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Rome Ciampino Airport

Coordinates: 41°47′58″N 012°35′50″E / 41.79944°N 12.59722°E / 41.79944; 12.59722
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G. B. Pastine
Rome Ciampino Airport

Aeroporto G. B. Pastine di Roma–Ciampino
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerMundys
OperatorAeroporti di Roma
ServesRome metropolitan area / Vatican City
LocationCiampino, (RM), Italy
Hub forRyanair
Elevation AMSL427 ft / 130 m
Coordinates41°47′58″N 012°35′50″E / 41.79944°N 12.59722°E / 41.79944; 12.59722
Websitewww.adr.it/ciampino
Map
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,208 7,244 Bitumen
Statistics (2022)
Passengers3,475,902
Passenger change 21-22Increase 49.4%
Movements42,317
Movements change 21-22Increase 13.7%
Cargo (tons)14,777
Cargo change 21-22Decrease -9.2%
Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]

G. B. Pastine–Rome Ciampino Airport (IATA: CIA, ICAO: LIRA) is the secondary international airport serving Rome, the capital of Italy, after Leonardo da Vinci–Rome 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 is an important hub for many low-cost carriers and general aviation traffic. It also hosts a military airport and the headquarters of the 31º Stormo and the 2nd Reparto Genio of the Italian Air Force. The airport is named after Giovan Battista Pastine, an Italian airship pilot who served in World War I.

History

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Ciampino Airport was opened in 1916[3] and is one of the oldest airports still in operation.

From here, on 10 April 1926, Umberto Nobile took off on the airship Norge, the first aircraft to reach the North Pole and the first to fly across the polar ice cap from Europe to America. In October 1930, the first helicopter prototype designed by Corradino D'Ascanio was tested at Ciampino Airport, reaching a record altitude of 18 metres (59 ft), flight time of 8 minutes 45 seconds and 1,078 m (3,537 ft) distance flown.

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.[4]

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

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Passenger terminal

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The airport features a single, one-story 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.[5]

Other usage

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The airport hosts a fleet of Bombardier 415 aerial firefighting aircraft.[6] 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

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The following passenger airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Ciampino Airport:[7]

AirlinesDestinations
Ryanair Athens, Bratislava, Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Cagliari, Charleroi, Cork,[8] Edinburgh,[9] Fez, Gdansk,[10] Kraków, Liverpool, London–Stansted, Manchester, Marrakesh,[11] Poznan, Prague,[12] Rabat, Riga,[13] Sofia, Tallinn, Tangier, Thessaloniki, Tirana,[14] Vilnius,[15] Warsaw–Modlin
Seasonal: Amman–Queen Alia, Corfu,[16] East Midlands,[17] Paphos, Rhodes
Wizz Air Belgrade, Craiova, Iași, Kutaisi,[18] Skopje, Timișoara[19]

Statistics

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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).[20] 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.[citation needed]


Annual passenger traffic on the two Rome airports. See Wikidata query.

Ground transportation

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Norge airship taking off from Ciampino Airport
First helicopter flight in Ciampino
Apron view
Departure gate area
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Italian train company Trenitalia operates a service called Airlink connecting the airport and the Roma Termini railway station via a combination of bus and train.[21]

Taxi

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Taxis are licensed by the City of Rome and have a fixed tariff for a single journey between Ciampino Airport and the area of the City of Rome within the Aurelian Walls (historical central Rome).[citation needed]

ATAC city bus services

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ATAC Rome city bus line 720 connects the terminal building with the Laurentina metro station. ATAC Rome city bus line 520 connects the terminal building with the Cinecittà metro station.[citation needed]

ATRAL bus services

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There are ATRAL bus services connecting the airport to the Anagnina metro station and to the Ciampino mainline railway station. The Ciampino station is served by the FL4 and FL6 lines of the Lazio regional railways, which both travel to Rome Termini Station and to the main railway destinations in Lazio.[citation needed]

Direct bus services to central Rome

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Bus operators Schiaffini, Terravision and BusShuttle

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The Rome Airport Bus service of the Schiaffini company has services to and from Ciampino airport, the town of Ciampino and the central Roma Termini mainline railway station.

A similar service is operated by Terravision and BusShuttle.

Accidents and incidents

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  • Defects in the design of the de Havilland Comet jet airliner were discovered as the result of inflight breakups on two Comets that departed from Ciampino:
  • On 21 December 1959, Vickers Viscount I-LIZT of Alitalia crashed short of the runway on a training flight exercise in landing with two engines inoperative. Both people on board were killed.[22]
  • On 10 November 2008, Ryanair Flight 4102 from Hahn suffered damage during landing. The cause of the accident was stated to be birdstrikes affecting both engines. The port undercarriage of the Boeing 737-8AS collapsed.[23] The aircraft involved was Boeing 737-8AS EI-DYG, delivered new to Ryanair from Boeing. There were 6 crew and 166 passengers on board.[24] The airport was closed for over 24 hours as a result of the accident.[25] Two crew and eight passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.[26] As well as damage to the engines and undercarriage, the rear fuselage was also damaged by contact with the runway.[27] The final report of the accident, investigated by ANSV (National Agency for the Safety of Flights) was released on 20 December 2018, more than 10 years after the accident.[28][29]

References

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  1. ^ a b "EAD Basic - Error Page". www.ead.eurocontrol.int. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Traffic Data 2019" (PDF).
  3. ^ "History - Aeroporti di Roma".
  4. ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  5. ^ "Airport map - Aeroporti di Roma". www.adr.it. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Italian flying firefighters". Aeromedia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  7. ^ adr.it – Destinations Archived 20 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 20 June 2015.
  8. ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
  9. ^ "Ryanair Moves Additional Routes to Ryanair UK in NS23". Aeroroutes.
  10. ^ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
  11. ^ https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231218-frrkns24ma
  12. ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
  13. ^ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
  14. ^ "Ryanair sbarca in Albania. Attacco frontale a Wizz Air". 8 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Ryanair NW24 Network Additions – 14JUL24".
  16. ^ "Ryanair May – Oct 2023 Italy Frequency Variations – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes.
  17. ^ "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23". Aeroroutes.
  18. ^ "Wizz Air NS24 Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Wizz Air NS24 Removed Routes Summary – 04FEB24".
  20. ^ "Traffic data". 21 December 2002. Archived from the original on 21 December 2002. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Ciampino Airport Train Airlink". www.ciampino-airport.info.
  22. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  23. ^ "Bird-hit jet in emergency landing". BBC News Online. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 15 November 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  24. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  25. ^ "Airport Remains Closed Following Ryanair Flight's Emergency Landing". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  26. ^ "Accident: Ryanair B738 at Rome on Nov 10th 2008, engine and landing gear trouble, temporarily departed runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  27. ^ "PICTURES: Bird-struck Ryanair 737 extensively damaged". flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  28. ^ "Report EI-DYG" (PDF). ANSV. 20 December 2018.
  29. ^ Official italian accident report issued by ANSV and its english translation. Aviation Accidents Database . Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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