Throughout its history, Bastia Poretta airport has played a key role in the region's economy.
1945: The birth
The Établissement Public du Commerce et de l'Industrie de Corse works to create and develop
develop
air traffic
1947: Commercial services begin
The birth of
airlines
Bastia and the birth of
of civil aviation
the airport
1954: An avenue for our platform!
The runway is built
1959: A pivotal year in the life of our airport
The Établissement Public du Commerce et de l'Industrie de Corse becomes
officially
concession holder for
commercial
commercial operation of
Bastia airport
1986: Change on the track!
The runway is extended to 2,510 metres
1992: Anticipating traffic
Start of
works
to extend
the terminal
bringing its
capacity
capacity to 1.5
million
passengers
Bastia airport
millionaire. He has
joined the circle of
airports
millionaires
airports with
record traffic of
1 011 820
passengers.
2015-2016: Structural work on our terminal building
Redevelopment of
of the terminal with the expansion of the
boarding hall by
600 m² boarding area & an increase in baggage delivery capacity, in order to absorb the growth in traffic.
2017: EASA European airport safety certification, AE certified
The airport is now able to
to handle the
largest modules
modules (such as
Boeing 747/777,
Airbus A350)
2018: 1,500,000 passengers passed!
The airport handled 1,525,159 passengers.
2020-2021 : New infrastructure
Creation of a
new boarding
boarding area and
creation of a
new car
cars
2023 : Labelling and certification
Obtaining the Aerobio LEVEL 1 label.
This label demonstrates the investment and commitment made by the EPCI de Corse and the airport teams in terms of sustainable development and environmental protection.
& Obtaining REDUCTION level certification, in recognition of the actions taken to reduce CO2 emissions.
