Verona Villafranca Airport – VRN
Verona Villafranca Airport is an international airport also known as the Valerio Catullo Airport. It is located in Villafranca de Verona, Italy. Working under the IATA code VRN and the ICAO code of LIPX, the airport is the focus city for Neos and Volotea. This joint civil and military airport is operated by the GardaAeroporti and serves the areas in and around Verona, Italy. VRN sits at an elevation of 240 feet above mean sea level. There is one runway, measuring 10,064 feet. It has an asphalt surface. There is also a helipad with a concrete surface. In 2017, Verona Villafranca Airport handled more than 3 million passengers and over 30,000 aircraft movements.
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What is now Verona Villafranca Airport started out as the Villafranca Air Base. It was opened in the 1910s and offered scheduled flights to Rome and charter destinations. Expansions and renovations were done in the 1990s and 2000s. Airlines with the busiest routes serving VRN include Neos, Wizz Air, Jet2, and Ryanair. Most of the flights handled by the airport are seasonal. Top destinations include Birmingham, Boa Vista, and Tenerife. Cities, towns, suburbs, and villages found near the airport include Vago, Sorga, Valpolicella, and Tregnago.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are a number of top airport hotels found nearby. AirportHotel Verona Congress & Relax is found less than a mile away and is top-rated property. Another hotel option is the Hotel Veronesi La Torre. It is also less than a mile away.
An alternative airport to the Verona Villafranca Airport is the Gabriel D’Annunzio Airport in Brescia, Italy.
