Rome Fiumicino Airport

Leonardo da Vinci
Rome Fiumicino Airport

Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci
di Roma–Fiumicino
Leonardo da Vinci; Rome Fiumicino Airport; Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci ; di Roma–Fiumicino
	IATA: FCO; ICAO: LIRF; WMO: 16242;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Mundys
Operator	Aeroporti di Roma
Serves	Rome metropolitan area / Vatican City
Location	Fiumicino, Lazio, Italy
Opened	Operational: 20 August 1960; Official: 15 January 1961;
Hub for	ITA Airways; Poste Air Cargo;
Operating base for	Neos; Ryanair; Vueling; Wizz Air;
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	41°48′01″N 012°14′20″E / 41.80028°N 12.23889°E
Website	www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en
Maps
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Runways
Statistics (2023)
Passengers
Passengers	40 545 240
Passenger change 22–23	38.1%
Aircraft movement	266,489
Movements change 22–23	25.4%
Cargo (tons)	25,862,550
Cargo change 22–23	33.2%
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Leonardo da Vinci–Rome Fiumicino Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci di Roma–Fiumicino) (IATA: FCO, ICAO: LIRF) is an international airport in Fiumicino, Italy, serving Rome. It is the busiest airport in the country, the 9th busiest airport in Europe and the world's 46th-busiest airport with over 40.5 million passengers served in 2023.^[2] It covers an area of 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi).^[3]

Rome-Fiumicino Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" serves as the principal hub for ITA Airways, the Italian flag carrier and the largest airline in the country. It was previously the hub of Alitalia, the defunct Italian flag carrier. It is also an operating basefor several other airlines, such as Neos, AeroItalia, Ryanair, Vueling and Wizz Air.

Opened in 1961, it is in Fiumicino, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Rome, and is named for Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519). Reproductions of some of his most famous works and inventions are on display inside the airport.

As of 2022, it has won the "Best Airport Award" in the category of hubs with over 40 million passengers, issued by Airports Council International (ACI) Europe, for three years in a row.^[4]

^ "Assaeroporti" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Statistiche Dati di Traffico Aeroportuale Italiano". Assaeroporti (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "Adobe Acrobat". acrobat.adobe.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Rome's Fiumicino wins Best Airport in Europe for third year in a row". Turismo Roma. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[1] "Assaeroporti" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[2] "Statistiche Dati di Traffico Aeroportuale Italiano". Assaeroporti (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

[3] "Adobe Acrobat". acrobat.adobe.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[4] "Rome's Fiumicino wins Best Airport in Europe for third year in a row". Turismo Roma. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

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