Marche Airport

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Marche Airport

Aeroporto delle Marche
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAncona International Airport S.p.A.
ServesAncona, Italy
Elevation AMSL49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates43°36′58″N 013°21′44″E / 43.61611°N 13.36222°E / 43.61611; 13.36222
Websitemarcheairport.com
Map
AOI is located in Italy
AOI
AOI
Location of the airport in Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,962 9,718 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers467,622
Passenger change 21-22Increase 93.8%
Aircraft movements10,791
Movements change 21-22Increase 20.4%
Source: DAFIF[1][2]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[3]

Marche Airport (Italian: Aeroporto delle Marche) (IATA: AOI, ICAO: LIPY),[4] formerly Ancona Falconara Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Ancona-Falconara), is an airport serving Ancona and the Marche region of central Italy. The airport is located approximately 12 km (6 NM) west of Ancona, in Falconara Marittima. It was also known as Raffaello Sanzio Airport, named after Raffaello Sanzio (1483–1520), the Italian painter and architect.[1][5]

History[edit]

During World War II, Falconara Airfield was a military airfield used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force for B-25 Mitchell combat operations by the 321st Bombardment Group between 1 Apr and 1 Sep 1945. After the war ended, the airfield was turned over to local authorities.

Facilities[edit]

The airport lies at an elevation of 49 feet (15 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,962 by 45 metres (9,718 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Passenger[edit]

The following airlines operate scheduled services:[6]

AirlinesDestinations
easyJet Seasonal: London–Gatwick
Lufthansa Munich
Ryanair Catania, Charleroi, London–Stansted
Seasonal: Kraków, Weeze
Sky Alps Milan–Linate, Naples, Rome–Fiumicino
Volotea Catania, Palermo, Paris–Orly
Seasonal: Athens (begins 2 June 2024),[7] Cagliari, Olbia
Wizz Air Tirana

Cargo[edit]

The following cargo services are operated at the airport:[8]

AirlinesDestinations
DHL Aviation Milan–Malpensa, Sarajevo
FedEx Express Rome-Fiumicino
UPS Airlines Bergamo, Cologne/Bonn

Statistics[edit]

Annual passenger traffic at AOI airport. See Wikidata query.

Ground transportation[edit]

Aerobus[edit]

The airport is connected to Ancona and Falconara Marittima via piazza Cavour, piazza Kennedy, Ancona railway station, Ancona Torrette railway station, Falconara Marittima railway station, normally in coincidence with the operating flights.[9]

Car[edit]

The airport is found on Strada statale 76 della Val d'Esino in directions of both Jesi and Falconara Marittima. People travelling on the Autostrada A14 need to exit at "Ancona Nord" and join Strada statale 76 della Val d'Esino.[10]

Railway[edit]

A small railway station, Castelferretti-Falconara Aeroporto, is situated just outside the airport. Regional trains bound to Ancona, Jesi, Fabriano, Foligno, Orte and Rome departs from there.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "World Aero Data: FALCONARA -- LIPY". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Airport information for AOI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Gennaio - Dicembre 2019 (su base 2018)" (PDF). Assaeroporti (in Italian). Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ancona Airport | Marche Airport Guide (AOI)". www.anconaairport.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  5. ^ "Marche, l'aeroporto di Ancona ospiterà fino al 6 gennaio "Raffaello, una mostra impossibile"". AgCult (in Italian). 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Destinations". Ancona International Airport. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Volotea aprira' da giugno '24 la Ancona – Atene". 5 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Attività cargo - Numeri utili". Marche Airport. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ^ Napolitano, Alessandra (1 July 2014). "Attivo il servizio navetta che collega Ancona all'Aeroporto delle Marche". AnconaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  10. ^ "In auto". Marche Airport. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

Further reading[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Ancona Airport at Wikimedia Commons