Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci"

Aeroporto Internazionale di Roma–Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci"
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMundys
OperatorAeroporti di Roma
ServesRome metropolitan area / Vatican City
LocationFiumicino, Lazio, Italy
Opened
  • Operational: 20 August 1960 (1960-08-20)
  • Official: 15 January 1961 (1961-01-15)
Hub for
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates41°48′01″N 012°14′20″E / 41.80028°N 12.23889°E / 41.80028; 12.23889
Websitewww.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en
Maps
Airport map
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 (2022)
Passengers37 401 046
Passenger change 22–23Increase +38,8%
Aircraft movement113.972
Movements change 20–21Increase 10.1%
Cargo (tons)101,325
Cargo change 20–21Increase 32.9%
Source:[1]

Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale di Roma–Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci"; IATA: FCO, ICAO: LIRF), commonly known as Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, is an international airport in Fiumicino, Italy, serving Rome. It is the busiest airport in the country, the 10th busiest airport in Europe and the world's 46th-busiest airport with over 29.3 million passengers served in 2022.[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 a focus city for several other airlines, such as Neos, Aeroitalia, Ryanair, Vueling and Wizz Air.

Opened in 1961, it is in Fiumicino 30 km (18,64 mi) south of Rome and is named after one of humanity's greatest geniuses, the Italian scientist, artist and engineer 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

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

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.. 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.

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.

Terminals

Overview

Terminal 1, Rome–Fiumicino International Airport

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 – A was renamed T1, AA was renamed T2, B and C became T3, and T5 stayed the same.

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 has been 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]

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Aegean Airlines Athens, Thessaloniki [15]
Aer Lingus Dublin
AeroItalia Alghero, Ancona (ends 31 October 2024),[16] Bacău, Bergamo, Bucharest–Otopeni (resumes 04 February 2024), Catania, Comiso, Olbia, Palermo [17]
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
Aeroméxico Mexico City [18]
Air Algérie Algiers
Air Cairo Sharm El Sheikh
Seasonal: Luxor
[19]
Air Canada Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Air China Beijing–Capital, Hangzhou [20]
Air Corsica Seasonal: Ajaccio, Bastia [21]
Air Europa Madrid
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Malta Malta (ends 30 March 2024) [22]
Air Montenegro Podgorica [23]
Air Mountain Seasonal: Sion
Air Serbia Belgrade
Air Transat Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson [24][25]
airBaltic Riga
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Philadelphia
Seasonal: Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, New York–JFK
AnadoluJet Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen [26]
Arkia Tel Aviv [27]
Asiana Airlines Seoul–Incheon
Austrian Airlines Vienna
British Airways London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines Brussels
Bulgaria Air Sofia
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong (suspended)
China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan [28]
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong, Wenzhou [29]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou
Croatia Airlines Split, Zagreb
Seasonal: Dubrovnik
Cyprus Airlines Larnaca [30]
Dan Air Bacău [31]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Boston, New York–JFK
Seasonal: Detroit
easyJet Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Bristol, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Manchester, Nantes, Nice, Paris–Orly
Egyptair Cairo
El Al Tel Aviv
Emirates Dubai–International
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa [32]
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi [33]
Eurowings Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Prague, Stockholm–Arlanda, Stuttgart [34]
Finnair Helsinki
FlyOne Chișinău
Gulf Air Bahrain
Hainan Airlines Chongqing, Shenzhen
HiSky Chișinău [35]
Iberia Madrid
Icelandair Reykjavik–Keflavík
Iran Air Tehran–Imam Khomeini
ITA Airways Accra (begins 5 June 2024),[36] Alghero, Algiers, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Bologna, Boston, Brindisi, Brussels, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cagliari, Cairo, Chicago–O'Hare (begins 7 April 2024),[36] Catania, Dakar–Diass (begins 5 July 2024),[36] Delhi, Florence, Frankfurt, Geneva, Genoa, Jeddah (begins 1 August 2024),[37] Kuwait City (begins 5 June 2024),[36] Lamezia Terme, London–City (begins 31 March 2024),[38] London–Heathrow, 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 (begins 5 May 2024),[36] San Francisco, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Sofia, Tel Aviv (suspended), Tirana, Tokyo–Haneda, Toronto–Pearson (begins 10 May 2024),[39] Trieste, Tunis, Turin, Venice, Washington–Dulles, Zürich
Seasonal: Corfu, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Lampedusa, Malé, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Pantelleria, Rhodes, Split
Charter: Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Fort-de-France
[40][41]
Jet2.com Birmingham, Edinburgh (begins 8 March 2024),[42] Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne [43]
KLM Amsterdam
KM Malta Airlines Malta (begins 31 March 2024) [22]
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon
Kuwait Airways Kuwait City
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin, Warsaw–Radom [44]
Lufthansa Frankfurt, Munich
Luxair Luxembourg
MedSky Airways Tripoli
Middle East Airlines Beirut
Neos Amritsar, Boa Vista, Cancún, Dakar–Diass, Havana, Malé, Marsa Alam, Mombasa, Sal, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Djerba, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Ibiza, Karpathos, La Romana, Marsa Matruh, Mauritius, Menorca, Monastir, Mykonos, Nosy Be, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Salalah, Zanzibar
[45]
Nile Air Cairo, Luxor [46]
Norse Atlantic Airways Seasonal: New York–JFK [47][48]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda
Seasonal: Bergen
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Qantas Seasonal: Perth, Sydney [49]
Qatar Airways Doha [50]
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
Royal Jordanian Amman–Queen Alia [51]
Ryanair Alicante, Asturias, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Beauvais, Berlin, Brindisi, Brussels, Catania, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Cork, Dublin, Eindhoven, Faro, Gdańsk, Gran Canaria, Hahn, Lisbon (begins 31 March 2024),[52] Madrid, Málaga, Marseille, Memmingen, Palermo, Poznań, Prague, Riga, Santander, Stockholm–Arlanda, Tel Aviv, Tenerife–South, Toulouse, Trapani, Valencia, Vienna, Vilnius, Wrocław, Zagreb
Seasonal: Billund, Chania, Dubrovnik (begins 3 April 2024),[53] Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Kos, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Preveza, Santorini, Skiathos, Split, Zakynthos
[54][55][56]
Saudia Jeddah, Riyadh
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen, Stockholm–Arlanda
Seasonal: Oslo
Sichuan Airlines Chengdu–Tianfu [57]
Singapore Airlines Singapore [58]
Sky Alps Crotone, Cuneo, Verona [59][60][61]
Sky Express Athens [62]
SpiceJet Seasonal: Amritsar [63]
SunExpress Seasonal: İzmir (begins 4 June 2024) [64]
Swiss International Air Lines Zürich
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon
TAROM Bucharest–Otopeni
Thai Airways International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (suspended)
Transavia Nantes, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague
Seasonal: Montpellier
Tunisair Tunis
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
United Airlines Newark, Washington–Dulles
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, San Francisco
Volotea Bordeaux, Lille, Nantes, Olbia, Strasbourg
Seasonal: Bilbao, Brest (begins 18 April 2023),[65] Lourdes
[66][67]
Vueling Alicante, Barcelona, London–Gatwick, Málaga, Paris–Orly, Seville, Valencia
Seasonal: Bilbao, Dubrovnik, Ibiza, Lampedusa, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Santorini, Split, Zakynthos
[68][69]
WestJet Seasonal: Calgary [70]
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, Alicante (begins 1 April 2024),[71] Amman–Queen Alia, Baku, Barcelona, Basel/Mulhouse, Belgrade, Berlin (begins 31 March 2024),[71] Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Castellón, Chișinău, Cluj-Napoca (begins 31 March 2024),[72] Copenhagen (begins 2 July 2024),[71] Craiova, Dammam, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Funchal, Gdańsk (begins 1 April 2024),[73] Giza, Gothenburg, Hamburg (begins 31 March 2024),[71] Iași, Jeddah, Kraków, Kutaisi, Kuwait City, Larnaca, London–Gatwick, Luxembourg, Lyon, Madrid, Málaga, Memmingen, Nice, Paris–Orly, Porto, Prague, Reykjavik–Keflavík, Riyadh, Rzeszów, Seville, Sharm El Sheikh, Skopje (ends 30 March 2024),[74] Sofia (resumes 31 March 2024),[74] Suceava, Tel Aviv, Tenerife–South, Timișoara, Tirana, Turku, Valencia, Vienna, Vilnius (ends 30 March 2024),[74] Warsaw–Chopin, Yerevan
Seasonal: Corfu, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Kos, Lampedusa, Marrakesh, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Santorini, Skiathos, Split, Zakynthos
[75][71][76]

Statistics

Graph

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

Busiest domestic routes

Busiest domestic routes from/to Rome–Fiumicino (2020)[77]
RankRank
(v. 2019)
AirportPassengers% Change
from 2019
Airline(s)
1Steady

Sicily Catania, Sicily

650,320Decrease64.4

Alitalia, Ryanair, Vueling

2Steady

Sicily Palermo, Sicily

550,707Decrease65.2

Alitalia, Ryanair, Vueling

3Steady

Sardinia Cagliari, Sardinia

364,345Decrease59.7

Alitalia

4Steady

Lombardy Milan-Linate, Lombardy

246,631Decrease68.0

Alitalia

5Steady

Apulia Bari, Apulia

204,377Decrease72.2

Alitalia, Ryanair

6Steady

Apulia Brindisi, Apulia

149,261Decrease71.5

Alitalia, Ryanair

7Steady

Piedmont Turin, Piedmont

145,991Decrease69.2

Alitalia, Blue Panorama Airlines

8Increase2

Lombardy Milan-Malpensa, Lombardy

143,153Decrease66.1

Air Italy, Alitalia

9Increase4

Sardinia Olbia, Sardinia

143,027Decrease53.9

Air Italy, Volotea

10Decrease1

Calabria Lamezia Terme, Calabria

136,170Decrease68.5

Alitalia

11Increase1

Sardinia Alghero, Sardinia

131,701Decrease58.7

Volotea

12Decrease4

Veneto Venice, Veneto

125,943Decrease71.8

Alitalia

13Decrease2

Liguria Genoa, Liguria

104,651Decrease69.6

Alitalia

14Increase1

Emilia-Romagna Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

100,387Decrease65.2

Alitalia

15Decrease1

Campania Naples, Campania

72,544Decrease76.5

Alitalia

16Increase2

Calabria Reggio Calabria, Calabria

66,393Decrease67.5

Alitalia

17Decrease1

Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia

57,809Decrease78.3

Alitalia

18Increase1

Veneto Verona, Veneto

46,135Decrease77.0

Alitalia

19Decrease2

Tuscany Florence, Tuscany

45,142Decrease83.0

Alitalia

Busiest European routes

Busiest European Routes from/to Rome–Fiumicino (2020)[77]
RankRank
(v. 2019)
AirportPassengers% Change
from 2019
Airline(s)
1Increase1

France Paris–Charles de Gaulle, France

343,498Decrease73.8

Alitalia, Air France, Vueling

2Increase3

United Kingdom London–Heathrow, United Kingdom

304,734Decrease67.2

Alitalia, British Airways

3Increase1

Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands

291,981Decrease72.1

Alitalia, KLM, easyJet, Vueling

4Decrease1

Spain Madrid, Spain

285,846Decrease77.4

Air Europa, Alitalia, Iberia, Vueling

5Decrease4

Spain Barcelona, Spain

280,903Decrease79.8

Alitalia, Ryanair, Vueling

6Increase4

Germany Frankfurt am Main, Germany

199,163Decrease71.2

Alitalia, Lufthansa

7Increase1

Belgium Brussels, Belgium

195,735Decrease72.8

Alitalia, Brussels Airlines, Ryanair

8Increase1

Germany Munich, Germany

185,466Decrease74.2

Alitalia, Lufthansa, Vueling

9Decrease2

France Paris–Orly, France

160,911Decrease77.9

easyJet, Vueling

10Decrease4

United Kingdom London-Gatwick, United Kingdom

159,087Decrease78.5

British Airways, easyJet, Vueling

11Increase2

Austria Vienna, Austria

133,189Decrease76.0

Eurowings, Laudamotion, Vueling, Wizz Air

12Decrease1

Greece Athens, Greece

122,705Decrease79.4

Aegean Airlines, Alitalia, Ryanair, Sky Express

13Increase2

Switzerland Zurich, Switzerland

117,235Decrease71.1

Alitalia, Swiss International Air Lines

14Steady

Portugal Lisbon, Portugal

107,604Decrease76.6

TAP Portugal

15Increase2

Turkey Istanbul, Turkey

99,012Decrease73.8

Turkish Airlines

16Increase2

Albania Tirana, Albania

95,996Decrease71.5

Alitalia, Air Albania

17Decrease1

Malta Luqa, Malta

93,910Decrease76.1

Air Malta, Alitalia, Ryanair

18Increase1

Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland

92,994Decrease71.8

Alitalia, easyJet

19Decrease7

Russia Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Russia

91,833Decrease83.5

Aeroflot, Alitalia

20Increase1

France Nice, France

62,181Decrease79.6

Alitalia, easyJet

Busiest intercontinental routes

Busiest intercontinental routes from/to Rome–Fiumicino (2020)[77]
RankRank
(v. 2019)
AirportPassengers% Change
from 2019
Airline(s)
1Increase1

United States New York–JFK, United States

134,482Decrease83.0

Alitalia, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines

2Increase4

Qatar Doha, Qatar

126,289Decrease69.6

Qatar Airways

3Steady

United Arab Emirates Dubai-International, United Arab Emirates

106,347Decrease81.6

Emirates

4Decrease3

Israel Tel Aviv, Israel

104,617Decrease87.1

Alitalia, El Al, Vueling, Ryanair

5Increase6

Egypt Cairo, Egypt

83,948Decrease70.5

Alitalia, EgyptAir

6Decrease2

Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos, Brazil

403,276Decrease83.5

Alitalia, LATAM Brasil

7Increase5

Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia

69,674Decrease71.4

Alitalia, Tunisair

8Steady

Argentina Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Argentina

66,385Decrease81.5

Aerolíneas Argentinas, Alitalia

9Decrease2

United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

372,266Decrease82.7

Etihad Airways

10Increase

India Delhi, India

57,286Decrease75.3

Air India, Alitalia

11Decrease6

South Korea Seoul–Incheon, South Korea

52,712Decrease87.8

Alitalia, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air

12Increase20

Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

44,553Decrease62.7

Ethiopian Airlines

13Increase1

Turkey Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Turkey

35,947Decrease84.8

Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines

14Increase10

Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

33,114Decrease80.3

Alitalia

15Increase5

Japan Tokyo–Narita, Japan

32,986Decrease83.3

Alitalia

16Increase6

Morocco Casablanca, Morocco

30,776Decrease82.0

Royal Air Maroc

17Increase9

United States Miami, United States

29,494Decrease81.8

Alitalia

18Increase15

Thailand Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Thailand

26,358Decrease76.4

Thai Airways

19Increase11

Chile Santiago, Chile

23,489Decrease80.7

Alitalia

20Decrease7

United States Atlanta, United States

22,002Decrease90.9

Delta Air Lines

Ground transportation

The main transport link with the airport is the railway network, from Fiumicino Aeroporto station. The railway opened in December 1989, with non-stop and several stopping services available.[78]

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.[79]

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).[80]

High-speed

The airport is also connected to the Italian high-speed network, the following connections depart from Fiumicino Aeroporto station:[81]

Road

Leonardo da Vinci is about 35 km (22 mi) by car from Rome's historic city centre. The airport is served by the six-lane Autostrada A91 motorway and numerous buses (from the Cotral network), shuttle buses, car sharing and taxis.

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 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.[82] During the same incident a Lufthansa Boeing 737 (D-ABEY)[83] was hijacked and landed at Athens, Damascus and finally in Kuwait. All remaining passengers and crew were then released.[82] Two people died in the incident.[83]
  • In 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.[84]
  • On 19 November 1977, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 707-360C, a cargo flight, crashed after takeoff 0.5 km (0.3 m) W of FCO. The plane barely gained height after takeoff from runway 25, reaching a height of 7–8 meters, contacting treetops, and struck the ground 280 meters further on. All 5 occupants (3 crew, 2 passengers) were killed. Unconfirmed reports indicated the plane was overloaded.[85]
  • 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.[86][87][88] 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.[89]
  • 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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