After many years of closure, the airport of Salerno Pontecagnano "Costa d'Amalfi" (ICAO: LIRI, IATA: QSR) finally reopens on July 11, 2024. Completely renovated and ready to accommodate aircraft of virtually any size. In July 2024 the main innovations will be:
- Runway extended to 2000 m - Two new taxiways - The main apron very enlarged compared to the current - Start of works for the construction of the new General Aviation terminal, scheduled for 2025
The works will ... After many years of closure, the airport of Salerno Pontecagnano "Costa d'Amalfi" (ICAO: LIRI, IATA: QSR) finally reopens on July 11, 2024. Completely renovated and ready to accommodate aircraft of virtually any size. In July 2024 the main innovations will be:
- Runway extended to 2000 m - Two new taxiways - The main apron very enlarged compared to the current - Start of works for the construction of the new General Aviation terminal, scheduled for 2025
The works will continue, and in 2026 the "Costa d’Amalfi" should be finished with:
- Runway extended to 2200 m - New main terminal - New GA terminal - ILS navigation system (assumed) - New airport buildings - New car parkings
To celebrate this "new" reality in the Italian airport scene, and anticipate the preview for fans, BarelliMsfsAddon has prepared the new addon dedicated to Salerno, divided into two separate mods: Salerno 2024 and Salerno 2026. These are two mods to install as usual in the MSFS Community folder, obviously NOT at the same time.
When publishing the 2024 version, it is important to specify that:
- Official Enav cards are not yet available, so the markings and signage are similar to the current ones, with the appropriate variants; as soon as official news will be ready, which may however delay, you will be provided with a free update.
Regarding the 2026 version, it is specified that: - Regarding the new terminal only architectural renderings are available, as officially presented in 2023, and based on these was created the new terminal for the simulator. - Regarding the GA terminal there is no info, so the building was "invented", in the place where it will be built, inspired by existing GA terminals (Rome Ciampino and Olbia); also in this case, when and if news will be available, we will update. - It is assumed, reading between the lines of the official statements, that there will be the subsidy of an ILS on runway 05, the frequency of which was imagined as 108. 50 MHz. - The new parkings of the cars have always been deducted from the official renderings.
