Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport

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Via Torre Uffici Stanza, 535, 00054 Fiumicino Aeroporto RM, Italy

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N41° 48' 1" E12° 14' 20"   (41.800277777778, 12.238888888889) Start navigation »

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Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (Italian: Fiumicino – Aeroporto Internazionale Leonardo da Vinci) (IATA: FCO, ICAO: LIRF) or simply Rome Fiumicino Airport, also known as just Fiumicino Airport, is an international airport in Rome and the major airport in Italy. It is one of the busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic with 41.7 million passengers served in 2016. 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 36th-busiest airport in 2015. It covers an area of 29 square kilometres (7,200 acres) and is named after the most recognized polymath; Leonardo da Vinci who, in 1480, designed a flying machine with wings and the first proto helicopter.

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