Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport Aeroporto internazionale di Genova "Cristoforo Colombo" Genoa-Sestri Ponente Airport Aeroporto internazionale di Genova Genova-Sestri Ponente | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeroporto di Genova S.p.A. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Genoa | ||||||||||
| Location | Sestri Ponente,Liguria,Italy | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1962 | ||||||||||
| ElevationAMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°24′48″N008°50′15″E/ 44.41333°N 8.83750°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport(IATA:GOA,ICAO:LIMJ) — commonlyGenoa-Sestri Ponente Airportafterthe city districtwhere it is located — is aninternational airportbuilt on an artificial peninsula, 4NM(7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west[1]ofGenoa,Italy.
Overview
[edit]The airport began construction in 1954 and opened in 1962, at a cost of 12.8 billionlira.Building an offshore airport was not a strange or unique solution only forGenoa.Among the most conspicuous examples are other airports inNice,Venice,Gibraltar,orHong Kong.
The current terminal building was opened in 1986. It is the most important airport inLiguriaand it serves the city andPort of Genoa,as well as a considerable population in SouthernPiedmont(AstiandAlessandria Provinces,southern areas ofCuneo Province). In 2018, with 1,455,626 passengers having passed through the airport,[3]Genoa is the 21st busiestItalian airport by passenger traffic.[citation needed]
It is currently operated by Aeroporto di Genova S.P.A., which has recently upgraded the airport complex. The airport is named after the notable Genoese navigator and explorerChristopher Columbus,who is recalled in the monumentLa Vela di Colombo.[4][5]The airport was the manufacturing base forPiaggio Aerospace,an Italian aircraft design and production company.[citation needed]
In January 2022,Voloteaannounced to close their Genoa base after five years, leading to the cancellation of 14 routes.[6]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Genoa Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Dolomiti | Munich |
| Condor | Seasonal charter:Düsseldorf(begins 4 May 2025)[7] |
| ITA Airways | Rome–Fiumicino |
| KLM | Amsterdam |
| Ryanair[8] | Bari,Bucharest–Otopeni,Cagliari,Catania,Charleroi,Lamezia Terme,London–Stansted,[9]Naples,Palermo Seasonal:Brindisi,[10]Manchester |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal:Copenhagen[11] |
| Volotea | Naples,Paris–Orly Seasonal:Olbia |
| Vueling | Barcelona |
| Wizz Air | Budapest(begins 29 October 2024),[12]Tirana |
Statistics
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info onPhabricatorand onMediaWiki.org. |
Ground transportation
[edit]Car
[edit]Genoa Airport can be reached by travelling in the city's inner roads and by the A10 Motorway, with the closest exit being 'Genova Aeroporto'. Taxi stands can be found just outside the airport. For groups of at least 3 people, taxi fares can be fixed between the airport and the city's main railway stations.[citation needed]
Train
[edit]The closest railway station to the airport is Genova Sestri Ponente-Aeroporto, served byTrenitaliaregional trains to/from Piazza Principe/Brignole, Savona and Ventimiglia. The station is then connected to the airport by a bus service called Airlink, operated byAMT Genova.[citation needed]
Bus
[edit]AMT also operates Volabus, a bus service linking the airport with theGenova Piazza PrincipeandGenova Brignolerailway stations. As of 1 August 2020, regional bus operator ATP resumed its Airport Shuttle service between the airport and the other localities in Genoa's Metropolitan City.[citation needed]
Incidents and accidents
[edit]- On 25 February 1999,Alitalia Flight 1553,aDornier 328,operated byMinerva Airlines,operated a flight fromCagliari-Elmas Airportto Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport. On landing on runway 29, the aircraft overshot the end of the runway and crashed into the sea, due to excessive tailwind and late touchdown. Four of the 31 passengers and crew died in the accident.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ab"EAD Basic".Ead.eurocontrol.int.Retrieved31 December2013.
- ^"Traffic Data 2019"(PDF).
- ^"Statistiche Dicembre 2017".24 January 2018.
- ^"Genova - La Vela di Columbo".statues.vanderkrogt.net.
- ^Aloi, Bruno (12 May 2021)."Gino Giannetti." La Vela di Colombo ". 1992".
- ^aviacionline29 January 2022
- ^"Condor NS25 Europe Network Additions".AeroRoutes. 16 July 2024.Retrieved17 July2024.
- ^"Ryanair NW22 Network Additions Summary – 09DEC22".Aeroroutes.
- ^"Ryanair Moves Additional Routes to Ryanair UK in NS23".Aeroroutes.
- ^"Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
- ^"SAS to serve 130 destinations across 40 countries in Summer 2024".2 January 2024.
- ^"Wizz Air NW24 Network Additions – 14SEP24".Aeroroutes.Retrieved18 September2024.
External links
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