Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (IATA: CTA, ICAO: LICC), also known as Vincenzo Bellini Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale Vincenzo Bellini di Catania-Fontanarossa), is an international airport 2.3 NM (4.3 km; 2.6 mi) southwest of Catania, the second largest city on the Italian island of Sicily. It is named after the opera composer Vincenzo Bellini, who was born in Catania.

According to Assaeroporti, it is the busiest airport in Sicily and the fourth busiest in Italy in 2020. Major airlines such as ITA Airways, Lufthansa and KLM offer services here and connect numerous European destinations such as Rome, Munich, Amsterdam and Berlin, while low-cost airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair offer flights to leisure destinations.

With nearly two million passengers carried in 2016, the Catania/Fontanarossa – Rome/Fiumicino route is Italy's busiest air route, and Europe's second busiest in 2021.

Catania Airport's history dates back to 1924, when it was the region's first airport. During World War II it was seized by the Allies during the Sicily Campaign and used by the United States Army Air Forces as a military airfield. Twelfth Air Force used the airport as a combat airfield, stationing the 340th Bombardment Group, which flew B-25 Mitchells from 27 August to 19 November 1943. In addition, the HQ, 51st Troop Carrier Wing used the airport from 29 September 1943 to 29 June 1944. Various transport units used the airport for the rest of the war. After the war, it was turned back over to civil authorities.

By the late 1940s, it was clear that the airport was fast running out of space and it was deemed necessary to relocate it. In 1950, the new bigger and improved Catania Airport opened for business.

After 20 years of unexpected growth and high passengers levels, in 1981 it was once again necessary to restructure the airport to cope with demand.

In order to cope with the increasing passengers figures, a new terminal, equipped with 22 gates and six loading bridges, opened on 8 May 2007 replacing the old facilities. The current "investment programme" has ensured that Catania Fontanarossa Airport continues to look forward and plan for growth over the next ten years, implementing a whole new infrastructure and making many additions, including a panoramic restaurant, a new airside runway and further office space.

Ryanair started flying to Catania in 2013, initially announcing only one route to Catania while also starting operations to Comiso Airport, a new airport which opened in 2013 and is located approximately 100 km (60 mi) from Catania, near the city of Ragusa.

To cope with the fast passenger growth, two additional terminals were opened in 2018 (Terminal B and C). Terminal C is used exclusively by easyJet.

On 16 July 2023, a part of the airport was burned in a fire of unclear origin. Flights to Catania on that day were redirected to Comiso, Palermo and Trapani, and other flight activity was almost entirely interrupted until the following 19 July. Flights over the following 3 week period continued to be disrupted until the normal operations were fully resumed on 5 August.

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Catania–Fontanarossa Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Seasonal: Athens
AeroItalia	Rome–Fiumicino Seasonal: Bergamo
Aer Lingus	Seasonal: Dublin
Air Arabia	Casablanca
airBaltic	Seasonal: Riga
Air Cairo	Seasonal: Cairo, Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh
Air France	Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Serbia	Seasonal: Belgrade
Austrian Airlines	Seasonal: Vienna
British Airways	Seasonal: London–Gatwick
Dan Air	Seasonal: Bacău
DAT	Lampedusa, Pantelleria
Delta Air Lines	Seasonal: New York–JFK (begins 23 May 2025)
easyJet	Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Geneva, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Milan–Malpensa, Naples, Paris–Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Bristol, Edinburgh, Lyon, Manchester, Nantes, Nice, Zurich
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zurich
El Al	Seasonal: Tel Aviv
Eurowings	Düsseldorf, Stuttgart Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, Hamburg, Hannover
flydubai	Dubai–International
GoTo Fly	Forlì
Iberia	Seasonal: Madrid
Israir Airlines	Seasonal: Tel Aviv
ITA Airways	Milan–Linate, Rome–Fiumicino
Jet2.com	Seasonal: Birmingham, Edinburgh (begins 7 May 2025), Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester
KLM	Amsterdam
KM Malta Airlines	Malta
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich
Luxair	Seasonal: Luxembourg
Neos	Seasonal: Bergamo, Heraklion, Milan–Malpensa, Rhodes, Sharm El Sheikh, Verona
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Seasonal: Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda
Ryanair	Ancona, Bari, Beauvais, Bergamo, Berlin, Bologna, Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Cagliari, Charleroi, Eindhoven, Genoa, Hahn, Katowice, Kraków, London–Stansted, Madrid, Malta, Milan–Malpensa, Naples, Perugia, Pescara, Pisa, Prague, Rome–Fiumicino, Seville, Sofia, Tirana, Trieste, Turin, Venice, Verona, Vienna, Warsaw–Modlin Seasonal: Alghero, Athens, Heraklion, London–Luton, Marseille, Rhodes
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal: Oslo
SkyAlps	Seasonal: Bolzano
Smartwings	Seasonal: Bratislava, Prague, Warsaw–Chopin
Swiss International Air Lines	Seasonal: Geneva
Sun d'Or	Seasonal: Tel Aviv
Transavia	Seasonal: Amsterdam, Paris–Orly
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Brussels
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
Volotea	Ancona, Verona Seasonal: Florence, Lourdes, Nantes, Olbia, Salerno, Toulouse
Vueling	Barcelona, Florence
Wizz Air	Bologna, Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Charleroi, Hamburg, Iași, Katowice, Kraków, Memmingen, Milan–Malpensa, Prague, Sofia, Tirana, Turin, Venice, Verona, Warsaw–Chopin Seasonal: Abu Dhabi, Cluj-Napoca, London–Gatwick, Sharm El Sheikh

A new train station, Catania-Aeroporto Fontanarossa served by regional train lines such as the Messina-Syracuse railway, the Catania-Palermo railway, as well as the Catania-Caltagirone railway. Catania-Aeroporto Fontanarossa rail station is part of Catania's suburban railway line. The station is situated between Bicocca and Catania-Acquicella stations. A typical journey to and from Catania Central Station will take less than 10 minutes, and approximately one hour to and from Syracuse or Taormina train stations.

The airport is located close to the A19 motorway, which links Catania with Palermo and central Sicily, while the European route E45 runs to Syracuse in the south.

A shuttle bus service provides transport into Catania city centre and the Central Train Station, while scheduled bus services to other parts of the island are also available direct from the airport. The main bus station is opposite the railway station and 10 minutes walk from the city centre.

Other airports in Sicily:

• Palermo Airport Falcone e Borsellino – also known as Punta Raisi Airport
• Trapani Birgi Airport Vincenzo Florio
• Comiso Airport Vincenzo Magliocco

Media related to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Current weather for LICC at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for CTA at Aviation Safety Network