Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport

Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" Aeroporto Internazionale di Roma–Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci"
IATA: FCO ICAO: LIRF WMO: 16242
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeroporti di Roma
Serves	Rome / Vatican City
Location	Fiumicino, Lazio, Italy
Opened	15 January 1961 (60 years ago) (1961-01-15)
Hub for	Alitalia Alitalia CityLiner Vueling Wizz Air
Focus city for	Blue Panorama Airlines Poste Air Cargo Neos Ryanair
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	41°48′01″N 012°14′20″E / 41.80028°N 12.23889°E / 41.80028; 12.23889Coordinates: 41°48′01″N 012°14′20″E / 41.80028°N 12.23889°E / 41.80028; 12.23889
Website	adr.it
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 3,800 12,467 Asphalt 16R/34L 3,900 12,795 Asphalt 16L/34R 3,900 12,795 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers 9.830.957 Passenger change 19-20 -77.4% Aircraft movement 103.496 Movements change 19–20 -66.6% Cargo (tons) 76,266.3 Cargo change 19–20 -60.8%
Source:[1]

Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale di Roma–Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci"; IATA: FCO, ICAO: LIRF) 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 over 43.5 million passengers served in 2019.

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 47th-busiest airport in 2017. It covers an area of 16 km².^[2]

History[]

Early years[]

During construction the remains of Caligula's Giant Ship were found.

The airport was officially opened on 15 January 1961, with two runways, replacing the smaller Rome Ciampino Airport, which remains in service for some low-cost airlines as well as domestic and charter operations. Despite being officially opened in 1961, Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport had actually been in use since 20 August 1960. This was to help relieve air traffic that was congesting Rome Ciampino Airport during the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[3]

During the 1960s, home-carrier Alitalia invested heavily in the new airport, building hangars and maintenance centres; in the same period a third runway was added (16L/34R).

Later development[]

Security Services transferred from the Polizia di Stato (Italian State Police) to Aeroporti di Roma S.p.A. in 2000. Aeroporti di Roma created ADR Security S.r.l. (100%-owned) to provide these services as well as security services to airlines (in competition with other security companies such as IVRI). Airport Security is supervised by Polizia di Stato, Guardia di Finanza (Italian Customs Police), Italian Civil Aviation Authority and Aeroporti di Roma S.p.A..^{[citation needed]} Ground handling services were provided by Aeroporti di Roma until 1999, when it created Aeroporti di Roma Handling (to serve all airlines except for Alitalia, which continued to be handled by Aeroporti di Roma itself). Alitalia provided passenger assistance even before 1999. In 2001, Alitalia created "Alitalia Airport" and started providing ground handling for itself and other airlines. Aeroporti di Roma Handling remains the biggest handler in terms of airlines handled, but Alitalia Airport is the biggest handler in terms of airplanes handled as Alitalia aircraft account for 50% of the ones at Fiumicino. In May 2006, Italy's Civil Aviation Authority announced that it took off the limitation of 3 ramp handlers in Rome Leonardo da Vinci airport. ARE Group and Aviapartner announced that they would create a company called Aviapartner (51% Aviapartner; 49% ARE Group) to serve Milan Malpensa and Rome Leonardo da Vinci.^{[citation needed]}

Since 2005, the airport operates a category III B instrument landing system (ILS). Further improvement work was implemented in 2007 to enable the airport to handle 30 takeoffs/landings per hour, up from 10, in the event of thick fog. Three runways presently operate at Leonardo da Vinci airport: 16L/34R and 16R/34L (separated by a distance of 4,000 m (13,000 ft), and 07/25, used only westwards for takeoffs owing to the prevailing winds. The airport used to have a fourth runway, 16C/34C which was located alongside 16L/34R, it was mostly used as a taxiway or as a backup for 16L/34R; the runway is now designated as Taxiway "D".^[4]

In 2010, the new single baggage handling system for more efficient luggage delivery began operations.

Several projects are planned. These include the construction of an environmentally-friendly cogeneration system, which would allow the airport to produce its own energy; construction of Pier C (dedicated to international flights) with 16 additional loading bridges, to handle the expected growth from 38 million passengers per year in 2014 to 55 million by 2018; and the "Masterplan Fiumicino Nord", involving four new terminals and two new runways to be built in the future handling 100 million passengers per year.^{[citation needed]}

Terminals[]

Overview[]

As of 2021, after major expansion and refurbishment works, the airport now features two reorganised passenger terminals:^[5]

• Terminal 1 (Gates A1-A59)^[5] serves Aegean Airlines, Air Malta, Albastar, Eurowings, Ryanair and Vueling Airlines^[6]
• Terminal 3 (Gates E1-E52)^[5] is the largest terminal which serves as the home base for Alitalia amongst several other airlines.

Development[]

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The terminals were upgraded during the 1990s and 2000s.^[7] In 1991, the domestic Pier A with 12 gates opened, followed in 1995 by the international Pier B with 10 gates and in 1999 by the international Satellite C with 14 gates. In 2000, the new domestic Terminal A opened, and the terminal buildings, then consisting of Terminal A (with Pier A), Terminal AA, Terminal B (with Pier B) and Terminal C (with Satellite C), were reorganized.

The dedicated Cargo City terminal was added in 2004, while the check-in counters for American carriers and El Al in Terminal 5 opened in 2008, with passengers then being bused to what was then called Satellite C. In 2009, the terminals were renamed – A was renamed T1, AA was renamed T2, B and C became T3, and T5 stayed the same.

In January 2017, Terminal 5 was closed for renovations; a new central airside hall is currently being built in the middle section.

The former Terminal 2 closed permanently on 15 December 2017 to make way for the north-west expansion of Terminal 1. A new three-storey boarding and waiting area, as well as a new Pier A with 13 boarding and 10 remote gates, are currently being constructed alongside Terminal 1, to open in Summer 2022. ^[6][8]

From 17 March 2020 to 6 August 2021, Terminal 1 has been closed due to decreased passenger traffic amidst the Covid-19 pandemic;^[9] this pause was used to perform a redesign of the main hall layout, which increased the available passenger space.^[6]

Future plans include a new Terminal 4, expansion of runways, and new buildings for car parking, services, and airport facilities.^[10]

SkyBridge[]

An automated people mover (APM) called SkyBridge opened in 1999 along with the Satellite C. It consists of two stations, one in the third floor of Terminal 3, and the other in the second floor of gate area E31-44. This shuttle train is the only means of transport for passengers between the two parts of the terminal. The westbound service, from T3 to Gates E31-44, is for departing passengers only, while the eastbound service is for arriving passengers only. Arriving passengers are not permitted to take the train back, as they need to pass through a transfer security checkpoint to reenter the departure area. Likewise, departing passengers are not permitted to take the train back to Terminal 3.

Airlines and destinations[]

Passenger[]

The following airlines operate regular scheduled, seasonal and charter flights to and from Fiumicino:^[11]

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Athens Seasonal: Mykonos[12]
Aer Lingus	Dublin
Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Aerolíneas Argentinas	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
Air Albania	Tirana
Air Algérie	Algiers
Air Arabia	Fez
Air Cairo	Sharm El Sheikh[13]
Air Canada	Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Hangzhou
Air Europa	Madrid
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air France Hop	Bordeaux, Lyon
Air India	Delhi
Air Malta	Malta
Air Moldova	Chișinău
Air Serbia	Belgrade
Air Transat	Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau
airBaltic	Riga
AlbaStar	Trapani
Alitalia	Alghero, Algiers, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Beirut, Bergamo, Berlin, Bologna, Boston, Brindisi, Brussels, Budapest, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cagliari, Cairo, Casablanca, Catania, Delhi (suspended), Florence, Frankfurt, Geneva, Genoa, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Kyiv–Zhuliany, Lamezia Terme, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid, Málaga, Malta, Marseille, Mexico City, Miami, Milan–Linate, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Munich, Naples, New York–JFK, Nice, Olbia, Palermo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Pisa, Prague, Reggio Calabria, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Sofia, Tel Aviv, Tirana, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita, Toronto–Pearson, Toulouse, Trieste, Tunis, Turin, Valencia, Venice, Verona, Warsaw–Chopin, Washington–Dulles,[14] Zürich Seasonal: Amman–Queen Alia, Chicago–O'Hare, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Havana, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Lampedusa, Larnaca, Malé, Mauritius, Menorca, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Pantelleria, Preveza, Rhodes, Saint Petersburg, Santorini, San Francisco, Skiathos, Split, Tenerife–South, Zakynthos (All to be Terminated by 15 October 2021)
American Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth, New York–JFK, Philadelphia Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
Asiana Airlines	Seoul–Incheon
Arkia	Tel Aviv[15]
Austrian Airlines	Vienna
Belavia	Minsk (suspended)
Blue Air	Bacău,[16] Bucharest,[16] Cluj-Napoca,[17] Iași (begins 27 March 2022)[18]
British Airways	London–Gatwick, London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines	Brussels
Bulgaria Air	Sofia
Buta Airways	Baku
Cabo Verde Airlines	Sal
Cathay Pacific	Hong Kong
China Airlines	Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong, Wenzhou
China Southern Airlines	Guangzhou, Wuhan
Croatia Airlines	Split, Zagreb Seasonal: Dubrovnik
Cyprus Airways[19]	Larnaca
Czech Airlines	Prague
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, New York–JFK Seasonal: Boston,[20] Detroit
easyJet	Amsterdam, Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Bristol, Geneva, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Manchester, Nantes, Nice, Paris–Orly, Toulouse
EgyptAir	Cairo
El Al	Tel Aviv
Emirates	Dubai–International
Estelar Latinoamerica	Caracas
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa
Etihad Airways	Abu Dhabi
Eurowings	Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart
Finnair	Helsinki
Hainan Airlines	Chongqing, Shenzhen, Xi'an
Iberia	Madrid
Iran Air	Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Israir Airlines	Tel Aviv
Jet2.com	Birmingham, Manchester Seasonal: Glasgow,[21] Leeds/Bradford, Newcastle upon Tyne
Kenya Airways	Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
KLM	Amsterdam
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon
Kuwait Airways	Kuwait
LOT Polish Airlines	Seasonal: Gdańsk, Kraków, Poznań, Warsaw–Chopin, Wrocław
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich
Luxair	Luxembourg
Middle East Airlines	Beirut
Neos	Boa Vista, Cancún, Malé, Marsa Alam, Sal, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife–South Seasonal: Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Ibiza, La Romana, Marsa Matruh, Menorca, Mombasa, Mykonos, Nosy Be, Rhodes, Salalah, Zanzibar
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal: Bergen
Pegasus Airlines	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Pobeda	Moscow–Vnukovo
Qatar Airways	Doha
Rossiya	Saint Petersburg
Royal Air Maroc	Casablanca
Royal Jordanian	Amman–Queen Alia
Ryanair	Barcelona, Bari, Brindisi, Brussels, Catania, Fuerteventura,[22] Liverpool,[23] Marseille, Palermo, Seville, Tel Aviv, Tenerife–South[24] Seasonal: Alicante, Chania, Corfu, Ibiza, Málaga, Malta, Santorini,[25] Vienna, Zakynthos[26]
Saudia	Jeddah, Riyadh
Scandinavian Airlines	Aarhus, Copenhagen Seasonal: Oslo
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Shuangliu
Singapore Airlines	Copenhagen,[27] Singapore[27]
Sky Express	Athens
SkyUp	Kyiv–Boryspil
Smartwings	Prague
Swiss International Air Lines	Zurich
TAP Air Portugal	Lisbon
TAROM	Bucharest
Thai Airways	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Transavia	Nantes, Rotterdam/The Hague Seasonal: Montpellier
Tunisair	Tunis
Turkish Airlines	Ankara, Istanbul
Ukraine International Airlines	Kyiv–Boryspil
United Airlines	Newark Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Washington–Dulles
Ural Airlines	Moscow–Zhukovsky, Yekaterinburg
Uzbekistan Airways	Tashkent Seasonal: Urgench
Vueling	Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, London–Gatwick, Málaga, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly, Seville, Tenerife–South, Valencia Seasonal: Corfu, Dubrovnik, Gran Canaria,[28] Heraklion, Ibiza, Kefalonia, Menorca, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Preveza, Rhodes, Santorini, Split, Zadar, Zakynthos
WestJet	Seasonal: Calgary[29]
Wizz Air	Alexandria,[30] Bacău, Budapest, Casablanca,[30] Catania, Constanta, Eindhoven,[30] Faro, Fuerteventura,[30] Gran Canaria (begins 3 October 2021),[31] Hurghada,[30] Kharkiv (begins 15 September 2021),[30] Kraków, Kutaisi, Kyiv–Zhuliany, Lanzarote (begins 31 October 2021),[32] Larnaca, Liverpool,[30] London–Luton,[30] Nice, Odessa, Prague, Pristina,[30] Reykjavik–Keflavik,[30] Satu Mare,[30] Sharm El Sheikh,[30] Sofia,[30] Tallinn, Târgu Mureș, Tel Aviv,[30] Tenerife–South, Vienna, Warsaw–Chopin Seasonal: Antalya,[30] Bodrum,[30] Corfu, Dubrovnik,[30] Heraklion,[30] Lampedusa, Marrakesh (begins 2 November 2021),[30] Mykonos, Santorini, Split, Zakynthos[30]

Cargo[]

Airlines	Destinations
ASL Airlines Ireland	London–Southend[33]

Statistics[]

Graph[]

Busiest domestic routes[]

Busiest domestic routes from/to Rome–Fiumicino (2018)^[34]

Rank	Rank var. (17–18)	Airport	Passengers	Airline(s)
1		Catania, Sicily	1,976,230	Alitalia, Ryanair, Vueling
2		Palermo, Sicily	1,663,453	Alitalia, Ryanair, Vueling
3		Milan-Linate, Lombardy	1,095,824	Alitalia
4		Cagliari, Sardinia	932,230	Alitalia
5		Bari, Apulia	740,186	Alitalia, Ryanair
6	1	Brindisi, Apulia	529,365	Alitalia, Ryanair
7	1	Turin, Piedmont	516,969	Alitalia, Blue Panorama Airlines
8	1	Venice, Veneto	493,929	Alitalia
9	1	Lamezia Terme, Calabria	455,605	Alitalia
10		Genoa, Liguria	351,656	Alitalia
11	1	Olbia, Sardinia	325,838	Air Italy, Meridiana
12	1	Naples, Campania	318,419	Alitalia
13	3	Bologna, Emilia-Romagna	295,627	Alitalia
14	3	Alghero, Sardinia	281,128	Blue Air
15		Florence, Tuscany	267,338	Alitalia
16	2	Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia	260,527	Alitalia
17	4	Milan-Malpensa, Lombardy	242,114	Air Italy, Alitalia
18		Verona, Veneto	203,717	Alitalia, Neos
19	2	Reggio Calabria, Calabria	183,115	Alitalia
20	1	Pisa, Tuscany	166,516	Alitalia

Busiest European routes[]

Busiest European Routes from/to Rome–Fiumicino (2018)^[34]

Rank	Rank var. 17–18	Airport	Passengers	Airline(s)
1		Barcelona, Spain	1,327,312	Alitalia, Ryanair, Vueling
2	1	Madrid, Spain	1,218,462	Air Europa, Alitalia, Iberia, Vueling
3	1	Paris–Charles de Gaulle, France	1,207,436	Alitalia, Joon, Vueling
4	1	London–Heathrow, United Kingdom	1,075,100	Alitalia, British Airways
5	3	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1,064,254	Alitalia, KLM, easyJet, Vueling
6		Paris–Orly, France	741,093	easyJet, Vueling
7	2	Munich, Germany	725,483	Alitalia, Lufthansa, Vueling
8	1	Brussels, Belgium	719,056	Alitalia, Brussels Airlines, Ryanair
9	1	Frankfurt am Main, Germany	718,684	Alitalia, Lufthansa
10		London–Gatwick, United Kingdom	693,885	British Airways, easyJet, Vueling
11		Athens, Greece	571,935	Aegean Airlines, Alitalia
12	1	Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Russia	518,044	Aeroflot, Alitalia
13	1	Zurich, Switzerland	477,394	Alitalia, Swiss International Air Lines
14		Lisbon, Portugal	427,352	TAP Portugal
15	11	Vienna, Austria	401,344	Eurowings, Laudamotion, Vueling, Wizz Air
16		Istanbul–Atatürk, Turkey	399,669	Turkish Airlines
17	4	Luqa, Malta	367,718	Air Malta, Alitalia, Ryanair
18	3	Geneva, Switzerland	343,211	Alitalia, easyJet
19	1	Tirana, Albania	330,545	Alitalia, Blue Panorama Airlines, Ernest Airlines
20	2	Nice, France	320,514	Alitalia, easyJet

Busiest intercontinental routes[]

Busiest intercontinental routes from/to Rome–Fiumicino (2018)^[34]

Rank	Rank var. 17/18	Airport	Passengers	Airline(s)
1	1	Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Israel	813,363	Alitalia, El Al, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Vueling, Ryanair
2	1	New York–John F. Kennedy, United States	754,088	Alitalia, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines
3		Dubai, United Arab Emirates	607,288	Emirates
4	1	Seoul–Incheon, South Korea	420,872	Alitalia, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air
5	9	São Paulo–Guarulhos, Brazil	403,276	Alitalia, LATAM Brasil
6	1	Doha, Qatar	382,292	Qatar Airways
7	3	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	372,266	Alitalia, Etihad Airways
8	2	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Argentina	352,692	Aerolíneas Argentinas, Alitalia
9	1	Toronto–Pearson, Canada	342,957	Alitalia, Air Canada, Air Transat
10	15	Newark, United States	291,841	Norwegian Air Shuttle, United Airlines
11	2	Cairo, Egypt	284,924	Alitalia, EgyptAir
12		Tunis, Tunisia	241,850	Alitalia, Tunisair
13	2	Atlanta, United States	224,958	Delta Air Lines
14	1	Chicago–O'Hare, United States	215,099	Alitalia, American Airlines, United Airlines
15	5	Beijing–Capital, China	214,536	Air China
16	22	Delhi, India	214,506	Air India, Alitalia
17	2	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Turkey	205,216	Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines
18	12	Los Angeles, United States	202,335	Alitalia, Norwegian Air Shuttle
19	3	Tokyo–Narita, Japan	199,053	Alitalia
20		Montréal–Trudeau, Canada	182,677	Air Canada, Air Transat

Ground transportation[]

SkyBridge
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Aeroporti di Roma
Locale	Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy
Stations	2
Service
Type	People mover
Services	1
Rolling stock	2 Bombardier Innovia APM 100 vehicles
History
Opened	1999
Technical
Track length	0.55 km
Character	Serves sterile parts of the airport

Train[]

Fiumicino Aeroporto railway station is served by the Leonardo Express train operated by Trenitalia, available at the airport terminal. It takes 30 minutes to get to Termini Station in a non-stop trip that is provided every 15 minutes. Alternatively, local trains (FL1 line) leave once every 15 minutes, stopping at all stations. However, these trains do not head to Termini station. Passengers have to change at Trastevere, Ostiense (Metro Piramide) or Tuscolana.^[35] The railway opened in December 1989, with nonstop and several stop services available.^[36]

Road[]

Leonardo da Vinci is about 35 km (22 mi) by car from Rome's historic city centre. The airport is served by the six-lane Autostrada A91 motorway and numerous buses and taxis.

Incidents and accidents[]

From the 1960s until the 1980s, the airport experienced significant aircraft hijackings as well as being the scene of two major terrorist attacks and the port of origin for an aircraft bombing in flight—some engendered by Palestinians as part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

• On 23 November 1964, TWA Flight 800, operated by a Boeing 707, had an engine catch fire during takeoff. 50 of the 73 passengers and crew on board were killed.
• On 17 December 1973, during the 1973 Rome airport attacks and hijacking, a Boeing 707-321B operating as Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) Flight 110 was attacked by Palestinian assailants. 30 passengers were killed when phosphorus bombs were thrown aboard the aircraft as it was preparing for departure.^[37] During the same incident a Lufthansa Boeing 737 (D-ABEY)^[38] was hijacked and landed at Athens, Damascus and finally in Kuwait. All remaining passengers and crew were then released.^[37] One person died in the incident.^[38]
• On 19 November 1977, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 707-360C, a cargo flight, crashed after takeoff 0.5 km (0.3 m) W of FCO. The plane barely gained height after takeoff from runway 25, reaching a height of 7-8 meters, contacting treetops, and struck the ground 280 meters further on. All 5 occupants (3 crew, 2 passengers) were killed. Unconfirmed reports indicated the plane was overloaded.^[39]
• On 27 December 1985, during the Rome and Vienna airport attacks, assailants shot and killed 16 people and wounded 99 others at the airport.
• On 17 October 1988, Uganda Airlines Flight 775 from London Gatwick to Entebbe International Airport via Fiumicino, crashed short of the runway after two missed approaches. Twenty-six of the 45 passengers aboard, as well as all 7 crew members, died.
• On 2 February 2013, Alitalia Flight 1670, operated by a leased ATR 72, en route from Pisa International Airport to Rome, overran the runway during landing. Sixteen occupants were injured, two of them seriously.^[40][41][42] The aircraft was subsequently written off.
• On 8 June 2013, Wizz Air Flight 3141, an Airbus A320-232 (registration HA-LWM) from Bucharest - Henri Coandă Airport, Romania to Rome-Ciampino, Italy, made an emergency landing at Fiumicino Airport when the crew encountered problems lowering one of the main undercarriages and locking it into position. The aircraft diverted to Fiumicino because of the longer runway, and firefighters applied foam after landing as a precautionary measure. The aircraft was evacuated using slides. Initial reports of injured passengers were denied by both Wizz Air and Rome Fiumicino Airport, who said some passengers requested medical checkups but reported no injuries.^[43]
• On 29 September 2013 at 20:10, an Alitalia Airbus A320 flying from Madrid Barajas Airport to Rome Fiumicino Airport failed to deploy the landing gear during a storm on landing and the aircraft toppled, skidded off the runway, and crashed. Ten passengers suffered minor injuries, and all 151 passengers and crew were evacuated and taken to hospital.

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Fiumicino Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Official website
• Current weather for LIRF at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for FCO at Aviation Safety Network