Bologna Airport

Aeroporto di Bologna
Characteristics
ICAO code	LIPE
IATA code	BLQ
Coordinates	44 ° 32 '8 "  N , 11 ° 17' 19"  E Coordinates: 44 ° 32 '8 "  N , 11 ° 17' 19"  E
Height above MSL	37 m (121  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	6 km northwest of Bologna
Street
Local transport	Funicular : Marconi Express
Basic data
opening	1931
operator	Aeroporto 'G. Marconi 'di Bologna SpA
surface	250 ha
Passengers	9,405,920 (2019)
Air freight	48,832.5 t (2019)
Flight movements	77,126 (2019)
Start-and runway
12/30	2800 m × 45 m asphalt

The Bologna Airport ( Italian Aeroporto di Bologna - Borgo Panigale 'Guglielmo Marconi' ; IATA Code : BLQ , ICAO : LIPE ) is the airport of the Italian city of Bologna . The name Guglielmo Marconi refers to the well-known physicist .

Location and transport links

The airport is located six kilometers northwest of the center of Bologna in the region of Emilia-Romagna , about 200 km southeast of Milan .

• Car : From the city center to the motorway ring, exit 4
• Bus : From the main train station ( Stazione FS ) with the Aerobus (every 15 min, 20 min transfer)

A people mover (Marconi express) will link the railway station and the airport. The 5-kilometer route with the intermediate stop at Bertalia-Lazzaretto is under construction.

history

The first airport in Bologna was in Prati di Caprara since 1913. In 1931, on the initiative of the Aero Club of Bologna, it was relocated to Borgo Panigale, where the airport is still located today. The first scheduled flights were offered by Avio Linee Italiane in 1933 , and three years later by Ala Littoria . During the Second World War it served as a military airfield . The airport was expanded in the early 1960s.

The airport was closed for a few months in 2004; the runway was extended from 2400 to 2800 m. Almost all flights were handled at Forlì airport during this period .

After the five million passenger mark was exceeded in 2009, the expansion of the airport began in November 2011. In addition to an increase in the area on land and airside, new check-in counters, security controls, new piers and an expansion of the sales area, an automatic system was also installed for the first time in Italy, allowing passengers to check in their luggage independently. In 2017, the airport recorded more than eight million passengers for the first time, an increase of 17.7 percent compared to the previous year.

Airlines and Destinations

There are scheduled and charter flights to European and non-European destinations and hubs.

Traffic figures

Source: Assaeroporti

Source: Assaeroporti

Bologna Airport - traffic figures 2000–2019

year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail )	Flight movements
2019	9,405,920	48,833	77.126
2018	8,506,658	52,681	71.503
2017	8,198,156	56,132	71,878
2016	7,680,992	47,709	69,697
2015	6,889,742	40,999	64,571
2014	6,580,389	41,789	65,058
2013	6,193,783	44,150	65,392
2012	5,958,648	40,645	67,529
2011	5,885,884	43,788	69,153
2010	5,511,669	37,800	70,269
2009	4,782,284	27,329	64,925
2008	4,225,446	26,497	62,042
2007	4,361,951	18,700	66,698
2006	4,001,436	32,465	63,585
2005	3,690,953	25,469	54,157
2004	2,908,271	21,106	44,804
2003	3,562,010	28,211	56,738
2002	3,414,475	24,959	54,956
2001	3,440,051	26,197	56,746
2000	3,524,789	25,034	61.909

Incidents

On February 5, 2017, dozens of flights were canceled or rerouted after a Citationjet got off the runway on landing.

Others

A military section is adjacent to the south of the passenger terminal, on which a technical and logistical support unit of the army aviation takes on the repair of helicopters of the type NH90 in particular . There are also helipads for flying units of the police and fire brigade.

In the Emilia-Romagna region there are two other commercial airports in addition to the airports in Bologna and Forlì: Parma Airport and Rimini Airport .

Web links

Commons : Bologna airport  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• bologna-airport.it Official website (Italian / English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Statistiche. In: assaeroporti.com. Assaeroporti , accessed January 24, 2019 (Italian). 
2. ↑ Terminal% 20restyling% 20and% 20expansion ( Memento from January 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Jet privato va fuori pista - Chiuso il Marconi