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Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
- Terminals
- 4
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Hub airlines
- 1
Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) is italy's busiest airport and ITA Airways' hub, the principal gateway to Rome. It has 4 terminals and sits 13 ft above sea level in Rome, Italy.
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About Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport — IATA FCO, ICAO LIRF — is the principal airport serving Rome, in Italy, and is one of the Europe hubs profiled across this guide. The airfield lies at 41.8° latitude and 12.25° longitude, 13 feet above mean sea level, and observes Europe/Rome local time. Arriving and departing passengers are handled across 4 passenger terminals.
Day-to-day operations at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport are anchored by ITA Airways, which operates a hub or focus city here. That carrier bases aircraft and crews at Rome, scheduling banks of connecting flights that join short-haul feeder services to the longer trunk routes which make FCO a recognisable waypoint on the Europe network.
Principal nonstop destinations from Rome include New York (JFK), Paris (CDG), London (LHR), Amsterdam (AMS), Frankfurt (FRA), Madrid (MAD), Barcelona (BCN), Munich (MUC), Athens (ATH) and Milan (MXP). Each of those airports carries its own profile in this guide, so you can compare terminals, field elevation, based carriers and the busiest routes on the same terms before you book. Those links form part of the guide's internal route graph, connecting FCO to its principal Europe and intercontinental markets.
Airport facts
| IATA / ICAO | FCO / LIRF |
|---|---|
| City | Rome, Italy |
| Coordinates | 41.8°, 12.25° |
| Elevation | 13 ft |
| Terminals | 4 |
| Timezone | Europe/Rome |
| Hub airlines | ITA Airways |
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Route guides from FCO
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- FCO → CDG to Paris
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the airport code for Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport?
- Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, uses IATA code FCO and ICAO code LIRF.
- Which airlines are based at Rome (FCO)?
- ITA Airways (AZ) operates a hub or focus city at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport.
- Where is Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport located?
- Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport sits at 41.8°, 12.25° and 13 feet above sea level, in the Europe/Rome timezone.
- How many terminals does Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport have?
- Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport has 4 passenger terminals.
- What city and country does FCO serve?
- FCO (Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport) serves Rome, in Italy.
- Is Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport a hub airport?
- Yes. ITA Airways operates a hub or focus city at FCO, giving Rome a dense schedule of connecting flights across its 4 terminals.
- Which destinations can you fly to nonstop from Rome?
- Major nonstop markets from Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport include New York (JFK), Paris (CDG), London (LHR), Amsterdam (AMS), Frankfurt (FRA), Madrid (MAD), each with its own airport profile in this guide.
Data sources
- Airport identity and geography courtesy of OurAirports (ourairports.com) and Wikidata.