10348 HELP!!!! Just how busy is Alghero airport?

Ive had a villa booked since April and as we fly out tomorrow a few days ago I emailed the owner for a full address.When i followed directions it turns out that the villa is actually 300 yards from the runway at Alghero!!.The villa details state' a tranquill,rural relaxing retreat',Well having to put up with noise all year round the thought of having to share the next 9 days with jet noise fills me with dread,I have tried to put a 'plan B' in to action by contacting a few other villa owners asking if at late notice they would be able to accomodate us.We are planning to park the car nearby and just wait a while to see exactly what row we are going to have to put up with and then blow the people out if its too rowdy.I'm willing to lose my 100 euro deposit but i'm not handing over the final 575 if its noisy.Someone put my mind at rest and tell me Alghero is one plane and a hut!! Feeling stressed out before i go! Bloody details said 10 minutes from airport......I assumed that meant driving,not walking!!

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That is absolutely appalling Neil. It seems though you are acting sensibly by having contingency plans, if that's any consolation.

Perhaps you could contact the airport to find out when the first and last fights arrive and depart. - [url=http://www.aeroportodialghero.it/contatti/contatti_en.asp]..:: Alghero Airport - Official Website ::..[/url]

Cannot help but poor you!, hope you can get it sorted out, and maybe try some other villa owners?, there are still some very last minute bookings to be made, had you been closer (I know pointless now) we would probably have been able to help you around here, let us know how you get on.
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Alghero Angie, not Ancona!!! lol

Here's a link which shows the proximity of properties to the airport.

[url=http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile10579/alghero-airport.htm]Google Earth Hacks - alghero airport[/url]

oops I ave just noticed the title of the link so I hope the information is bona fide.

Hi,
That seems a bit sneaky on the part of the owners doesnt it. Like you say the best thing to do would be to sit in the car and have a bit of a listen. I cant see there being a massive problem as the road from the airport to Alghero and also the other way towards Sassari and Porto Torres is littered with Villas and Agritourismo's that are only a stones throw from the runway. But something to heart from is, of the twenty or so times i have been throu the airport i can honestly say that i have never seen any more than 2 planes in there at any one time, even in August ! If my mind serves me correctly i think the last flight out of there is about 22.15 not much later and the earliest flights are about 06.30 and any way i dont think they handle more than about 20 flights a day (Ryanair and Airone) and rarely any military transports.
Whatever happens you cant fail to have a good holiday in Sardegna good luck:yes:

Not that busy 4 flights a day in and out check out this link

[url=http://www.aeroportodialghero.it/home_en.asp]..:: Alghero Airport - Official Website ::..[/url]

[quote=PAS 55;96206]Not that busy 4 flights a day in and out check out this link

[url=http://www.aeroportodialghero.it/home_en.asp]..:: Alghero Airport - Official Website ::..[/url][/quote]

If you read carefully Pas 55, the page is updated every ten minutes so what you see on the homa page might not be the reality

Sal I realise its not Ancona!!!!!!
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[quote=Sally Donaldson;96208]If you read carefully Pas 55, the page is updated every ten minutes so what you see on the homa page might not be the reality[/quote]

That does not make any difference to the number of flights in & out it just updates any delay details.It's September and all the mainland Italians have gone home.

Well I hope you are reassured Neil! Four flights a day is really not going to disturb the peace very much - I bet you have a smashing holiday (and if there was a smiley for 'green with envy' I'd be using it)!

I looked at the website and went to the 'Flights' area [tab at top left] and then the 'real time departures and arrivals pages' page[s] [in box top-ish right]

Seem a lot more than 4 planes landing/taking off today

Looking at the figures there are 18 flights landing and 18 taking off today - starting at 06.40hrs and ending at 22.50hrs.

Hope its not too bad at his apartment.

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