Catania Fontanarossa Airport in a nutshell
Sicily's largest airport is located about 8 kilometres from Catania and less than 50 kilometres from the summit of Europe's largest volcano , Mount Etna.
The official name is Aeroporto Vincenzo Bellini di Catania, but it is better known as Catania-Fontanarossa after the district in which it is located.
The cheapest flights to Catania are mainly with Ryanair or Wizz Air, which fly here from all over Europe.
EasyJet also has an extensive number of flights to Catania from mainly Italian and European destinations. Classic airlines to Catania include ITA Airways, Lufthansa and Air France-KLM.
There are also other major international airports in Sicily:
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Now in October there was often a long wait for security, it took almost an hour so it was very tight, luckily the gates are right behind the checkpoint. And we weren't even flying in any rush hour. Plus, quite a few people wanted to get ahead of you, so constant arguing with others, the airport staff didn't care, but then incredibly pointless delays at the front of the venue, where they'll happily send x other people ahead of you even though you've long since got everything ready in a box.
So far probably the worst check-in experience in Italy or flights in Europe (and we really left enough reserve before departure because of the motorway). I had the same experience confirmed by a regular traveller from Catania in October and she didn't know why either.
Not to mention the not-so-well-resolved arrivals clogging things up, not to mention the signage at the airport, like that there are additional check-in counters in the other half of the terminal. The train station, while marked as an airport, is quite out of hand.