Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport

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Genoa Airport

Aeroporto di Genova
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeroporto di Genova S.p.A.
ServesGenoa, Italy
Elevation AMSL13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates44°24′48″N 008°50′15″E / 44.41333°N 8.83750°E / 44.41333; 8.83750
Websitegenovaairport.com
Map
GOA is located in Liguria
GOA
GOA
Location of airport in Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,916 9,564 Bitumen
Statistics (2020)
Passengers397,191
Passenger change 19-20Decrease -74.1%
Movements9,510
Movements change 19-20Decrease -63.9%
Cargo (tons)975.56
Cargo change 19-20Decrease -63.8%
Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]

Genoa Airport (IATA: GOA, ICAO: LIMJ) (Italian: Aeroporto di Genova) also named Christopher Columbus Airport ("Aeroporto Cristoforo Colombo" in Italian) (Italian pronunciation: [kriˈstɔːforo koˈlombo]), and commonly named Aeroporto di Genova-Sestri Ponente (Genoa-Sestri Ponente Airport), after the city district where it is located) is an international airport built on an artificial peninsula, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west[1] of Genoa, Italy.

Overview[]

The airport is the most important one of Liguria and it serves the city and Port of Genoa, as well as considerable population in Southern Piedmont (Asti and Alessandria Provinces, Southern areas of Cuneo Province). In 2018, with 1,455,626 passengers having passed through the airport,[3] Genoa is the 21st busiest Italian airport by passenger traffic. The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea operates one of its four bases in Italy in Genoa Airport.

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 explorer Christopher Columbus, who is recalled in the monument La Vela di Colombo.[4][5] The airport was the manufacturing base for Piaggio Aerospace, an Italian aircraft design and production company.

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Albawings Tirana
Trieste (resumes 28 February 2022)
ITA Airways Rome–Fiumicino
KLM Amsterdam
Lufthansa Frankfurt, Munich
Ryanair Bari, Brindisi, Bucharest, Catania, Charleroi, Lamezia Terme (begins 27 March 2022),[6] London–Stansted, Malta, Manchester (begins 27 March 2022),[7] Naples, Palermo, Vienna (begins 2 June 2022)[8]
VoloteaCatania, Naples, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Alghero, Athens, Cagliari, Lampedusa, Olbia
VuelingParis–Orly
Seasonal: Barcelona
Wizz AirTirana

Statistics[]

Annual passenger traffic at GOA airport. See source Wikidata query.

Ground Transportation[]

By Car[]

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'.

By Taxi[]

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:

  • Genova Piazza Principe (€7)
  • Genova Brignole (€8)

By Bus and Train[]

The closest railway station to the airport is Genova Sestri Ponente-Aeroporto, served by Trenitalia regional trains to/from Piazza Principe/Brignole, Savona and Ventimiglia.

The station is then connected to the airport by a bus service called Flybus, operated by AMT, which departs with a 15 minutes frequency every day between 6.00 am and 10.00 pm. Fares are €1,50 (AMT single tickets) or €1,60 (AMT+Trenitalia integrated fares).


As of the 1st August 2020, regional bus operator APT resumed its Airport Shuttle service between the airport and the other localities in Genoa's Metropolitan City. A one way fare is €20, while a return journey costs €40. As of now, people wishing to travel on this service must book a seat at least 4 days before their travel date and must await a response from the operator's reservation department.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "EAD Basic". Ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Traffic Data 2019" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Statistiche Dicembre 2017". 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Genova - La Vela di Columbo". statues.vanderkrogt.net.
  5. ^ Aloi, Bruno (12 May 2021). "Gino Giannetti. "La Vela di Colombo". 1992".
  6. ^ https://italiavola.com/2021/12/14/ryanair-lancia-tre-nuove-rotte-da-genova-per-lestate-2022/
  7. ^ https://italiavola.com/2021/12/14/ryanair-lancia-tre-nuove-rotte-da-genova-per-lestate-2022/
  8. ^ https://italiavola.com/2021/12/14/ryanair-lancia-tre-nuove-rotte-da-genova-per-lestate-2022/

External links[]

Media related to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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