Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport
Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci di Fiumicino) (IATA: FCO, ICAO: LIRF), also known as Rome-Fiumicino International Airport, is Italy's largest airport and second-largest international air gateway, with over 30 million passengers served in 2006, located in Fiumicino, 34 km from Rome's historic city center.
It is one of two hubs of the Italian flag carrier Alitalia along with Milan-Malpensa International Airport (the latter being Alitalia's primary international hub).
Rome Ciampino Airport
Rome Ciampino Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino or Giovan Battista Pastine Airport) (IATA: CIA, ICAO: LIRA) is a joint civilian, commercial and military airport near Rome in Italy. The airport is situated 15 km southeast of central Rome, just outside the Greater Ring Road (Italian: Grande Raccordo Anulare) the circular motorway around the city. Until 1960 Ciampino was the main airport of Rome, before the construction of the Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino.
Ciampino is one of the busiest airports in Italy. The total passenger traffic in 2006 was 4,945,158 (16,75% more than 2005).
The terminals were extended at the beginning of 2007.
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