[8] The district of Capodichino – in the area known as "Campo di Marte" – hosted the first flight exhibitions in Naples in 1910.

During the First World War, "Campo di Marte" became a military airport in order to defend the town against Austro-Hungarian and German air attacks.

When the combat units moved out, Air Transport Command used the airport as a major transshipment hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel for the remainder of the war.

[citation needed] In June 2005, Eurofly began seasonal service to New York City using Airbus A330s.

[14] Then in May 2024, Delta Air Lines launched seasonal flights from New York J.F.K, also with a 767,[15] followed by American Airlines from Philadelphia with a 787 a month later.

Capodichino hosts some aeronautical industrial activities like Atitech, Alenia Aeronautica, Aeronavali, Tecnam Costruzioni Aeronautiche.

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Naples Airport: Annual passenger statistics from 2000 through 2023:[64] Capodichino is easily accessible from all the city thanks to the exit of the so-called "Tangenziale", an urban highway (A56) connecting the city of Naples to metropolitan area and highways to Rome and Caserta (A1), Salerno (A3) and Bari, Benevento and Avellino (A16).

[citation needed] On 15 February 1958, a United States Air Force Douglas VC-47A Skytrain, 42-93817, c/n 13771, built as a C-47A-25-DK and upgraded,[69] en route from its home base, Ramstein-Landstuhl Air Base, Germany, to Istanbul, departed Capodichino Airport on a flight to Athens, with 16 servicemen aboard.

Dense fog over the Ionian Sea and mountainous southern Italy on 17 February greatly impeded search efforts for the missing aircraft.

Patrols of U.S. servicemen, Italian soldiers and carabinieri reached the crash site four hours after it was found, battling though heavy snow, but reported no survivors amongst the 16 on board.

The report stated that "officials declined to venture a theory on the cause of the crash except that the weather was bad and the pilot, Capt.

"[72] On 31 March 1959, a United States Navy Douglas R4D-8 crashed after takeoff due to engine failure.