![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. (100%-owned) to provide these services as well as security services to airlines (in competition with other security companies such as IVRI). Aeroporti di Roma created ADR Security S.r.l. Security Services transferred from the Polizia di Stato (Italian State Police) to Aeroporti di Roma S.p.A. ĭuring 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). This was to help relieve air traffic that was congesting Rome Ciampino Airport during the 1960 Summer Olympics. Despite being officially opened in 1961, Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport had actually been in use since 20 August 1960. ![]() 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. History Early years ĭuring construction, the remains of some Roman ships were found. The airport is an ITA hub and was previously a hub for Alitalia, the defunct flag carrier and at one time Italy's largest airline.Īs 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. Together with Ciampino Airport, it forms the Rome airport system with 32.8 million passengers in 2022, the second airport system in Italy by number of passengers after Milan airport system with 49 million passengers in 2022. It covers an area of 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi). It is the busiest airport in the country, the 10th busiest airport in Europe and the world's 49th-busiest airport with over 29.3 million passengers served in 2022. 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. ![]()
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