Rome Fiumicino Airport

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]

Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport Aeroporto Internazionale di Roma-Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci"
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	15 January 1961; 63 years ago (1961-01-15)
Hub for	ITA Airways Poste Air Cargo
Operating base for	AeroItalia Neos Ryanair Vueling Wizz Air
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	41°48′01″N 012°14′20″E
Website	www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en
Maps
Airport map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 3,800 12,467 Asphalt 16R/34L 3,900 12,795 Asphalt 16L/34R 3,900 12,795 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
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%
Source:[1]

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 base for 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]

History

Early years

Check-in hall at Fiumicino in 1964.

During construction, the remains of some Roman ships were found.^[5]

The airport was officially opened on 15 January 1961, with two runways, replacing the smaller Rome Ciampino Airport, which remains in service for some low-cost airlines as well as domestic and charter operations. Despite being officially opened in 1961, Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport had actually been in use since 20 August 1960. This was to help relieve air traffic that was congesting Rome Ciampino Airport during the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[6]

During the 1960s, former home-based Alitalia invested heavily in the new airport, building hangars and maintenance centres; in the same period a third runway was added (16L/34R).

Later development

View of the airport

Security Services transferred from the Polizia di Stato (Italian State Police) to Aeroporti di Roma S.p.A. in 2000. Aeroporti di Roma created ADR Security S.r.l. (100%-owned) to provide these services as well as security services to airlines (in competition with other security companies such as IVRI). Airport Security is supervised by Polizia di Stato, Guardia di Finanza (Italian Customs Police), Italian Civil Aviation Authority and Aeroporti di Roma S.p.A..^{[citation needed]} Ground handling services were provided by Aeroporti di Roma until 1999, when it created Aeroporti di Roma Handling (to serve all airlines except for Alitalia, which continued to be handled by Aeroporti di Roma itself). Alitalia provided passenger assistance even before 1999. In 2001, Alitalia created "Alitalia Airport" and started providing ground handling for itself and other airlines. Aeroporti di Roma Handling remains the biggest handler in terms of airlines handled, but Alitalia Airport is the biggest handler in terms of airplanes handled as Alitalia aircraft account for 50% of the ones at Fiumicino. In May 2006, Italy's Civil Aviation Authority announced that it took off the limitation of 3 ramp handlers in Rome Leonardo da Vinci airport. ARE Group and Aviapartner announced that they would create a company called Aviapartner (51% Aviapartner; 49% ARE Group) to serve Milan Malpensa and Rome Leonardo da Vinci.^{[citation needed]}

Since 2005, the airport operates a category III B instrument landing system (ILS). Further improvement work was implemented in 2007 to enable the airport to handle 30 takeoffs/landings per hour, up from 10, in the event of thick fog. Three runways presently operate at Leonardo da Vinci airport: 16L/34R and 16R/34L (separated by a distance of 4,000 m (13,000 ft)), and 07/25, used only westwards for takeoffs owing to the prevailing winds. The airport used to have a fourth runway, 16C/34C which was located alongside 16L/34R, it was mostly used as a taxiway or as a backup for 16L/34R; the runway is now designated as Taxiway "D".^[7]

In 2010, the new single baggage handling system for more efficient luggage delivery began operations.

Several projects are planned. These include the construction of an environmentally-friendly cogeneration system, which would allow the airport to produce its own energy; the "Masterplan Fiumicino Nord", involving four new terminals and two new runways to be built in the future handling 100 million passengers per year.^{[citation needed]}

Terrorist attacks

See also: 1973 Rome airport attacks and hijacking and 1985 Rome and Vienna airport attacks

Rome-Fiumicino airport has been hit twice by terrorist attacks by Palestinian groups allegedly linked to Abu Nidal, the first in 1973 (30 dead and 20 wounded) and the second in 1985 (13 dead and 99 wounded).

Terminals

Overview

Departure hall, Terminal 1

Roman art, Genius of Spring, from the Isola Sacra Necropolis, 2nd century AD, exhibited in Terminal 3

As of 2021, after major expansion and refurbishment works, the airport now features two terminals:

• Terminal 1 (Gates A1–A83)^[8] home base to ITA Airways
• Terminal 3 (Gates E1–E52)^[8] is the largest terminal. It also incorporates the former Terminal 5 as well as the satellite building for non-Schengen departures. A new central airside hall has been built as its middle part in recent years.

Development

The terminals were upgraded during the 1990s and 2000s.^[9] In 1991, the domestic Pier A with 12 gates opened, followed in 1995 by the international Pier B with 10 gates and in 1999 by the international Satellite C with 14 gates. In 2000, the new domestic Terminal A opened, and the terminal buildings, then consisting of Terminal A (with Pier A), Terminal AA, Terminal B (with Pier B) and Terminal C (with Satellite C), were reorganized.

The dedicated Cargo City terminal was added in 2004, while the check-in counters for Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways, American Airlines and El Al in Terminal 5 opened in 2008, with passengers then being bused to what was then called Satellite C.

In 2009, the terminals were renamed. Terminal A was renamed Terminal 1, Terminal AA was renamed T2, Terminals B and C were consolidated into Terminal 3, and Terminal 5 remained unchanged.

In January 2017, Terminal 5 was closed for renovations; a new central airside hall is currently being built in the middle section. The former Terminal 2 closed permanently on 15 December 2017 to make way for the north-west expansion of Terminal 1. A new three-storey boarding and waiting area, as well as a new Pier A with 13 boarding and 10 remote gates, have been built.^[10][11]

From 17 March 2020 to 6 August 2021, Terminal 1 was closed due to decreased passenger traffic amidst the COVID-19 pandemic;^[12] this pause was used to perform a redesign of the main hall layout, which increased the available passenger space.^[10]

Future plans include a new Terminal 4, expansion of runways, and new buildings for car parking, services, and airport facilities.^[13]

SkyBridge

An automated people mover (APM) called SkyBridge (Innovia APM 100) opened in 1999 along with the Satellite C. It consists of two stations, one on the third floor of Terminal 3, and the other on the second floor of gate area E31–44. This shuttle train is the only means of transport for passengers between the two sections of the terminal. The westbound service, from T3 to Gates E31–44, is for departing passengers only, while the eastbound service is for arriving passengers only. Arriving passengers are not permitted to take the train back, as they need to pass through a transfer security checkpoint to re-enter the departure area. Likewise, departing passengers are not permitted to take the train back to Terminal 3.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled, seasonal and charter flights to and from Fiumicino:^[14]

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Aegean Airlines	Athens, Thessaloniki	[15]
Aer Lingus	Dublin
AeroItalia	Bacău, Bergamo,[16] Bucharest–Otopeni,[17] Catania, Comiso, Palermo Seasonal: Alghero, Olbia	[18]
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
Aeroméxico	Mexico City	[19]
Air Algérie	Algiers
Air Cairo	Sharm El Sheikh Seasonal: Luxor	[20]
Air Canada	Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Hangzhou	[21]
Air Corsica	Seasonal: Ajaccio, Bastia	[22]
Air Europa	Madrid	[23]
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Montenegro	Podgorica	[24]
Air Mountain	Seasonal: Sion
Air Serbia	Belgrade	[25]
Air Transat	Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson	[26]
airBaltic	Riga
AJet	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen	[27]
American Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth, Philadelphia Seasonal: Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Miami (begins 5 July 2025),[28] New York–JFK
Arkia	Tel Aviv	[29]
Asiana Airlines	Seoul–Incheon
Austrian Airlines	Vienna
Biman Bangladesh Airlines	Dhaka	[30]
British Airways	London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines	Brussels
Bulgaria Air	Sofia
Cathay Pacific	Hong Kong (suspended)
China Airlines	Taipei–Taoyuan	[31]
China Eastern Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong,[32] Wenzhou
China Southern Airlines	Guangzhou	[33]
Croatia Airlines	Split, Zagreb Seasonal: Dubrovnik
Cyprus Airways	Seasonal: Larnaca	[34]
Dan Air	Bacău	[35]
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, New York–JFK Seasonal: Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul (begins 24 May 2025)[36]
easyJet	Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Bordeaux (begins 21 February 2025),[37] Bristol, Geneva, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Manchester, Nantes, Nice, Paris–Orly
Egyptair	Cairo
El Al	Tel Aviv	[38]
Emirates	Dubai–International
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa	[39][40]
Etihad Airways	Abu Dhabi	[41]
Eurowings	Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Prague, Stockholm–Arlanda, Stuttgart Seasonal: Nuremberg[42]	[43]
Finnair	Helsinki
Fly Lili	Brașov
FlyOne	Chișinău
Gulf Air	Bahrain
Hainan Airlines	Chongqing, Shenzhen
HiSky	Chișinău	[44]
Iberia	Madrid
Icelandair	Reykjavik–Keflavík
Iran Air	Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Israir Airlines	Seasonal: Tel Aviv	[45]
ITA Airways	Accra, Alghero, Algiers, Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (begins 16 November 2024),[46] Barcelona, Bari, Bologna, Boston, Brindisi, Brussels, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cagliari, Cairo, Catania, Dakar–Diass, Delhi, Dubai–International (begins 27 October 2024),[47] Florence, Frankfurt, Geneva, Genoa, Jeddah, [48] Lamezia Terme, London–City,[49] London–Gatwick,[50] Los Angeles, Madrid, Malta, Miami, Milan–Linate, Munich, Naples, New York–JFK, Nice, Palermo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Reggio Calabria, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Riyadh, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Tel Aviv, Tokyo–Haneda, Trieste, Tunis, Turin, Venice, Zürich Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Corfu, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Lampedusa, Malé, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Pantelleria,[51] Rhodes, San Francisco, Sofia, Split, Tirana,[52] Toronto–Pearson, Washington–Dulles Charter: Fort-de-France, Sharm El Sheikh	[53][54][55]
Jet2.com	Birmingham,[56] Edinburgh,[57] Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne	[58]
KLM	Amsterdam
KM Malta Airlines	Malta	[59]
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon	[60]
Kuwait Airways	Kuwait City
LATAM Brasil	São Paulo–Guarulhos
LOT Polish Airlines	Warsaw–Chopin, Warsaw–Radom[61]
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich	[62]
Luxair	Luxembourg
MedSky Airways	Tripoli–Mitiga
Middle East Airlines	Beirut
Neos	Amritsar, Boa Vista, Cancún, Dakar–Diass, Havana, Malé, Marsa Alam, Mombasa, Sal, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife–South Seasonal: Cancún (begins 22 December 2024),[63] Djerba, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Ibiza, Karpathos, La Romana, Marsa Matruh, Mauritius, Menorca, Monastir, Mykonos, Nosy Be, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Salalah, Zanzibar	[64]
Nile Air	Seasonal charter: Cairo, Luxor	[65]
Norse Atlantic Airways	Seasonal: New York–JFK	[66][67]
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal: Bergen
Pegasus Airlines	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Qantas	Seasonal: Perth,[68] Sydney
Qatar Airways	Doha	[69]
Royal Air Maroc	Casablanca
Royal Jordanian	Amman–Queen Alia	[70]
Ryanair	Alicante, Asturias, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Beauvais,[71] Berlin, Brindisi, Brussels, Catania, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Cork (ends 25 October 2024),[72] Dublin, Eindhoven, Faro,[73] Gdańsk[citation needed], Gothenburg,[74] Gran Canaria, Hahn, Katowice,[75] Lisbon,[76] Madrid, Málaga, Malta,[77] Marseille, Memmingen, Palermo, Porto (begins 27 October 2024),[78] Prague (ends 26 October 2024),[79] Riga[citation needed], Santander, Seville (begins 27 October 2024),[78] Stockholm–Arlanda, Tel Aviv, Tenerife–South, Toulouse, Trapani, Valencia, Vienna, Vilnius, Wrocław,[80] Zagreb Seasonal: Billund, Chania, Dubrovnik,[81] Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Kos, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca,[82] Paphos (begins 28 October 2024),[83] Preveza, Santorini, Skiathos, Split, Zakynthos	[84][85][86][87]
Saudia	Jeddah, Riyadh
Scandinavian Airlines	Copenhagen, Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal: Oslo
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu	[88]
Singapore Airlines	Singapore	[89]
Sky Alps	Ancona, Crotone,[90] Cuneo,[91] Verona[92] Seasonal: Mostar
Sky Express	Athens	[93]
SpiceJet	Seasonal: Amritsar	[94]
SunExpress	Seasonal: İzmir	[95]
Swiss International Air Lines	Zürich
TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon
TAROM	Bucharest–Otopeni
Transavia	Nantes, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague Seasonal: Montpellier
Tunisair	Tunis
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
T'way Air	Seoul–Incheon	[96]
United Airlines	Newark, Washington–Dulles Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, San Francisco
Uzbekistan Airways	Tashkent, Urgench	[97]
Volotea	Bordeaux, Nantes, Strasbourg Seasonal: Bilbao, Brest,[98] Lille, Lourdes, Olbia	[99]
Vueling	Alicante, Barcelona, London–Gatwick, Málaga, Paris–Orly, Valencia Seasonal: Bilbao, Dubrovnik, Ibiza, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Santorini, Split	[100]
WestJet	Seasonal: Calgary	[101]
Wizz Air	Abu Dhabi, Alicante,[102] Amman–Queen Alia, Bacău (begins 27 October 2024),[103] Baku, Barcelona, Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin,[104] Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Castellón, Chișinău,[105] Cluj-Napoca,[106] Dammam, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Funchal, Gdańsk,[107][108] Giza, Gothenburg, Hamburg,[109] Iași, Jeddah, Kraków, Larnaca, Lisbon (begins 27 October 2024),[110] London–Gatwick, Lyon, Madrid, Málaga, Memmingen, Nice, Paris–Orly, Porto, Poznań (begins 28 October 2024),[111] Prague, Reykjavik–Keflavík, Riyadh, Rzeszów, Seville, Sharm El Sheikh, Sofia, Suceava, Tel Aviv,[112] Tenerife–South, Tirana, Turku, Valencia, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw–Chopin, Yerevan Seasonal: Corfu, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Kos, Lampedusa, Marrakesh, Marsa Alam (begins 29 October 2024),[113] Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Santorini, Sarajevo (begins 29 October 2024),[114] Skiathos, Split, Zakynthos	[115]

Statistics

Graph

Annual passenger traffic on the two Rome airports. See Wikidata query.

Busiest domestic routes

Busiest domestic routes from/to Rome–Fiumicino (2023)^[116]

Rank	Rank (v. 2022)	Airport	Passengers	Airline(s)
1		Catania, Sicily	1,559,129	Aeroitalia, ITA Airways, Ryanair
2		Palermo, Sicily	1,392,419	Aeroitalia, ITA Airways, Ryanair
3	1	Milan-Linate, Lombardy	870,619	ITA Airways
4	1	Cagliari, Sardinia	720,227	ITA Airways
5		Bari, Apulia	624,548	ITA Airways, Ryanair
6		Brindisi, Apulia	448,344	ITA Airways, Ryanair
7		Olbia, Sardinia	396,178	Aeroitalia, Volotea
8	3	Turin, Piedmont	331,136	ITA Airways
9	3	Venice, Veneto	322,263	ITA Airways
10		Genoa, Liguria	298,846	ITA Airways

Busiest European routes

Busiest European Routes from/to Rome–Fiumicino (2023)^[116]

Rank	Rank (v. 2022)	Airport	Passengers	Airline(s)
1		Madrid, Spain	1,751,366	Air Europa, Iberia, ITA Airways, Wizz Air
2		Barcelona, Spain	1,484,641	ITA Airways, Ryanair, Vueling, Wizz Air
3	2	Paris–Orly, France	1,092,396	easyJet, Transavia, Vueling, Wizz Air
4	1	Paris–Charles de Gaulle, France	929,334	ITA Airways, Air France
5	3	London-Gatwick, United Kingdom	797,330	easyJet, Vueling, Wizz Air
6		Athens, Greece	746,210	Aegean Airlines, ITA Airways, Ryanair, Sky Express
7		London–Heathrow, United Kingdom	722,036	ITA Airways, British Airways
8	4	Amsterdam, Netherlands	732,897	ITA Airways, KLM
9		Brussels, Belgium	606,155	Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways, Ryanair
10	1	Frankfurt, Germany	569,076	ITA Airways, Lufthansa
11	1	Munich, Germany	568,457	ITA Airways, Lufthansa
12		Vienna, Austria	553,646	Austrian Airlines, Ryanair, Wizz Air
13		Istanbul, Turkey	476,857	Turkish Airlines
14		Lisbon, Portugal	441,989	Ryanair, TAP Air Portugal
15	1	Zürich, Switzerland	449,450	ITA Airways, Swiss International Air Lines
16	6	Dublin, Ireland	432,117	Aer Lingus, Ryanair
17	1	Nice, France	390,372	ITA Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air
18	3	Prague, Czech Republic	388,174	Eurowings, Ryanair, Wizz Air
19	6	Valencia, Spain	376,570	Ryanair, Vueling, Wizz Air
20	1	Tirana, Albania	349,489	ITA Airways, Air Albania, Wizz Air

Busiest intercontinental routes

Busiest intercontinental routes from/to Rome–Fiumicino (2023)^[116]

Rank	Rank (v. 2022)	Airport	Passengers	Airline(s)
1		New York–JFK, United States	981,030	ITA Airways, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Norse Atlantic Airways
2		Tel Aviv, Israel	579,317	ITA Airways, El Al, Vueling, Ryanair
3		Dubai–International, United Arab Emirates	520,871	Emirates
4		Doha, Qatar	426,492	Qatar Airways
5	11	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	366,058	Etihad Airways
6	8	São Paulo–Guarulhos, Brazil	351,907	ITA Airways, LATAM Brasil
7	5	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Argentina	316,967	Aerolíneas Argentinas, ITA Airways
8	1	Toronto–Pearson, Canada	312,095	Air Canada, Air Transat, ITA Airways
9	6	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Turkey	308,053	Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines
10	4	Atlanta, United States	291,981	Delta Air Lines
11	6	Newark, United States	279,049	United Airlines
12	16	Seoul–Incheon, South Korea	266,282	Asiana Airlines, Korean Air
13	5	Montréal–Trudeau, Canada	264,307	Air Canada, Air Transat
14	1	Cairo, Egypt	257,794	ITA Airways, EgyptAir
15	5	Chicago–O'Hare, United States	266,117	American Airlines, United Airlines
16	7	Boston, United States	216,286	Delta Air Lines, ITA Airways
17	6	Tunis, Tunisia	195,603	ITA Airways, Tunisair
18	4	Washington–Dulles, United States	192,329	ITA Airways, United Airlines
19	1	Dallas, United States	180,299	American Airlines
20	2	Miami, United States	168,185	ITA Airways

Ground transportation

Fiumicino Aeroporto railway station

Leonardo Express train at Roma Termini

Leonardo da Vinci airport welcome signboard from the A91 highway

Leonardo Express

Fiumicino Aeroporto railway station is served by the Leonardo Express train operated by Trenitalia, available at the airport terminal. It takes 30 minutes to get to Termini Station in the city center of Rome, with a non-stop trip that is provided every 15 minutes.^[117] The railway section to the airport was opened in May 1990, and uses the Rome-Fiumicino railway infrastructure.^[118]

FL lines

Leonardo da Vinci airport is also connected to Rome by the FL1 line, a suburban commuter and rapid transit line. Departing every 15 minutes, stopping at all stations. The FL1 line does not stop at Termini station, connects the airport with the other main stations of Rome where it is possible to change to the metro network, Trastevere (Tram lines 3 and 8), Ostiense (Metro Piramide), Tuscolana (Metro Ponte Lungo) or Roma Tiburtina (Metro Tiburtina).^[119]

High-speed

The airport is also connected to the Italian high-speed network, the following connections depart from Fiumicino Aeroporto station:^[120]

• Frecciarossa (from 9 December 2018): which connects it to Venice via the national high-speed network with intermediate stops in Roma Termini, Roma Tiburtina, Firenze Santa Maria Novella, Bologna and Padua (frequency 2 pairs of trains per day).
• Frecciarossa (from 12 July 2022): which connects to Naples via the national high-speed network with intermediate stops in Napoli Afragola and Roma Termini.

Road

Leonardo da Vinci is about 35 km (22 mi) by car from Rome's historic city centre. The airport is also served by different categories of transport: buses, shuttle buses, car sharing and taxis.

The airport is a terminus for local and national bus lines:

• Night connection COTRAL^[121] Fiumicino Airport - Roma Termini - Roma Tiburtina station
• Connection COTRAL^[121] Cornelia Metro line A - Fregene - Fiumicino Airport
• Connection COTRAL^[121] Lido di Ostia Centro - Isola Sacra - Fiumicino Airport
• Connection COTRAL^[121] EUR Magliana Metro line B - Fiumicino City - Fiumicino Airport
• Connection COTRAL^[121] Latina - Fiumicino Airport
• TERRAVISION SHUTTLE connection Roma Termini - Fiumicino Airport
• Schiaffini Bus Connection Roma Termini - Fiumicino Airport
• SIT BUS SHUTTLE connection Roma Termini - Piazza Cavour - Fiumicino Airport
• Tam Bus connection Roma Ostiense - Fiumicino Airport
• AIRPORT CONNECTION connection^[122] Fiumicino Airport - Rome Bus Rental

Added to these are the national connections operated by the companies Flixbus and Itabus.

It can be reached from the highways:

• Rome - Fiumicino Airport;
• Rome - Civitavecchia - Tarquinia.

And also from the following streets:

• state road wich connects Ostia to Fiumicino;
• SP1 Via Portuense provincial road which connects Fiumicino with Rome.

Rome Fiumicino airport is equipped with:

• Multi-storey car parks P-Terminal (A-B-C-D)
• Long-term parking
• Executive parking
• Parking for motorcycles (available on the ground floor of the Multi-storey P-Terminal A).^[123]

Leonardo da Vinci has improved the real-time info mobility service that is provided to passengers and airport operators on the leading connections from the airport. This new layout makes it easier for passengers to interpret information on connections to and from the airport. They have also upgraded road surfaces in the arrival areas of Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 to let taxis pull up to the platform more easily and make it easier for passengers to get off.^[124]

Incidents and accidents

From the 1960s until the 1980s, the airport experienced significant aircraft hijackings as well as being the scene of two major terrorist attacks and the port of origin for an aircraft bombing in flight—some engendered by Palestinians as part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

• On 23 November 1964, TWA Flight 800, operated by a Boeing 707, had an engine catch fire during takeoff. 50 of the 73 passengers and crew on board were killed.
• On 15 January 1973, a number of extremists planned to attack Prime Minister Golda Meir's plane at Fiumicino airport. They placed Strela missiles inside a number of vehicles at certain locations around the airport, but Italian and Israeli authorities were able to intercept them.^[125]
• On 17 December 1973, during the 1973 Rome airport attacks and hijacking, a Boeing 707-321B operating as Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) Flight 110 was attacked by Palestinian assailants. 30 passengers were killed when phosphorus bombs were thrown aboard the aircraft as it was preparing for departure.^[126] During the same incident a Lufthansa Boeing 737 (D-ABEY)^[127] was hijacked and landed at Athens, Damascus and finally in Kuwait. All remaining passengers and crew were then released.^[126] Two people died in the incident.^[127]
• On 19 November 1977, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 707-360C, a cargo flight, crashed after takeoff 0.5 km (0.3 mi) W of FCO. The plane barely gained height after takeoff from runway 25, reaching a height of 7–8 m (23–26 ft), contacting treetops, and struck the ground 280 m (920 ft) further on. All 5 occupants (3 crew, 2 passengers) were killed. Unconfirmed reports indicated the plane was overloaded.^[128]
• On 27 December 1985, during the Rome and Vienna airport attacks, assailants shot and killed 16 people and wounded 99 others at the check-in counter. Most perpetrators were shot by security and police officers.
• On 17 October 1988, Uganda Airlines Flight 775 from London Gatwick to Entebbe International Airport via Fiumicino, crashed short of the runway after two missed approaches. Twenty-six of the 45 passengers aboard, as well as all 7 crew members, died.
• On 2 February 2013, Alitalia Flight 1670, operated by a leased ATR 72, en route from Pisa International Airport to Rome, overran the runway during landing. Sixteen occupants were injured, two of them seriously.^{[129][130][131]} The aircraft was subsequently written off.
• On 8 June 2013, Wizz Air Flight 3141, an Airbus A320-232 (registration HA-LWM) from Bucharest – Henri Coandă Airport, Romania to Rome-Ciampino, Italy, made an emergency landing at Fiumicino Airport when the crew encountered problems lowering one of the main undercarriages and locking it into position. The aircraft diverted to Fiumicino because of the longer runway, and firefighters applied foam after landing as a precautionary measure. The aircraft was evacuated using slides. Initial reports of injured passengers were denied by both Wizz Air and Rome Fiumicino Airport, who said some passengers requested medical checkups but reported no injuries.^[132]
• On 29 September 2013 at 20:10, an Alitalia Airbus A320 flying from Madrid Barajas Airport to Rome Fiumicino Airport failed to deploy the landing gear during a storm on landing and the aircraft toppled, skidded off the runway, and crashed. Ten passengers suffered minor injuries, and all 151 passengers and crew were evacuated and taken to hospital.

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External links

Media related to Fiumicino Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport travel guide from Wikivoyage

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