Though it is an international airport, it is relatively small. We departed in the morning and had…read moreto wait 30+ mins to check in, so give yourself AMPLE TIME before your flight in case they are delayed for check-in and baggage drop off. Security was pretty quick. There is only one terminal for international flights so it's easy to find your gate or baggage claim. There are a few car rental places, some on sight and some a short walk from the airport. If you're hungry; there are couple of delicious to buy croissants, arancinis, sandwiches, coffee and more to have before you take off. We had the arancini bolognese and honestly it was some of the best arancini we had during our visit. There is also a store where you pick up some formaggio, meats, wine, pastas and more, but keep in mind if your final destination is in the US, cheese and meat you are not allowed to bring through customs. My fiancé found this out the hard way when we were waiting for customs. ---------------------------------------- Sebbene sia un aeroporto internazionale, è relativamente piccolo. Siamo partiti la mattina e abbiamo dovuto aspettare più di 30 minuti per il check-in, quindi prenditi TANTO TEMPO prima del volo nel caso in cui ci fossero ritardi per il check-in e la consegna dei bagagli. I controlli di sicurezza sono stati piuttosto rapidi. C'è un solo terminal per i voli internazionali, quindi è facile trovare il gate o il ritiro bagagli. Ci sono alcuni autonoleggi, alcuni in vista e altri a pochi passi dall'aeroporto. Se hai fame; ci sono un paio di deliziosi croissant, arancini, panini, caffè e altro da acquistare prima di partire. Abbiamo preso gli arancini alla bolognese e onestamente erano alcuni dei migliori arancini che abbiamo mangiato durante la nostra visita. C'è anche un negozio dove puoi prendere del formaggio, salumi, vino, pasta e altro, ma tieni presente che se la tua destinazione finale è negli Stati Uniti, formaggio e carne non sono ammessi alla dogana. Il mio fidanzato l'ha scoperto a sue spese quando eravamo in attesa della dogana.

INFO ON GETTING TO TAORMINA. GET ON THE BUS, check the bus times if you wanna get to Taormina. The…read moretrain has less times it visits Taormina. The bus is as cheap and has more available times than the train. When you grab your luggage, bus tickets are outside to the right. First stall should say to Taormina. Our bus came 15 min early, so we lucked out and left without waiting You can't rent a vehicle and leave it in Taormina if you plan on using just for one day drive to Taormina. They won't let you rent the car Fastest and cheapest is bus

Convenient terminal at Sigonella to catch your military flight back home or to catch a flight to a…read moreEuro destination for a few days. Aviano may be in my near future. I flew out of here to Rota, Spain. Since we were flying Space-A we had a show time of 4 p.m. and we were told the day before that there was plenty of room to get on. The flight didn't leave until 7 p.m. so yes it's a lot of waiting. We showed up at around 4:30. No lines upon check-in. We checked our luggage and were given a boarding pass. The staff here is fabulous, courteous, helpful and very professional. They're Italian so they love kids. Children are treated so well here. I will miss that so much. As soon as we were stateside, I noticed airport staff and one Southwest idiot flight attendant who was so rude to my kids-I don't understand the culture here in the U.S.-of thinking kids are such a nuisance. I know all my mommy and daddy Yelp friends can concur that none of us want our children to be treated like second class citizens. Oh, well, another reason to want to go back to Italy! A pizzeria and coffee shop are here to eat while you wait.

We were in Sigonella after a tour. We stopped by the base and talked to the staff at the airport…read more They were very helpful and we were able to get a flight.