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Napoleon Bonaparte Airport

*Aéroport d'Ajaccio-Napoléon-Bonaparte*
Napoleon Bonaparte Airport; Aéroport d'Ajaccio-Napoléon-Bonaparte
	IATA: AJA; ICAO: LFKJ;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	CCI d'Ajaccio/Corse du Sud
Serves	Ajaccio, France
Elevation AMSL	17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	41°55′26″N 008°48′09″E / 41.92389°N 8.80250°E
Website	http://www.aeroport.fr
Map
	LFKJ Location of the airport in Corsica LFKJ LFKJ (France)
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Passengers
Passengers	1,673,308
Passenger traffic change	6.6%
	Source: French AIP, Aeroport.fr

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Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (French: Aéroport d'Ajaccio-Napoléon-Bonaparte; Template:Lang-co; IATA: AJA, ICAO: LFKJ), formerly "Campo dell'Oro Airport", is the main airport serving Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located in Ajaccio, the prefecture of the Corse-du-Sud department, 5 km (3.1 mi; 2.7 nmi) east of the harbour.^[1] The airport is the main base of regional airline Air Corsica, which operates services to continental France. It is named for Napoleon Bonaparte, who was born in Ajaccio.

History

Campo dell'Oro, before aviation, was an alluvial plain at the mouth of the Gravona. The toponym's origin, meaning "Field of Gold", remains obscure; some 19th century authors refer to a "rich cropland"; others, to a malaria-infested marshland. A grass flying field existed there before World War II but apparently offered no transportation services, as the first regular flights to Marseille began with the institution of a seaplane service in 1935 from Ajaccio Harbor.^{[citation needed]}

In 1940, a Vichy Air Corps unit was kept inactive at Campo dell'Oro. The liberation of Corsica began with the landing by sea in 1943 of I Corps at Ajaccio in Operation Vésuve. A few months later Fighter Group GC2/7 of the Free French Air Force, a French unit of the Royal Air Force, were operational on the grass field at Campo dell'Oro with Spitfires. Heavy aircraft were unable to land and came to mishap in the soft surface.^{[citation needed]}

In 1944 the United States Army Air Forces took over the airport and put down a hard surface of perforated metallic mats from which a squadron of P-51s flew.^[3]^[4] They defended B-26s flying from new airfields constructed on the east coast of Corsica. Campo dell'Oro was a challenge for the larger aircraft because of its relatively short runways and proximity to the mountains. Toward the end of the war, the runways were paved, forming the foundation of the modern airport.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Corsica	Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris–Orly, Toulouse Seasonal: Charleroi,^[5] Clermont-Ferrand, London–Stansted,^[6] Rome–Fiumicino,^[7] Toulon,^[8] Venice, Zurich (begins 2 July 2022)^[9]
Air France	Paris–Orly Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air France Hop	Seasonal: Brive, Caen, Castres, Lyon, Nantes, Poitiers
Brussels Airlines	Seasonal: Brussels^[10]
Chalair Aviation	Seasonal: La Rochelle,^[11] Limoges, Perpignan, Poitiers^[11]
easyJet	Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Bordeaux,^[12] Geneva, Lyon, Nantes,^[13] Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Luxair	Seasonal: Luxembourg
Smartwings	Seasonal: Prague^[14]
Swiss International Air Lines	Seasonal: Geneva
Transavia	Seasonal: Amsterdam, Brest^[15]
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Brussels^[16]
Volotea	Seasonal: Bordeaux, Brest, Caen, Lille, Limoges,^[17] Luxembourg,^[18] Lyon,^[19] Montpellier, Nantes, Rennes,^[19] Strasbourg, Toulouse

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at AJA airport. See Wikidata query.

Other facilities

Air Corsica has its head office on the airport property.^[20]

Incidents and accidents

On 1 December 1981, Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 crashed while on approach to this airport, killing all on board.^[21]

References

^ ^a ^b LFKJ – AJACCIO NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 31 October 2024.
^ "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2018" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ Office of Assistant Chief of Air staff, Intelligence (1992). "The AAF in Southern France". The United States Army Air Forces in World War II. Headquarters, Army Air Forces Washington, D.C. (Center for Air Force History). Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
^ Long, Marc (7 March 2007). "Calamity in Corsica". Aviation and Air Combat Articles. SimHQ. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
^ "Vol, séjours, billets d'avion – Air Corsica".
^ "Flights to Corsica | Air Corsica".
^ "Nell'estate di Air Corsica debutta la rotta Ajaccio-Roma, da inizio luglio". 21 January 2022.
^ "Flight Toulon | Air Corsica".
^ "UAE Business: Air Corsica to launch Zurich-Ajaccio flights in July".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b Liu, Jim. "Chalair adds Poitiers – Ajaccio sector in S20". Routesonline. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
^ Liu, Jim. "easyJet S20 new routes as of 27DEC19". Routesonline. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
^ https://www.easyjet.com/en ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Smartwings Adds New Routes in S16".
^ "La compagnie aérienne Transavia va ouvrir 4 nouvelles lignes au départ de Brest". 2 February 2021.
^ "Vols Ajaccio - Billets d'avion Ajaccio | TUI fly, avant Jetairfly".
^ "Volotea ouvre une nouvelle ligne à destination de la Corse au départ de Limoges".
^ "Volotea étoffe son programme depuis Ajaccio, Deauville et Toulouse".
^ ^a ^b Liu, Jim. "Volotea outlines post-COVID 19 network expansion in S20". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ "Relations Clientèle Archived 18 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine." CCM Airlines. Retrieved on 12 February 2010.
^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 (MD-81) YU-ANA Ajaccio-Campo dell'Oro Airport (AJA)". www.aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

External links

Media related to Ajaccio Airport at Wikimedia Commons

Ajaccio Airport CCI Ajaccio et Corse-du-Sud (in English)
Aéroport d'Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte – Union des Aéroports Français (in French)
Accident history for AJA at Aviation Safety Network
Current weather for LFKJ at NOAA/NWS

[AIP-1] LFKJ – AJACCIO NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 31 October 2024.

[AER-2] "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2018" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[3] Office of Assistant Chief of Air staff, Intelligence (1992). "The AAF in Southern France". The United States Army Air Forces in World War II. Headquarters, Army Air Forces Washington, D.C. (Center for Air Force History). Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.

[4] Long, Marc (7 March 2007). "Calamity in Corsica". Aviation and Air Combat Articles. SimHQ. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.

[5] "Vol, séjours, billets d'avion – Air Corsica".

[6] "Flights to Corsica | Air Corsica".

[7] "Nell'estate di Air Corsica debutta la rotta Ajaccio-Roma, da inizio luglio". 21 January 2022.

[8] "Flight Toulon | Air Corsica".

[9] "UAE Business: Air Corsica to launch Zurich-Ajaccio flights in July".

[10] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Chalair-11] Liu, Jim. "Chalair adds Poitiers – Ajaccio sector in S20". Routesonline. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[12] Liu, Jim. "easyJet S20 new routes as of 27DEC19". Routesonline. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[13] ttps://www.easyjet.com/en ^{[bare URL]}

[14] "Smartwings Adds New Routes in S16".

[15] "La compagnie aérienne Transavia va ouvrir 4 nouvelles lignes au départ de Brest". 2 February 2021.

[16] "Vols Ajaccio - Billets d'avion Ajaccio | TUI fly, avant Jetairfly".

[17] "Volotea ouvre une nouvelle ligne à destination de la Corse au départ de Limoges".

[18] "Volotea étoffe son programme depuis Ajaccio, Deauville et Toulouse".

[VoloteaS20-19] Liu, Jim. "Volotea outlines post-COVID 19 network expansion in S20". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[20] "Relations Clientèle Archived 18 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine." CCM Airlines. Retrieved on 12 February 2010.

[21] Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 (MD-81) YU-ANA Ajaccio-Campo dell'Oro Airport (AJA)". www.aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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 In 1940, a [[Vichy France|Vichy]] Air Corps unit was kept inactive at Campo dell'Oro. The [[History of Corsica#Second World War|liberation of Corsica]] began with the landing by sea in 1943 of [[I Corps (France)|I Corps]] at Ajaccio in Operation Vésuve. A few months later Fighter Group GC2/7 of the [[Free French Air Force]], a French unit of the [[Royal Air Force]], were operational on the grass field at Campo dell'Oro with [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]]s. Heavy aircraft were unable to land and came to mishap in the soft surface.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
-In 1944 the [[United States Army Air Forces]] took over the airport and put down a hard surface of perforated metallic mats from which a squadron of [[P-51 Mustang|P-51]]s flew.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The AAF in Southern France|work=The United States Army Air Forces in World War II|url=http://www.usaaf.net/ww/vol1/vol1pg1.htm|publisher=Headquarters, Army Air Forces Washington, D.C. (Center for Air Force History)|year=1992|access-date=20 May 2008|author=Office of Assistant Chief of Air staff, Intelligence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517094548/http://www.usaaf.net/ww/vol1/vol1pg1.htm|archive-date=17 May 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Calamity in Corsica|date=7 March 2007|first=Marc|last=Long|url=http://www.simhq.com/_air9/air_288a.html|work=Aviation and Air Combat Articles|publisher=SimHQ|access-date=20 May 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080516021934/http://www.simhq.com/_air9/air_288a.html| archive-date= 16 May 2008| url-status= live}}</ref> They defended [[B-24 Liberator|B-24]]s flying from new airfields constructed on the east coast of [[Corsica]]. Campo dell'Oro was a challenge for the larger aircraft because of its relatively short runways and proximity to the mountains. Toward the end of the war, the runways were paved, forming the foundation of the modern airport.
+In 1944 the [[United States Army Air Forces]] took over the airport and put down a hard surface of perforated metallic mats from which a squadron of [[P-51 Mustang|P-51]]s flew.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The AAF in Southern France|work=The United States Army Air Forces in World War II|url=http://www.usaaf.net/ww/vol1/vol1pg1.htm|publisher=Headquarters, Army Air Forces Washington, D.C. (Center for Air Force History)|year=1992|access-date=20 May 2008|author=Office of Assistant Chief of Air staff, Intelligence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517094548/http://www.usaaf.net/ww/vol1/vol1pg1.htm|archive-date=17 May 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Calamity in Corsica|date=7 March 2007|first=Marc|last=Long|url=http://www.simhq.com/_air9/air_288a.html|work=Aviation and Air Combat Articles|publisher=SimHQ|access-date=20 May 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080516021934/http://www.simhq.com/_air9/air_288a.html| archive-date= 16 May 2008| url-status= live}}</ref> They defended [[B-26 Marauder|B-26]]s flying from new airfields constructed on the east coast of [[Corsica]]. Campo dell'Oro was a challenge for the larger aircraft because of its relatively short runways and proximity to the mountains. Toward the end of the war, the runways were paved, forming the foundation of the modern airport.
 ==Airlines and destinations==