Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport

Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport
Ciampino–Aeroporto Internazionale
G. B. Pastine
IATA: CIA – ICAO: LIRA
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator Aeroporti di Roma
Serves Rome, Italy
Location Ciampino, Lazio
Elevation AMSL 427 ft / 130 m
Coordinates 41°47′58″N 012°35′50″E / 41.79944°N 12.59722°E / 41.79944; 12.59722Coordinates: 41°47′58″N 012°35′50″E / 41.79944°N 12.59722°E / 41.79944; 12.59722
Website www.adr.it/ciampino
Map
CIA

Location of airport on map of Rome

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,208 7,244 Bitumen
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 5,834,201
Passenger change 14–15 Increase +16.1%
Aircraft movements 53,153
Movements change 14–15 Increase +6.2%
Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]

Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (Italian: Ciampino–Aeroporto Internazionale G. B. Pastine) (IATA: CIA, ICAO: LIRA) or simply Rome Ciampino Airport, is the secondary international airport of Rome, the capital of Italy, behind Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport. It is a joint civilian, commercial and military airport situated 6.5 NM (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) south southeast[1] of central Rome, just outside the Greater Ring Road (Italian: Grande Raccordo Anulare or GRA) the circular motorway around the city. The airport serves as a base for Ryanair and general aviation traffic.

History

Apron view

Ciampino Airport was opened in 1916 and is one of the oldest airports still in operation.

During World War II, the airport was captured by Allied forces in June 1944, and afterward became a United States Army Air Forces military airfield. Although primarily used as a transport base by C-47 Skytrain aircraft of the 64th Troop Carrier Group, the Twelfth Air Force 86th Bombardment Group flew A-36 Apache combat aircraft from the airport during the immediate period after its capture from German forces.

When the combat units moved out, Air Transport Command used the airport as a major transshipment hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel for the remainder of the war.[3]

It was Rome's main airport until 1960, with traffic amounting to over 2 million passengers per year. After the opening of Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Ciampino handled almost exclusively charter and executive flights for more than three decades. However, the terminal facilities were extended at the beginning of 2007 to accommodate the growing number of low-cost carrier operations.

Facilities

The airport features a single, one-storey passenger terminal building containing the departures and arrivals facilities. The departures area consists of a main hall with some stores and service facilities as well as 31 check-in counters and 16 departure gates using walk or bus boarding as there are no jet-bridges. The arrivals area has a separate entrance and features four baggage belts as well as some more service counters.[4]

The airport hosts a fleet of Bombardier 415 aerial firefighting aircraft.[5] It is also used by express logistics companies such as DHL, by official flights of the Italian Government and by planes of dignitaries visiting the Italian capital. There is also an additional smaller general aviation terminal, although private flights have now mainly been transferred to Rome Urbe Airport.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Ciampino Airport:[6]

AirlinesDestinations
Ryanair Alicante, Athens, Beauvais, Berlin-Schönefeld, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Cagliari, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen,[7] Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Fes, Frankfurt-Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Kraków, Lanzarote, Lisbon, London-Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Marrakesh, Memmingen, Nuremberg (begins 30 October 2016),[8] Paphos, Porto, Poznań, Prague (begins 30 October 2016),[9] Rabat, Santander, Sofia (begins 30 October 2016), Stockholm–Skavsta, Thessaloniki,[10] Valencia, Vilnius, Warsaw-Modlin, Weeze, Wrocław
Seasonal: Billund, Chania, Glasgow-Prestwick, Göteborg, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca
Wizz Air Bucharest, Chișinău, Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Katowice, Prague, Sofia, Târgu Mureș, Timișoara
Seasonal: Iași (begins 3 July 2016, ends 29 October 2016)[11]

Statistics

After decades of stagnation in scheduled traffic, low-cost carriers have boosted Ciampino; it is now one of the busiest and fastest growing airports in Italy. Passenger traffic in 2007 was 5,402,000 (9.24% up from 2006; 2006 itself had seen an increase of 16.75% compared to 2005).[12] Traffic has grown so much that noise complaints are now forcing the Italian Ministry of Transport to look for a third airport for Rome, which could take over some part of the excess traffic of Ciampino. Passenger traffic in 2008 was 4,788,931 with a decrease of 11.31% compared to 2007 due to economic crisis and EasyJet gradually moving routes to Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport. In 2014, passenger traffic amounted to 5,018,289, and in 2015 the airport handled 5,834,201 passengers.

Ground transportation

There are direct bus connections both to Roma Termini railway station and to close local stations (either to Anagnina, served by the metro or to Ciampino railway station, served by trains to Rome Termini station and other destinations, including Frosinone, Albano Laziale and Potenza.

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. 1 2 EAD Basic
  2. ↑ Associazione Italiana Gestori Aeroportuali
  3. ↑ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  4. ↑ http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/pax-cia-airport-map
  5. ↑ "Italian flying firefighters". Aeromedia. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  6. ↑ adr.it – Destinations retrieved 20 June 2015
  7. ↑ https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/
  8. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2016/02/09/fr-milrom-w16/
  9. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2016/02/09/fr-milrom-w16/
  10. ↑ https://ryanair.com/gb/en/
  11. ↑ https://wizzair.com/en-GB/FlightSearch
  12. ↑ Traffic data
  13. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  14. ↑ "Bird-hit jet in emergency landing". BBC News Online. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  15. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  16. ↑ "Airport Remains Closed Following Ryanair Flight's Emergency Landing". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  17. ↑ "Accident: Ryanair B738 at Rome on Nov 10th 2008, engine and landing gear trouble, temporarily departed runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  18. ↑ "PICTURES: Bird-struck Ryanair 737 extensively damaged". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

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