Linate

Milan Linate Airport Aeroporto di Milano-Linate
IATA: LIN ICAO: LIML
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	SEA – Aeroporti di Milano
Serves	Milan, Italy
Location	Segrate and Peschiera Borromeo
Focus city for	Alitalia Alitalia CityLiner
Elevation AMSL	1,000 ft / 304.8 m
Coordinates	45°26′58″N 009°16′42″E / 45.44944°N 9.27833°E / 45.44944; 9.27833Coordinates: 45°26′58″N 009°16′42″E / 45.44944°N 9.27833°E / 45.44944; 9.27833
Website	milanolinate-airport.com
Map
LIN Location of airport on map of Milan Location of airport on map of Lombardy  LIN Location of Lombardy region in Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 2,442 8,012 Asphalt 17/35 601 1,972 Bitumen
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft H1 28 92 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 9,689,635 Passenger change 14–15 7.4% Aircraft movements 118,650 Movements change 14–15 4.8%
Source: AIP at EUROCONTROL Statistics from Assaeroporti

Passengers	9,689,635
Passenger change 14–15	7.4%
Aircraft movements	118,650
Movements change 14–15	4.8%

Milan Linate Airport (IATA: LIN, ICAO: LIML) is the secondary international airport of Milan, the second-largest city of Italy, behind Malpensa Airport. It served 9,689,635 passengers in 2015 and is used as a base by Alitalia and Alitalia CityLiner.

The airport was built next to Idroscalo of Milan in the 1930s when Taliedo Airport (located 1 km (0.62 mi) from the southern border of Milan), and one of the world's first aerodromes and airports, became too small for commercial traffic. Linate was completely rebuilt in the 1950s and again in the 1980s.

Its name comes from the small village where it is located in the town of Peschiera Borromeo. Its official name is Airport Enrico Forlanini, after the Italian inventor and aeronautical pioneer born in Milan. Linate airport buildings are located in the Segrate Municipality, and the field is located for a large part in the Peschiera Borromeo Municipality.

Since 2001, despite Linate's closer proximity to the centre of Milan – only 7 km (4 mi) east of the city centre, compared with Malpensa, which is 49 km (30 mi) northwest of the city centre – its capacity has been reduced by law from 32 slots per hour (technical capacity) down to 22 slots per hour (politically decided capacity) and only domestic or international flights within the EU have been allowed. That year, 2001, also saw a major accident at Linate with many illegal and non-ICAO-regulation practices and layouts part of its then operation.

Linate Airport features one three-storey passenger terminal building. The ground level contains the check-in and separate baggage reclaim facilities as well as service counters and a secondary departure gate area for bus-boarding. The first floor features the main departure area with several shops, restaurants and service facilities. The second floor is used for office space. The terminal building features five aircraft stands, all of which are equipped with jet-bridges. Several more parking positions are available on the apron which are reached from several bus-boarding gates.