# Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN / LIPX)

**Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport** (IATA: VRN, ICAO: LIPX) is a large airport in Caselle (VR), Veneto, Italy. It opened in 1916. It has one runway, 3,068 m (10,064 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Italian Air Force. In 2025 it handled 4.0 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VRN / LIPX
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Italian Air Force
- Serves: Caselle (VR), Veneto, Italy
- Opened: 1916
- Elevation: 73 m / 239 ft
- Coordinates: 45.3950, 10.8873
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,068 m / 10,064 ft
- Passengers: 4,008,002 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Rome
- Website: https://www.aeroportoverona.it/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verona_Villafranca_Airport (32 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433197
- Weather station: LIPX · WMO 16090
- Ident: LIPX

## Timeline

- 1916: Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport opens.
- 13 Dec 1995: Banat Air Flight 166. 49 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 3,068 m / 10,064 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 046° / 226° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 2,747,928 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 2,570,783 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 2,775,195 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 3,076,358 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 3,442,050 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 3,615,343 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 1,034,215 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 1,453,868 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 2,974,562 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 3,425,395 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 3,688,248 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 4,008,002 | Eurostat |

## Routes

94 destinations in 33 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (33)

- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 336 km / 209 mi · Air Dolomiti
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 414 km / 257 mi · ITA Airways
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 512 km / 318 mi · Volotea
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 544 km / 338 mi · Air Dolomiti
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 572 km / 355 mi · Ryanair
- [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 671 km / 417 mi · Ryanair
- [CAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liee.md) Cagliari Elmas Airport · Italy · 699 km / 434 mi · Ryanair, Volotea
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 739 km / 459 mi · Ryanair
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 744 km / 462 mi · Volotea
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 746 km / 464 mi · Neos
- [BDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libr.md) Brindisi Airport · Italy · 778 km / 483 mi · Ryanair
- [PMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licj.md) Falcone–Borsellino Airport · Italy · 823 km / 511 mi · Ryanair, Volotea
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 839 km / 521 mi · Ryanair, Wizz Air
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 844 km / 524 mi · Wizz Air
- [SUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lica.md) Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport · Italy · 846 km / 526 mi · Ryanair
- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 948 km / 589 mi · Ryanair, Volotea, Wizz Air
- [CIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licb.md) Comiso Airport · Italy · 984 km / 611 mi · Volotea
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,038 km / 645 mi · easyJet, British Airways
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,063 km / 661 mi · Ryanair
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 1,139 km / 708 mi · Ryanair
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 1,202 km / 747 mi · easyJet
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 1,209 km / 751 mi · Ryanair
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,295 km / 805 mi · Ryanair, Volotea
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,297 km / 806 mi · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet
- [RMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lukk.md) Chişinău International Airport · Moldova · 1,397 km / 868 mi · FlyOne, Wizz Air
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 1,522 km / 946 mi · Ryanair
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 1,652 km / 1,027 mi · Volotea
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 2,543 km / 1,580 mi · Neos
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 2,834 km / 1,761 mi · Neos
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- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 2,922 km / 1,816 mi · Icelandair
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### Seasonal (75)

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- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 414 km / 257 mi · Neos
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 512 km / 318 mi · Neos
- [BWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsb.md) Brač Airport · Croatia · 517 km / 321 mi · Sky Alps
- [AHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liea.md) Alghero-Fertilia Airport · Italy · 570 km / 354 mi · Volotea
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 581 km / 361 mi · Volotea
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- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 889 km / 552 mi · Transavia
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- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 918 km / 570 mi · Eurowings
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- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 948 km / 589 mi · Neos
- [PNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licg.md) Pantelleria Airport · Italy · 958 km / 595 mi · Volotea
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- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,038 km / 645 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
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- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 1,095 km / 680 mi · Jet2.com
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- [ZTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgza.md) Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos · Greece · 1,187 km / 738 mi · Volotea
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 1,202 km / 747 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 1,209 km / 751 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · United Kingdom · 1,211 km / 752 mi · Jet2.com
- [DJE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dttj.md) Djerba Zarzis International Airport · Tunisia · 1,281 km / 796 mi · Neos
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,295 km / 805 mi · Neos
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,297 km / 806 mi · TUI Airways
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · United Kingdom · 1,302 km / 809 mi · Jet2.com
- [AAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekyt.md) Aalborg Airport · Denmark · 1,303 km / 810 mi · Volotea
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 1,362 km / 846 mi · Volotea
- [NCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnt.md) Newcastle International Airport · United Kingdom · 1,392 km / 865 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [JMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmk.md) Mykonos Island National Airport · Greece · 1,492 km / 927 mi · Neos
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 1,539 km / 956 mi · Jet2.com
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 1,567 km / 974 mi · AirBaltic
- [JTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsr.md) Santorini International Airport · Greece · 1,578 km / 981 mi · Neos
- [GLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egpf.md) Glasgow Airport · United Kingdom · 1,582 km / 983 mi · Jet2.com, TUI Airways
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · United Kingdom · 1,591 km / 989 mi · Jet2.com
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,609 km / 1,000 mi · Volotea
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 1,644 km / 1,022 mi · Volotea, Neos
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,644 km / 1,022 mi · Ryanair
- [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · Greece · 1,656 km / 1,029 mi · Neos
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 1,752 km / 1,089 mi · Neos
- [AOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkp.md) Karpathos Airport · Greece · 1,762 km / 1,095 mi · Volotea, Neos
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 1,901 km / 1,181 mi · Finnair
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 2,067 km / 1,284 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [MUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hemm.md) Mersa Matruh International Airport · Egypt · 2,108 km / 1,310 mi · Neos
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 2,464 km / 1,531 mi · Air Cairo
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 2,543 km / 1,580 mi · Sun d'Or International Airlines, Arkia, Israir Airlines
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 2,922 km / 1,816 mi · Neos
- [LXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/helx.md) Luxor International Airport · Egypt · 2,932 km / 1,822 mi · Air Cairo
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 3,019 km / 1,876 mi · Neos
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 3,090 km / 1,920 mi · Neos
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### Seasonal charter (1)

- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 1,144 km / 711 mi · Eurowings

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VRN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- EN [Air Dolomiti](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-dolomiti) · 2

### Passenger (22)

- NO [Neos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/neos) · 40
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 21
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 19
- LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 12
- BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 7 · seasonal
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 6
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 4 · seasonal
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 3
- BQ [Sky Alps](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-alps) · 3 · seasonal
- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 2 · seasonal
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1 · seasonal
- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 1 · seasonal
- IZ [Arkia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arkia) · 1 · seasonal
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1 · seasonal
- 5F [FlyOne](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyone) · 1
- FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 1
- 6H [Israir Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/israir-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- AZ [ITA Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ita-airways) · 1
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1 · seasonal
- LY [Sun d'Or International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-dor-international-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 4.0M (2025) | #385 of 3,974 | #110 in Europe | #15 in IT |
| Longest runway | 3,068 m / 10,064 ft | #976 of 29,858 | #135 in Europe | #7 in IT |
| Elevation | 73 m / 239 ft | =32,973 of 43,403 | =4,142 in Europe | =310 in IT |
| Age | Opened 1916 | =108 of 15,079 | =88 in Europe | =18 in IT |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in IT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | GARDA APP | 124.450 |
| APP | GARDA APP | 36.230 |
| GND | GND | 121.750 |
| INFO | PADOVA INFO | 123.250 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.650 |

## Nearby airports

- [VBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipo.md) Brescia Gabriele d'Annunzio Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [LIPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipl.md) Ghedi Air Base · 48 km / 30 mi
- [LIDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lidt.md) Trento-Mattarello Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [LIPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipu.md) Padova Gino Allegri Airfield · 75 km / 47 mi
- [PMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limp.md) Parma Airport · 78 km / 49 mi
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · 97 km / 60 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #64

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Verona Villafranca Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verona_Villafranca_Airport&oldid=1375716347), revision of 19 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx/data