Air Dolomiti Seasonal: Munich[3]
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow[4]
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels[5]
DAT Seasonal: Catania[6]
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt[7]
easyJet Basel/Mulhouse,[8] Geneva,[9] Milan–Malpensa[10]
Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[11] Lyon,[12] Milan–Linate,[13] Paris–Orly[14]
Eurowings Stuttgart[15]
Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn,[16] Düsseldorf,[17] Prague[18]
FlyOne Tivat[19]
ITA Airways Milan–Linate,[20] Rome–Fiumicino[21]
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg[22]
Neos Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa,[23] Verona[24]
Ryanair Bologna,[25] Brussels Charleroi,[26] Eindhoven,[26] Gdańsk,[27] London–Stansted,[26] Manchester,[26] Milan Bergamo,[28] Milan–Malpensa,[26] Paris-Beauvais,[26] Perugia,[26] Pisa,[29] Rome–Fiumicino,[26] Trieste,[30] Turin,[28] Verona[26]
Seasonal: Dublin,[26] Genoa,[26] Madrid,[26] Memmingen,[26] Palermo,[26] Stockholm–Arlanda,[26] Venice,[26] Wrocław[26]
SkyAlps Seasonal: Bolzano[31]
Smartwings Seasonal: Prague[32]
Swiss International Air Lines Zürich[33]
Transavia Seasonal: Paris–Orly,[34] Rotterdam/The Hague[35]
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels,[36] Lamezia Terme[37]
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam[38]
Volotea Seasonal: Nantes[39]
Wizz Air Bucharest–Otopeni,[40] Warsaw–Modlin[41]
Seasonal: Katowice

Statistics

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PassengersYear0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,0003,000,0003,500,0001995200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ [cite web|https://assaeroporti.com/archivio/
  2. ↑ Voznuka, Marija (29 January 2023). "Good News For Irish Holidaymakers As 20 New Flights To Take This Year". Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Pireci, Granite (23 December 2021). "Air Dolomiti with new flight connection from Brindisi to Munich". Aviation.Direct. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Deere, Kiki (22 April 2026). "The 15 best places to visit in Italy this summer". Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Stefan, Dana (30 March 2023). "9 new routes to open from Brussels Airport this summer". Travel Tomorrow. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Voli per Pantelleria e Lampedusa confermati fino al 30 giugno. Al momento nessuna proroga al contratto con la DAT – Il Giornale di Pantelleria" (in Italian). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Orban, André (8 June 2026). "Discover Airlines launches first-ever Frankfurt–Brindisi route". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "EasyJet lässt Basel während Pistensperre nicht im Stich". Sky News (in German). 5 September 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "EasyJet to resume Italian flights June 15 - TopNews - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 26 May 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Morandi, Roberto (1 July 2026). "Sciopero negli aeroporti e in Easyjet, cancellati 56 voli da Milano Malpensa e Linate". MalpensaNews (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Where you can fly to from Gatwick next summer as new easyJet schedule released". The Argus. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  12. ↑ McCourt Francescone, Pamela (8 January 2025). "easyJet's new international routes to Southern Italy for summer 2025". Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Italiavola, Pubblicato da (2026-01-22). "easyJet lancia 5 rotte dall'Italia". Italiavola & Travel (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  14. ↑ Rizzi, Grazia (20 November 2025). "Da Bari un nuovo volo per Bristol: il collegamento al via dalla primavera". BariToday (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Flughafen Stuttgart präsentiert Sommerflugplan". Fliegerweb (in German). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Eurowings expands summer 2026 network with new routes and higher frequencies". 18 December 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Fettig, Andreas; Wolko, Marc (16 August 2025). "Triebwerk ausgefallen - Boeing muss Flug nach Düsseldorf abbrechen" (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  18. ↑ Lassetter, Jon (8 June 2026). "New Routes of the Day (1 June 2026): Eurowings' new routes from Prague". Air Service One. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Tivat Airport hit by diversions amid uncontrolled bird flock". EX-YU Aviation News. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  20. ↑ WhatsApp, Redazione 10 aprile 2026 07:51 Facebook (10 April 2026). "Sciopero negli aeroporti, caos a Linate e Malpensa: gli orari e l'elenco dei voli cancellati". MilanoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2026. {{cite news}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ↑ "ITA Airways: al via i nuovi voli stagionali della summer 2026 da Roma Fiumicino verso Malaga, Valencia e Marsiglia". Gazzetta di Roma (in Italian). 3 June 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  22. ↑ Kambala, Megane (10 February 2025). "Luxembourg's top travel picks for 2025". Luxembourg Times. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "Calcio: la seconda giornata di serie A e B. I voli charter per le trasferte". Italiavola & Travel (in Italian). 30 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "Aeroporto di Verona: l'esuberante estate di Neos". PSC - Piti Spotter Club Verona - LIPX Spotters (in Italian). 14 February 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Quattro ore di ritardo per i voli Brindisi Bologna e ritorno" (in Italian). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Porcu, Mattia (2 March 2025). "Ryanair, during summer 2025, will fly over 80 routes from Bari and Brindisi: details". The Flight Club. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "Takiego połączenia lotniczego z Gdańska jeszcze nie było". 6 December 2023.
  28. 1 2 "Ryanair Plane Catches Fire On Runway, Italian Officials Want Inquiry Into Carrier's Safety - Travel Noire". Travel Noire. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  29. ↑ Lassetter, Jon (3 November 2022). "Ryanair nears 25 years at Pisa; has 36 routes this winter including new Stockholm connection". Air Service One. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  30. ↑ Arena, Lauren (26 January 2024). "Ryanair expands operations and network in Italy". Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  31. ↑ "Brindisi, dal 25 maggio nuovo collegamento aereo con Bolzano". 14 April 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  32. ↑ "From Florence to Tallinn: Prague airport unveils new direct flights for 2024". 19 January 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  33. ↑ "Voli da e per Brindisi per la Svizzera (Ginevra e Zurigo)" (in Italian). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  34. ↑ Moraes, Ricardo (26 June 2020). "Transavia annonce son programme estival à Paris-Orly | Air Journal". Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  35. ↑ Porcu, Mattia (12 October 2024). "Transavia lands in Trieste: from April 1, 2025, connections to/from Rotterdam start". The Flight Club. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  36. ↑ Blancmont, Thierry (24 November 2022). "Brussels Airlines : une 11eme route italienne l'été prochain ? | Air Journal". Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  37. ↑ "TUI fly Belgium annuncia il collegamento estivo da Lamezia a Bruxelles per l'Estate 2026". CatanzaroOk (in Italian). 17 February 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  38. ↑ "TUI start zomervluchten van Schiphol naar Brindisi en Tivat" [TUI starts summer flights from Schiphol to Brindisi and Tivat]. Luchtvaartnieuws (in Dutch). 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  39. ↑ Lassetter, Jon (18 July 2024). "New Routes of the Day (4 July 2024): Volotea's new routes from Bari". Air Service One. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  40. ↑ "New flights from Brindisi and Pescara to Bucharest".
  41. ↑ "Wizz Air znów z bazą w Modlinie. Znamy 11 nowych tras". 18 July 2025.
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