Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport (IATA: GOA, ICAO: LIMJ) — commonly 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.
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 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°24′48″N 008°50′15″E / 44.41333°N 8.83750°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Overview
editThe airport began construction in 1954 and opened in 1962, at a cost of 12.8 billion lira. Building an offshore airport was not a strange or unique solution only for Genoa. Among the most conspicuous examples are other airports in Nice, Venice, Gibraltar, or Hong Kong.
The current terminal building was opened in 1986. It is the most important airport in Liguria and it serves the city and Port of Genoa, as well as a 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.[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 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.[citation needed]
In January 2022, Volotea announced to close their Genoa base after five years, leading to the cancellation of 14 routes.[6]
Airlines and destinations
editThe 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[8] |
| Ryanair[9] | Bari, Cagliari, Catania, Charleroi, Lamezia Terme, London–Stansted,[10] Naples, Palermo Seasonal: Brindisi,[11] Bucharest–Otopeni, Manchester |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal: Copenhagen[12] |
| Volotea | Naples, Paris–Orly Seasonal: Olbia |
| Vueling | Barcelona |
| Wizz Air | Budapest,[13] Tirana, Warsaw–Chopin (begins 1 May 2025) |
Statistics
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Ground transportation
editCar
editGenoa 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
editThe 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 Airlink, operated by AMT Genova.[citation needed]
Bus
editAMT also operates Volabus, a bus service linking the airport with the Genova Piazza Principe and Genova Brignole railway 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, a Dornier 328, operated by Minerva Airlines, operated a flight from Cagliari-Elmas Airport to 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- ^ a b "EAD Basic". Ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "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".
- ^ aviacionline.com 29 January 2022
- ^ "Condor NS25 Europe Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
External links
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