Cagliari-Elmas Airport is an Italian airport located approximately 6 km northwest of the city of Cagliari in Italy, along State Road 130 in the direction of the municipality of Elmas, to which it belongs. It overlooks the Cagliari pond, which merges with the metropolitan area of the capital of Sardinia.
Named in memory of Lieutenant Mario Mameli, it has an asphalt runway 2804 m long and 45 m wide. Managed by SOGAER S.p.a, the airport operates 24 hours a day with General and Commercial Aviation traffic. The airport has the highest number of transit passengers and movements in the region. Private jet flights have an important share in this mobility.
The airport has been the operational base of Ryanair for several years and, since the end of May 2019, of the Spanish low-cost airline Volotea.
Italy private jet charter prices
Although Cagliari Elmas Airport air charter fees depend on variables such as the number of passengers, departure airport, flight time, aircraft position, flight date, the prices for private jet charter from Istanbul → Cagliari are as follows.
| Light Jet | 15.100 EUR |
| Midsize Jet | 20.800 EUR |
| Heavy Jet | 30.700 EUR |
These prices are average amounts and you can contact us on our flight reservation screen or by phone for the most accurate price information.
General history of Cagliari Elmas Airport
The first nucleus of Cagliari’s civilian airport was inaugurated in 1937 near the military infrastructure, close to the pier of the seaplane terminal designed by Giorgio Gandini. In the same year, the airport was named after the pilot First Lieutenant Mario Mameli, who fell in the skies over Tembien during the Abyssinian War. In 1937, the Cagliari-Rome line ranked first in Italy in terms of passenger numbers with 9,748 passengers, followed by the Rome-Milano line with 8,958 passengers.
It then took more than twenty years to design a new terminal to serve ‘land’ vehicles: The second terminal, designed by Tullio Ibba and built by Aeronautical Engineers, opened on 26 March 1958. As the years passed and the number of passengers increased, a third air terminal was designed by Giovanni Marras and opened in 1980. However, this air terminal was soon insufficient to handle the airport’s ever-increasing traffic. Therefore, the management company decided to build a new terminal capable of supporting traffic of up to 7 million passengers per year. The project was prepared in the company’s technical department between 1997 and 1999 and the new air terminal was inaugurated in 2004 by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
Cagliari tourist attractions
Cagliari, the beautiful capital of Sardinia Island, is the tourism centre of the region. The city attracts attention with its beautiful parks, marina and magnificent coastline.
Among the places to visit in the city; Bastione Saint Remy, which was once built for the defence of the city, Torre dell’Elefante, one of the oldest buildings in the city and also known as the Elephant Tower, Cagliari Cathedral (Duomo), one of the symbolic buildings of the city, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, where Punic, Greek and Roman works are exhibited, Roman Amphitheatre of Cagliari, one of the largest amphitheatres in the region, Mercato Di Sanbenedetto, the city’s main market, Piazza del Carmine, one of the most beautiful squares in Cagliari, Parco di Monte Urpinu, with its wildlife and challenging hiking trails, and Marina, full of beautiful restaurants, cafes and promenades.
Getting from Elmas Airport to the centre of Cagliari
There are various options for getting from Cagliari Elmas Airport to the city centre. The easiest way to get from the airport to the city centre is the airport-specific buses. These buses run daily from the airport to the city centre and tickets are sold at the airport. You can also get from the airport to the city centre by taxi or rent a car.
Taxis are located at the airport exit, while the offices of car rental companies are located in the airport. It is also possible to reach the centre in about 6 minutes by taking the train between 05:00 – 21:00 from the train station located 5 minutes from the port.
