Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Caselle (VR), Veneto (Italy)

IATA: VRN ICAO: LIPX

Longest Active Runway

10,064 ft

3,068 meters

Field Elevation

239 ft

73 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

45.3950°, 10.8873°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#534 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#872 of 7558

Top 11.5% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Italy)

#6 of 9 in IT

#7 of 50 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 VRN in numbers: 10,064 ft longest runway · #534 of 650 published · #872 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.5%) · #6 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)

VRN lies at 73 m (239 ft), #360 of 650 published airports by elevation and 39.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 174 ft above the Italy median (65 ft, 9 airports); TRN is highest at 989 ft, 750 ft higher than VRN.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), 62 NM, 10,827 ft. Next: MXP 91.9 NM. MXP has the radius's longest runway, 2,797 ft more than VRN.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,064 ft (3,068 m)

VRN runway: 04/22 10,064 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #6 of 9 in Italy; MXP leads by 2,797 ft (12,861 ft). +0.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
04/22	10,064 ft (3068 m / 3.068 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Venice Marco Polo Airport (Venezia (VE))	`VCE`	62 NM (114.8 km)	10,827 ft	✅ Lighted
Milan Malpensa International Airport (Ferno (VA))	`MXP`	91.9 NM (170.2 km)	12,861 ft	✅ Lighted

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