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Taranto-Grottaglie Marcello Arlotta Airport

Grottaglie, Italy

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Location

Grottaglie · 75 · Italy

Position

40.518°, 17.403° · 215 ft elev.

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Southern Italy's spaceport gateway serving Taranto and Brindisi.

Opened

1926

Location

Grottaglie, Italy

Taranto-Grottaglie Marcello Arlotta Airport is a civil-military airport located near the town of Grottaglie in the Apulia region of southern Italy. It serves the metropolitan area of Taranto and is designated by the Italian government as a potential commercial spaceport under the Italian Space Economy initiative. The airport has limited scheduled commercial passenger traffic and has historically served as a base for military aviation and cargo operations. It gained significant attention when it was selected as one of the candidate sites for the Altec and ESA-related space activities, positioning it as a future hub for horizontal space launch operations in Europe. Named after Marcello Arlotta, the airport is managed within the broader Apulia airport network and has seen investment aimed at upgrading infrastructure to support both aviation and emerging aerospace industries.

Terminals

The airport has a small passenger terminal with limited facilities, reflecting its historically low commercial traffic volumes.

Getting to & from

Ground transport to Taranto city center is available via road, with the airport located approximately 15 kilometers from the city.

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Scheduled commercial airline activity has been minimal, with no major permanent airline hub established at the airport.

Notable facts

›Designated as Italy's first commercial spaceport for horizontal launches.
›Serves a dual civil-military function.
›Named after Italian aviation pioneer Marcello Arlotta.
›Located in the Apulia region of southern Italy.
›Has been linked to European Space Agency activities and the Italian Space Economy plan.

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Taranto-Grottaglie Airport

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Taranto-Grottaglie "Marcello Arlotta" Airport is an airport serving Taranto and Grottaglie, both comunes in the province of Taranto in Italy. The airport is located 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) from the city of Monteiasi, 4 km (2.5 mi) from Grottaglie and 16 km (9.9 mi) from Taranto. It is named for…

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