Pisa International Airport
Pisa International Airport Aeroporto Internazionale di Pisa | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 43°41′02″N 010°23′33″E / 43.68389°N 10.39250°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Pisa International Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale di Pisa) (IATA: PSA, ICAO: LIRP),[3] also named Galileo Galilei Airport,[4] is an airport located in Pisa, Italy. It is one of the two major airports in Tuscany, the other being Florence Airport. Pisa is ranked 10th in Italy in terms of passenger numbers.[5] It is named after Galileo Galilei, the famous scientist and native of Pisa. The airport was first developed for the military in the 1930s and 1940s. The airport was used by 5,233,118 passengers in 2017. It serves as a focus city of Ryanair.[6]
Overview
Since 2017 the airport has its own Pisa Mover shuttle service to and from Pisa Centrale railway station. A return ticket costs ten euros and the shuttle takes 5 minutes. The airport also has five passenger and one coach parking areas.[7]
Besides civilian operations, the airport is also used extensively by the
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 6 feet (2 m) above
The terminal building has 16 gates (numbered 01–11 and 21–25), one of which (Gate 23) is equipped with a
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Pisa Airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aegean Airlines | Seasonal: Athens |
Aer Lingus | Seasonal: Dublin |
AeroItalia | Comiso |
Air Albania | Tirana[10] |
Air Arabia | Casablanca |
Air Dolomiti | Frankfurt |
British Airways | London–Heathrow |
Barcelona (begins 26 June 2024)[12]
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Cologne/Bonn
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flydubai | Dubai–International |
Leeds/Bradford, Manchester
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Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda |
Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal: Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda |
Transavia | Amsterdam |
Volotea | Seasonal: Nantes, Olbia |
Bucharest–Otopeni, Tirana
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Statistics
In 2006 and 2007, the airport was the fastest growing among Italy's top 15 airports, with passenger numbers up 30% in 2006 and 24% in 2007. In 2008 it was Italy's 11 busiest airport, handling 3,963,717 and 4,011,525 passengers in 2010. In 2011 the growth rose to 11.3% and the airport carried 4.526.723 passengers.[8]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Accidents and incidents
- On 27 January 1952, Seaboard & Western Airlines Douglas C-54A-5-DO overshot the runway on landing. Fire consumed the aircraft. The plane was carrying 50 cows, 47 of which were killed.[20]
- On 23 November 2009, Lockheed KC-130J Hercules MM62176 of the based 46 Aerobrigata crashed just after take-off. All five crew members were killed.[21]
See also
- Pisa Aeroporto railway station
- Florence Airport, Peretola, the second Tuscan international airport
- Marina di Campo Airport, another Tuscan airport
References
- ^ "EAD Basic - Error Page". www.ead.eurocontrol.int.
- ^ "Statistiche - Assaeroporti". www.assaeroporti.com.
- ^ "Pisa Airport (PSA)". www.pisa-airport.net. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Presentazione Toscana Aeroporti - Toscana Aeroporti S.p.A." www.toscana-aeroporti.com.
- ^ "Assaeroporti - Associazione Italiana Gestori Aeroporti". www.assaeroporti.com.
- ^ "Flughafen Pisa (PSA) - Informationen und Angebote | fluege.de". www.fluege.de (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Aeroporto Galileo Galilei - Sito ufficiale - Aeroporto di Pisa - The Official WebSite - Toscana - Pisa Airport Tuscany Aeroporto Airport Aeroporti Airports". Pisa-airport.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Pisa topping Italian airport growth rankings; Ryanair now serves 28 destinations". anna.aero. 19 September 2008.
- ^ Airport information for LIRP Archived 13 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ "Air Albania reopens to Bologna, Pisa Verona". italiavola. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b "EasyJet NW23 Network Additions – 10SEP23".
- ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
- ^ "Ryanair sfida easyJet anche a Pisa. Apre la rotta su Porto". 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Ryanair sbarca in Albania. Attacco frontale a Wizz Air". 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Ryanair".
- ^ "Ryanair to fly from Kaunas to Berlin, Zadar, Pisa". 7 December 2023.
- ^ "To nye Ryanair-ruter klar før sommeren". 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
- ^ "RYANAIR NS24 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 10DEC23". Aeroroutes. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54A-5-DO (DC-4) N1512V Pisa Airport (PSA)". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
External links
Media related to Pisa International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Toscana Aeroporti website
- News about the airport
- Current weather for LIRP at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PSA at Aviation Safety Network