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Meeting someone at Catania Airport.

Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA · LICC), Sicily, Italy. Which terminal, how long they'll take to come out, and a greeting board ready for the arrivals hall.

Airport codeCTA
SizeMajor airport
Local timeEurope/Rome
BorderSchengen area

Greeting board for Catania Airport

Make a sign for CTA Arrivals. Show it full screen, save it, or create a Greet so they can find you.

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Create a Greet with this board
Welcome to Catania
Helen Smith
arigreet.com

Which terminal

Catania-Fontanarossa Airport is one of Catania's main airports and may have more than one terminal. Check the arrival terminal on their booking or in the airline's app before you set off, and put it in your Greet.

Where to wait

Put the exact spot in your Greet. Your guest sees it on their phone from the moment they land at CTA, even without signal.

  • Inside the arrivals hall, a few metres back from the doors passengers come through.
  • At one landmark you can both name: a numbered exit, a café sign or the information desk.
  • Not right at the barrier, where everyone crowds and nobody can see past the first row.

Passport control and timing

Italy is in the Schengen area. Passengers on flights from other Schengen countries walk straight out with no passport check, often within 15 to 25 minutes. Flights from outside Schengen, including the UK, go through passport control first, which can add 20 to 60 minutes at busy times.

Catania runs on Europe/Rome time. The clock at the top of this page shows the local time now.

A local welcome

Want the sign to feel local? "Benvenuti" means welcome in Italian. Put it in the line above their name.

Other airports nearby

If they could be flying into a different airport, check which one first. Within 250 km of CTA: Comiso CIY (66 km), Reggio Calabria REG (85 km), Luqa MLA (187 km), Lamezia Terme SUF (190 km), Palermo PMO (191 km).

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know before getting started.

Which terminal will they arrive at in Catania?

Check the arrival terminal on their booking or in the airline's app. Smaller airports like CTA usually have one arrivals area.

How long after landing do passengers come out at CTA?

Usually 20 to 45 minutes, longer with checked bags or passport control. Flights from inside Schengen are the quickest. With a Greet they tap I've landed and Collecting my bags, so you know instead of guessing.

What time is it at CTA right now?

Catania runs on Europe/Rome time. The live local time is shown at the top of this page.

Can my guest use Arigreet at CTA without the app?

Yes. They open your link in their phone's browser. Airport Wi-Fi is enough.