<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Campo dell'Oro, before aviation, was an alluvial plain at the mouth of the Gravona. The toponym's origin, meaning "Field of Gold", remains obscure; some 19th century authors refer to a "rich cropland"; others, to a malaria-infested marshland. A grass flying field existed there before World War II but apparently offered no transportation services, as the first regular flights to Marseille began with the institution of a seaplane service in 1935 from Ajaccio Harbor. In 1940, a Vichy Air Corps unit was kept inactive at Campo dell'Oro. The liberation of Corsica began with the landing by sea in 1943 of I Corps at Ajaccio in Operation V&eacute;suve. A few months later Fighter Group GC2/7 of the Free French Air Force, a French unit of the Royal Air Force, were operational on the grass field at Campo dell'Oro with Spitfires. Heavy aircraft were unable to land and came to mishap in the soft surface.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1944 the United States Army Air Forces took over the airport and put down a hard surface of perforated metallic mats from which a squadron of P-51s flew. They defended B-26s flying from new airfields constructed on the east coast of Corsica. Campo dell'Oro was a challenge for the larger aircraft because of its relatively short runways and proximity to the mountains. Toward the end of the war, the runways were paved, forming the foundation of the modern airport.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">Transportation Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Ajaccio Airport counts with the following means of transportation to and from the city center:</p>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus:</strong> A shuttle bus connects Ajaccio Airport with the city centre.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Taxi: </strong>Transfer to downtown Ajaccio within 20 minutes by taxi.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Car Rentals: </strong>Why don&rsquo;t you rent a car at Ajaccio Airport? Find car rental companies at the main terminal. Check our search engine to get great deals!</li>
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