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LICP Boccadifalco

 
Submitted by: Peter
 
 
City

Palermo

 
Country

Italy

 

The Aircraft

Type
TB20
MTOW
1200-1499kg
Date of visit
18 Sep 2022
Parked for
4 days
 

The Experience

Runway condition
hard/good
Taxiway condition
hard/good
Ramp condition
hard/good
Camping
no
Landing fee
Parking fee
Handling fee
Ramp check
no
Handling company
Payment method for above
Handling mandatory
no
Fuel type
100LL
Fuel price
VAT
Payment method
Mastercard
Immigration
no
Customs
no
AIP accurate?
yes
Hangarage
Airport website URL
https://www.aeroclubpalermo.it/
Airport restaurant
no
Transport used
taxi - normal
Transport to
Palermo
Cost
35.00 EUR
Duration
20 mins
Comments
Palermo aeroclub airfield.
Very friendly; appears to be run by two guys.
Contact email [email protected]
There are quite specific approach instructions
https://www.aeroclubpalermo.it/index.php?option=com_content%26view=article%26id=81%26Itemid=75
but when I approached (along the N coast of Sicily, low level) it was obvious that overflight of the city was unavoidable so I turned left early and climbed up to 4500ft and flew the final on 33 over the mountains and straight down.
Departure is similarly complicated and basically you must call up Palermo Approach as soon as you are airborne.
I got a bill of €320 of which most was 100LL and probably about 80 litres but I have lost the breakdown. It may not include landing or parking either. I departed from there early morning (8:45 local) to get back to the UK same day (via LFMT) and thought I had not paid for landing or parking, and there was nobody who I could speak to about payment, so I emailed them to say I will pay it by bank transfer or whatever but I never heard back. If I do hear I will update this report.
City of Palermo is worth seeing for the mixture of ancient architectures, for the Botanic Gardens (quite wonderful), and for very little else. Accommodation overpriced, taxis rip you off everywhere, noisy, very very dirty.
Trip writeup here:
https://www.euroga.org/forums/trips-airports/14188-uk-to-croatia-and-sicily-sep-2022