Map of the main international airports for Italy
Italy has a number of international airports. Given the long and narrow geography of the country it's useful to determine which airport is best for reaching the region you want to visit. The two largest airports in Italy are the "Leonardo da Vinci" airport in Rome, commonly know as Fiumicino, and Malpensa, for Milan. Visitors to Sicily should fly to the "Falcone Borsellino" in Palermo, while for Sardinia you should aim for the Cagliari airport.
For Tuscany the main airport is the "Galileo Galilei" in Pisa, but Genoa, Bologna and Roma are all good alternatives. For more information on reaching Tuscany, have a look at our Guide to getting to Tuscany. To find out more about travelling to Umbria, have a look at the Guide to getting to Umbria, while if you'd like to know more about getting to Puglia, have a look at Guide to Reaching Puglia.

Region | City | Name | Code |
---|---|---|---|
Piemonte | Turin | Turin-Caselle | TRN |
Lombardia | Milan | Linate | LIN |
Lombardia | Milan | Malpensa | MXP |
Lombardia | Bergamo | Bergamo | BGY |
Veneto | Verona | Villafranca | VRN |
Veneto | Venice | Marco Polo | VCE |
Emilia Romagna | Bologna | Marconi | BLQ |
Tuscany | Pisa | Galileo Galilei | PSA |
Lazio | Rome | Ciampino | CIA |
Lazio | Rome | Fiumicino | FCO |
Campania | Naples | Naples | NAP |
Puglia | Bari | Karol Wojtyla | BRI |
Sicily | Palermo | Falcone Borsellino | PMO |
Sicily | Catania | Vincenzo Bellini | CTA |
Sardinia | Cagliari | Elmas | CAG |
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Italian International Airports
Airports in Northern Italy
Turin Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Torino)
IATA: TRN, ICAO: LIMF
also known as Turin-Caselle Airport (Aeroporto di Torino-Caselle)
Milan Linate Airport
IATA: LIN, ICAO: LIML
The third international airport of Milan, the second-largest city and largest urban area of Italy.
Milan Malpensa Airport
IATA: MXP, ICAO: LIMC
The largest international airport in northern Italy, serving Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria.
Milan Bergamo Airport aka Orio al Serio
IATA: BGY, ICAO: LIME
Orio al Serio International Airport, the third busiest international airport in Italy, is 3.7 km (2.3 mi) southeast of Bergamo and 45 km (28 mi) north-east of Milan, where it operates alongside Malpensa Airport and Linate Airport, the city's other two primary airports. The airport served almost 13 million passengers in 2018.
Verona Villafranca Airport
IATA: VRN, ICAO: LIPX
Also known as Valerio Catullo Airport or Villafranca Airport, is located 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Verona, Italy. The airport is situated next to the junction of A4 Milan-Venice and A22 Modena-Brenner motorways.
Venice Marco Polo Airport
IATA: VCE, ICAO: LIPZ
Marco Polo Airport is the international airport of Venice, Italy. It is located on the mainland near Mestre.
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
IATA: BLQ, ICAO: LIPE
An international airport serving the city of Bologna in Italy.
Central Italy Airports
Airports for Tuscany
Pisa 'Galileo Galilei' Airport
IATA: PSA, ICAO: LIRP
International airport mainly serving Tuscany, located in Pisa, Italy.
Roma Ciampino
IATA: CIA, ICAO: LIRA Rome–Ciampino International Airport is officially called "G. B. Pastine" and is the secondary international airport of Rome, the capital of Italy, after Fiumicino. It's one of the oldest airports still in operation.
Roma Fiumicino
IATA: FCO, ICAO: LIRF Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci is an international airport in Fiumicino, serving Rome. It is the busiest airport in the country, and serves as the main international hub for Alitalia's successor, ITA Airways.
Southern Italy Airports
Naples Airport
IATA: NAP, ICAO: LIRN
Naples-Capodichino International Airport is the intercontinental airport serving Naples and the Southern Italian region of Campania.
Bari "Karol Wojtyla" Airport
IATA: BRI, ICAO: LIBD
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport is the airport that serves Puglia, as well as Basiliciata and Abruzzo. It is approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest from the town centre. Named after Pope John Paul II, who was born Karol Wojtyła, the airport is also known as Palese Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Palese) after a nearby neighbourhood.
Palermo "Falcone Borsellino" Airport
IATA: PMO, ICAO: LICJ
Falcone Borsellino Airport or simply Palermo Airport, formerly known as Punta Raisi Airport, is located at Cinisi, near Palermo, the capital city of the Italian island of Sicily. It is the second airport of Sicily in terms of passengers after Catania-Fontanarossa Airport.
Catania Fontanarossa Airport
IATA: CTA, ICAO: LICC
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport is also known as Vincenzo Bellini Airport and is close to Catania, the second largest city on the Italian island of Sicily. It is named after the opera composer Vincenzo Bellini, who was born in Catania.
Cagliari Elmas Airport
IATA: CAG, ICAO: LIEE
Cagliari Elmas Airport is an international airport on the Italian island of Sardinia.
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Author: Dan Wrightson
Dan Wrightson grew up in Tuscany, Italy and has been writing about, sketching and exploring Tuscany and Italy since 1983.
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