Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport

Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport Fiumicino – Aeroporto Internazionale Leonardo da Vinci
IATA: FCO ICAO: LIRF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeroporti di Roma
Serves	Rome, Italy
Location	Fiumicino
Hub for	Alitalia Alitalia CityLiner Vueling
Focus city for	Blue Panorama Airlines Mistral Air Neos Norwegian Air Shuttle Ryanair
Elevation AMSL	13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	41°48′01″N 012°14′20″E / 41.80028°N 12.23889°E / 41.80028; 12.23889Coordinates: 41°48′01″N 012°14′20″E / 41.80028°N 12.23889°E / 41.80028; 12.23889
Website	adr.it
Map
FCO Location in Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 3,800 12,467 Asphalt 16R/34L 3,900 12,795 Asphalt 16L/34R 4,000 13,123 Asphalt 16C/34C 3,700 12,139 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 41,744,769 Passenger change 14-15 3.2% Aircraft movements 314,167 Movements change 14–15 0.3%
Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL Statistics from Assaeroporti

Passengers	41,744,769
Passenger change 14-15	3.2%
Aircraft movements	314,167
Movements change 14–15	0.3%

Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (Italian: Fiumicino – Aeroporto Internazionale Leonardo da Vinci) (IATA: FCO, ICAO: LIRF) or Rome Fiumicino Airport, also simply known as Fiumicino Airport, is a major international airport in Rome, Italy. It is one of the busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic with 40.5 million passengers served in 2015. It is located in Fiumicino, 18.9 nautical miles (35.0 km; 21.7 mi) west of Rome's historic city centre.

The airport serves as the main hub for Alitalia, the largest Italian airline and Vueling, a Spanish low-cost carrier owned by International Airlines Group. Based on total passenger numbers, it is the eighth busiest airport in Europe and was the world's 35th busiest airport in 2014. It covers an area of 29 square kilometres (7,200 acres) and is named after the most recognized polymath Leonardo da Vinci, who designed the first proto helicopter and a flying machine with wings in 1480.

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.