Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Lamezia Terme (CZ), Calabria (Italy)

IATA: SUF ICAO: LICA

Longest Active Runway

9,898 ft

3,017 meters

Field Elevation

39 ft

12 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

38.9062°, 16.2460°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #584 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,040 of 7558

Top 13.7% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Italy)

#8 of 9 in IT

#9 of 50 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SUF in numbers: 9,898 ft longest runway · tied #584 of 650 published · #1,040 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.7%) · #8 in Italy.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SUF lies at 12 m (39 ft), #531 of 650 published airports by elevation and 16.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 26 ft below the Italy median (65 ft, 9 airports); TRN is highest at 989 ft, 950 ft higher than SUF.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of SUF. Nearest published airport: Brindisi Airport (BDS), 131 NM, 10,000 ft (102 ft longer than SUF); 5 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,898 ft (3,017 m)

SUF runway: 10/28 9,898 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #8 of 9 in Italy; MXP leads by 2,963 ft (12,861 ft). −1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	9,898 ft (3017 m / 3.017 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →