Verona Villafranca Airport (IATA: VRN, ICAO: LIPX), also known as Valerio Catullo Airport or Villafranca Airport, is located 10 km (6. 2 mi) southwest of Verona, Italy. Villafranca Air Base was a military airport during the First World War. It became open to civil traffic in the early 1910s with daily scheduled connections to Rome and charter flights to destinations in northern Europe. With 3. 600. 000 passengers in 2019 and 33. 000 movements is one of most important airports in northern Italy.Verona Villafranca Airport (IATA: VRN, ICAO: LIPX), also known as Valerio Catullo Airport or Villafranca Airport, is located 10 km (6. 2 mi) southwest of Verona, Italy. Villafranca Air Base was a military airport during the First World War. It became open to civil traffic in the early 1910s with daily scheduled connections to Rome and charter flights to destinations in northern Europe. With 3. 600. 000 passengers in 2019 and 33. 000 movements is one of most important airports in northern Italy.