Rome Ciampino Airport
Rome–Ciampino International Airport "G. B. Pastine" Aeroporto Internazionale di Roma–Ciampino "G. B. Pastine" | |||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°47′58″N 012°35′50″E / 41.79944°N 12.59722°E | ||||||||||||
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Rome–Ciampino International Airport "G. B. Pastine" (IATA: CIA, ICAO: LIRA) is the secondary international airport serving Rome, the capital of Italy, after Rome-Fiumicino Airport "Leonardo da Vinci". 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
History
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 m, 8m45s duration and 1,078 m distance flown.
During
When the combat units moved out,
It was Rome's main airport until 1960, with traffic amounting to over 2 million passengers per year. After the opening of
Facilities
Passenger terminal
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
The airport hosts a fleet of
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following passenger airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Ciampino Airport:[7]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Poznan, Rhodes
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Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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DHL Aviation | Leipzig/Halle[citation needed] |
Statistics
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).
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Ground transportation
Airlink
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.[12]
Taxi
Taxis licensed by the City of Rome have a fixed tariff for the single journey between Ciampino Airport and the area of the City of Rome within the Aurelian Walls (historical central Rome). The current tariff is 30 euros (plus luggage supplement of 1 euro for the second and subsequent pieces of luggage).
ATAC city bus services
The ATAC Rome city bus line 720 connects the terminal building with the Laurentina metro (subway, tube, underground) station (departures every 15 minutes in either direction from 5.30 am to 23.20 pm, travel time is about 15–20 minutes). The ATAC Rome city bus line 520 connects the terminal building with the Cinecittà metro (subway, tube, underground) station (departures every 15 minutes in either direction, from 5.30 am to 23.20 pm, travel time is about 15–20 minutes). Both these routes are included in the normal ticket arrangements current for city public transport in Rome, where one Metro train journey costs a single BIT ("biglietto integrato" = "integrated ticket") ticket, while a single journey on either of the named ATAC bus lines (720 or 520) between Ciampino airport and one of the named Rome Metro stations (Laurentina or Anagnina) also costs a single BIT ("integrated ticket") ticket. This means that it is possible to travel between any station in the Rome metro system and Ciampino airport for a total cost (at current rates) of 3 euros (2 BIT tickets per person). Obviously, residents can also use personalized subscription passes. The BIT tickets need to be purchased before boarding the bus and time-stamped by one of the ticket machines inside the bus. The ATAC bus stop for these services is located 2–3 minutes walk from the main airport buildings.
ATRAL bus services
There are ATRAL bus services (www.atral-lazio.com) connecting the airport to the
Direct Bus Services to Central Rome
Bus operators Schiaffini, Terravision and BusShuttle
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. Tickets can be purchased at the company's sales point in the Ciampino airport building, on board the bus, or online, or at the bus stop in Via Giolitti, Rome (alongside the Termini railway station). (departures every 30 minutes in either direction between 7.50 am and 10 pm with some extra departures from 4 am to 11.45 pm; travel time is about 40 minutes) A similar service is operated by Terravision (departures from Ciampino airport at intervals of approx. 40–70 minutes between 8.15 am and 16.30 pm) Tickets can be purchased online, also by BusShuttle (departures from Ciampino airport at intervals of approx. 30–120 minutes between 7.45 am and midnight) Tickets can be purchased online (www.sitbusshuttle.com).
Transport between Ciampino and Fiumicino Airports
There are only two ways, other than by private car, of travelling between the two airports. One is to take a taxi, which has a fixed tariff (currently 50 euros). The other is to travel to Rome's Termini station and from there to travel out to the required airport.
Foot
The Appian Way can be reached on foot in 10 minutes (750 m) from the terminal building. This ancient Roman road is a popular walking route. 11 km northwest along this road one reaches the start of the road at the Porta San Sebastiano, 3 km southeast along this road one reaches the train station of Santa Maria delle Mole.
Accidents and incidents
- 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 10 January 1954, London Heathrow Airport.
- On 8 April 1954, two weeks after Comets were allowed to resume flying following a temporary grounding resulting from the previous crash, South African Airways Flight 201, another Comet, broke up shortly after takeoff and crashed not far from Ponza.
- On 10 January 1954,
- On 21 December 1959, Alitalia crashed short of the runway on a training flight exercise in landing with two engines inoperative. Both people on board were killed.[13]
- On 10 November 2008,
References
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- ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ^ "Airport map - Aeroporti di Roma". www.adr.it. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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- ^ "Ryanair sbarca in Albania. Attacco frontale a Wizz Air". 8 June 2023.
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- ^ "Traffic data". 21 December 2002. Archived from the original on 21 December 2002. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Ciampino Airport Train Airlink". www.ciampino-airport.info.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ "Bird-hit jet in emergency landing". BBC News Online. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 15 November 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Airport Remains Closed Following Ryanair Flight's Emergency Landing". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Accident: Ryanair B738 at Rome on Nov 10th 2008, engine and landing gear trouble, temporarily departed runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "PICTURES: Bird-struck Ryanair 737 extensively damaged". flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
- ^ "Report EI-DYG" (PDF). ANSV. 20 December 2018.
- ^ Official italian accident report issued by ANSV and its english translation. Aviation Accidents Database . Retrieved 9 January 2019.
External links
Media related to Rome Ciampino Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Current weather for LIRA at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CIA at Aviation Safety Network