Brindisi Airport (Salento Airport / Papola Casale) BDS / LIBR
Brindisi · Italy · Aeroporti di Puglia S.p.A.
3.4Mpax · 2024
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATALIBR / BDS
OperatorAeroporti di Puglia S.p.A.
Coordinates40.6576°N, 17.9470°E
Elevation47 ft · 14 m
Time zoneEurope/Rome
Passengers / yr3,379,741 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenYes
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceLIBR — AIP Italy (ENAV)
Operating hoursH24
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal
Runways (2)
- 13/31 · 3,048 m / 10,000 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS CAT I (RWY 31)
- 05/23 · 1,795 m / 5,889 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 5 providers
Aeroporti di Puglia S.p.A. (AdP)
Airport operator and direct handler. AIP LIBR lists compulsory civil handling assured by Aeroporti di Puglia for General Aviation and commercial traffic; AdP is also one of the three named AIP item-18 GA handlers (ramp office tel •••, H24). ENAC certified-provider list (cert. 123) authorises AdP at Brindisi for categories 2, 3, 5 (excl. 5.7) and 6. ENAC Disposizione DG N.51/2025 limits BDS handlers and reserves class 1 and class 2 operation rights to AdP itself. · Handling 0500-2200 (winter 0400-2100); •••) service still assured by AdP
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
GH Puglia S.r.l. (GH Italia group)
Passenger and ramp handler at Brindisi. GH Italia's own site lists a BDS station (Station Manager Frank Alfieri, •••, •••). ENAC certified-provider list (cert. 326) authorises GH Puglia at Brindisi for categories 2, 3, 5 (excl. 5.7), 6.1, 6.2 (limited to air-con/heating), 9 and 10.2. Holds an AdP handling subconcession at Brindisi (to 28/02/2027).
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Delta Aerotaxi S.r.l.
General aviation ground handler explicitly named in AIP LIBR as one of the item-18 FPL handler choices (tel •••, mobile •••, fax •••, •••, www.deltaflr.it). ENAC certified-provider list (cert. 39) authorises Delta at Brindisi for categories 2, 3, 5, 6.1 (lavatory/water), 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 11.1. Holds a GA ground-assistance subconcession at BDS (to 31/12/2026). Independently confirmed as BDS handler by ItalyFBO. · H24 on request
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Sky Service S.p.A. (Sky Services FBO)
Business/GA FBO handler explicitly named in AIP LIBR as one of the item-18 FPL handler choices (tel •••, mobile •••). Sky Services' own handling brochure lists Brindisi Casale (BDS) as a handling base; ramp services include follow-me, marshalling, push-back, GPU, lavatory/water, wing-walking and aircraft security. ENAC certified-provider list (cert. 137/341) covers Sky Services; holds a GA subconcession at BDS (to 30/04/2027). · H24 on request
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Fly Service S.r.l.
General aviation ground-assistance subconcessionaire at Brindisi (AdP subconcession to 30/09/2026). ENAC certified-provider list shows Fly Service at Brindisi (cert. 339 cat 5.7, and cert. 24 cat 2, 3, 5, 6.1 (excl. external cleaning), 9). De-icing is explicitly excluded from its category 6.2 authorisation.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
Carboil S.r.l. (Eni aviation fuel)
Into-plane refuelling JET A1 from Carboil-Eni storage tanks and tank trucks (AIP LIBR: Carboil-ENI tanks and tank trucks, Kerosene JA1, 360,000 L). Carboil is the named BDS fuel distributor (ENAC certified-provider list cert. 97, category 7.1; confirmed as the Brindisi into-plane provider by CAPA and Italian press, including the 2026 BDS jet-fuel shortage coverage). · 0500-2130 (winter 0400-2030); other hours O/R 2HR PN within operational hours, tel •••
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
On request
Sky Service S.p.A. (Sky Services FBO)
Sky Services AMO (EASA/ENAC Part-145 IT.145.0383) operates a maintenance base/hangar at Brindisi (LIBR), independently confirmed via Sky Technique CAMO/Part-145 brochure and EASA listings.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
On request
Sky Service S.p.A. (Sky Services FBO)
Sky Services Part-145 base with hangar at Brindisi/LIBR; CAMO IT.CAMO.0187 for continuing-airworthiness/technical management.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul
Available
Avio Aero (GE Aerospace) - Brindisi Plant
Engine shop — full CFM56 family commercial engine overhaul and test-cell run at Avio Aero's Brindisi plant (Via Angelo Titi 16-20, 72100 Brindisi), GE Aerospace's 5th global CFM56 service hub (transition began Oct 2019, first engines spring 2020); ramping from ~70 toward ~200 staff and toward 80+ engines/year within five years; reception, disassembly, module repair, reassembly and engine test cells performed on-site. Same test-cell complex also supports Italian Air Force military engine work — EJ200 (Eurofighter Typhoon) and GE CT7-8E6 helicopter turboshaft overhaul — with Military Service specialists covering the Brindisi plant plus 8 Italian Air Force bases. Plant's Component Repair Center is industrializing additive (powder-fed laser deposition) and cold-spray repair processes developed via the Avio Aero/Politecnico di Bari Apulia Repair Development Centre; cold-spray already used operationally on GE90 accessory-drive components (since 2018) — scope beyond GE90 (e.g. GEnx) unconfirmed. Holds FAA Part 145 Repair Station Certificate 6E0Y809D, confirmed for the Brindisi facility. Also reported to hold CAAC (China) repair-station approval and ENAC/EASA Part-145 AMO approval at Avio Aero group level; specific certificate/approval numbers and exact class-rating scope for Brindisi unconfirmed via public sources.
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Verified 6 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight catering
Available
Gate Gourmet Italia S.r.l.
Airline in-flight catering. ENAC certified-provider list shows Gate Gourmet Italia at Brindisi (category 5.7 / 7.1) and it holds a catering subconcession at Brindisi (to 17/05/2028).
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
On request
Sky Service S.p.A. (Sky Services FBO)
Aircraft cleaning is part of the Sky Services group FBO ramp-service offering (group brochure); not separately confirmed as a published BDS-specific service, so on request.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
On request
Delta Aerotaxi S.r.l.
GA/aerotaxi flight support and assistance coordination at Brindisi (handler/FBO contact per AIP and ItalyFBO). · H24 on request
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
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