Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport

Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport is about 5 km east of Ajaccio, on the shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio. The drive to the old town, the port and Place Foch usually takes 15 to 20 minutes, but summer traffic on the main road into the city can make it longer, especially in July and August.

Ajaccio Airport has one passenger terminal. Check-in, departures, arrivals and baggage claim are all in the same building, and every airline uses it, so you cannot go to the wrong terminal. Check-in desks were renewed in 2026, with 20 new desks in service for the summer season.

Air Corsica, which has its main base and headquarters at Ajaccio, flies year-round to Paris–Orly, Marseille, Nice, Lyon and Toulouse. Air France flies to Paris–Orly. In summer, easyJet, Volotea, Transavia, Luxair and Norwegian add flights from French cities, Geneva, Basel, Luxembourg and Oslo, and Air Corsica adds Munich, Rome, Venice and Zurich.

Yes. The Muvistrada line 8 shuttle bus links the airport with central Ajaccio, near the train station and the port. It runs to a timetable rather than continuously, so check the current times with the operator or the airport information desk before you land. It suits travelers with light luggage and no tight schedule.

Yes. Taxis wait outside the terminal building from the first to the last arriving flight of the day. The ride to central Ajaccio usually takes 15 to 20 minutes. Families and groups with a lot of luggage often pre-book a transfer instead, so a vehicle of the right size is waiting when they land.

Usually not. Almost all flights to Ajaccio come from mainland France or other Schengen Area countries, so there is no border check on arrival. You still need a valid passport or EU national ID card to fly. Passengers on a flight from outside the Schengen Area pass border control, where the EU Entry/Exit System applies to non-EU travelers.

The airport was formerly known as Campo dell'Oro Airport, and the road to it is still called Route de Campo dell'Oro. Today it is named Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, after Napoleon, who was born in Ajaccio. Its IATA code is AJA.

Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport handled about 1.59 million passengers in 2025, slightly fewer than in 2024. Traffic is strongly seasonal: it rises sharply from spring and peaks in July and August, when many summer-only routes from France and the rest of Europe operate, so the terminal and roads are busy then.

Ajaccio Airport has several parking areas. P0 in front of the terminal is for quick drop-offs and pickups, P1 is the main short-stay parking area beside the terminal, P2 is for long stays, and P4 Littoral and P5 Aéroclub, about 300 m away, add more spaces. Pay at the terminal machines or by card at the exit.

Ask your airline or travel agent for assistance at least 48 hours before you fly. At Ajaccio, assistance is provided by Ambulance Pomi on behalf of the airport. If you arrive at the airport by car, call the free number 0 800 005 007 for help from the parking area or curb to the departures hall.

The terminal has an information desk open from the first to the last flight, an ATM, free Wi-Fi and a charging station, a baby changing area, a tourist information kiosk, a bar-brasserie and snack counters, a duty-free shop, a Corsican products shop, a newsagent and a business center.

Corsica has four airports with scheduled flights: Ajaccio (AJA) on the west coast, Bastia (BIA) in the northeast, Calvi (CLY) in the northwest and Figari (FSC) in the far south near Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio. Check that your ticket shows AJA if you are staying in or around Ajaccio, because the drives between them are long.

Ajaccio, like the rest of France, is on Central European Time, UTC+1, and switches to Central European Summer Time, UTC+2, from late March to late October. The currency is the euro (EUR), and cards are widely accepted across Ajaccio, including at the airport's shops and cafés in the terminal.