Linate Airport

Milan Linate Airport (IATA: LIN, ICAO: LIML) is the third international airport of Milan, the second-largest city and largest urban area of Italy, behind Malpensa Airport and Orio al Serio Airport. It served 9,233,475 passengers in 2018, being the fifth busiest airport in Italy, and is used as a base by Alitalia and Alitalia CityLiner.

Milan Linate Airport Aeroporto di Milano-Linate
IATA: LIN ICAO: LIML
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	SEA – Aeroporti di Milano
Serves	Milan, Italy
Location	Segrate and Peschiera Borromeo
Focus city for	Alitalia Alitalia CityLiner
Elevation AMSL	353 ft / 108 m
Coordinates	45°26′58″N 009°16′42″E
Website	milanolinate-airport.com
Map
LIN Location of airport on map of Milan Show map of Milan LIN LIN (Lombardy) Show map of Lombardy LIN LIN (Italy) Show map of Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 2,442 8,012 Asphalt 17/35 601 1,972 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft H1 28 92 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 9,233,475 Passenger change 17–18 3.3% Aircraft movements 115,301 Movements change 17–18 2.1%
Source: AIP at EUROCONTROL[1] Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]

History

The airport was built next to Idroscalo of Milan in the 1930s when Taliedo Airport (located 1 km (0.62 mi) from the southern border of Milan), and one of the world's first aerodromes and airports, became too small for commercial traffic. Linate was completely rebuilt in the 1950s and again in the 1980s.

Its name comes from the small village where it is located in the town of Peschiera Borromeo. Its official name is Airport Enrico Forlanini, after the Italian inventor and aeronautical pioneer born in Milan. Linate airport buildings are located in the Segrate Municipality, and the field is located for a large part in the Peschiera Borromeo Municipality.

Since 2001, because of Linate's close proximity to the centre of Milan – only 7 km (4 mi) east of the city centre,[1] compared with Malpensa, which is 41 km (25 mi) northwest of the city centre – its capacity has been reduced by law from 32 slots per hour (technical capacity) down to 22 slots per hour (politically decided capacity) and only domestic or international flights within the EU have been allowed. That year, 2001, also saw a major accident at Linate with many illegal and non-ICAO-regulation practices and layouts part of its then operation.

From 27 July to 27 October 2019, Linate was closed for runway resurfacing and terminal upgrades. The latter project is expected to continue after the airport's reopening, concluding some time in 2021. During this closure, most flights were rerouted to Malpensa, displacing approximately 2.5 million passengers.[3][4]

Facilities

Linate Airport features one three-story passenger terminal building. The ground level contains the check-in and separate baggage reclaim facilities as well as service counters and a secondary departure gate area for bus-boarding. The first floor features the main departure area with several shops, restaurants and service facilities. The second floor is used for office space.[5] The terminal building features five aircraft stands, all of which are equipped with jet-bridges. Several more parking positions are available on the apron which are reached from several bus-boarding gates.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate scheduled services to and from Linate Airport:[6]

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus	Dublin
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Malta	Malta
Alitalia	Alghero, Amsterdam, Bari, Brindisi, Brussels, Cagliari, Catania, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Lamezia Terme, London–City, London–Heathrow, Luxembourg, Madrid, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly, Perugia, Pescara, Reggio Calabria, Rome–Fiumicino, Stuttgart, Trieste Seasonal: Comiso, Corfu, Edinburgh, Heraklion, Ibiza, Lampedusa, Menorca, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Pantelleria, Rhodes, Santorini, Stockholm–Arlanda, Thessaloniki
British Airways	London–City, London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines	Brussels
easyJet	Amsterdam, London–Gatwick, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly
Iberia	Madrid
KLM	Amsterdam
Lufthansa	Frankfurt
Scandinavian Airlines	Stockholm–Arlanda
Silver Air	Seasonal: Elba

Statistics

Aerial view

Check-in area

Linate airport in the 1930s

Busiest domestic routes from Linate (2017)[7] Rank City Passengers Airline 1 Rome–Fiumicino, Lazio 1,183,753 Alitalia 2 Cagliari, Sardinia 627,299 Alitalia 3 Catania, Sicily 585,809 Alitalia 4 Naples, Campania 509,251 Alitalia 5 Bari, Apulia 403,247 Alitalia 6 Palermo, Sicily 389,306 Alitalia 7 Olbia, Sardinia 330,921 Alitalia 8 Brindisi, Apulia 218,672 Alitalia 9 Alghero, Sardinia 202,884 Alitalia 10 Lamezia Terme, Calabria 175,801 Alitalia 11 Reggio Calabria, Calabria 163,168 Alitalia, Blu-express

Busiest European routes from Linate (2016)[8] Rank Rank var. 15-16 City Passengers Airline 1 Paris–Charles de Gaulle, France 785.308 Air France, Alitalia 2 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands 651.774 Alitalia, KLM 3 1 London–Heathrow, United Kingdom 616.402 Alitalia, British Airways 4 Frankfurt am Main, Germany 450.873 Alitalia, Lufthansa 5 6 London–Gatwick, United Kingdom 293.540 easyJet 6 1 Paris–Orly, France 237.696 Alitalia, easyJet 7 1 Brussels, Belgium 223.904 Alitalia, Brussels Airlines 8 Madrid, Spain 220.495 Iberia 9 2 Berlin–Tegel, Germany 204.124 Alitalia, Air Berlin 10 1 Düsseldorf, Germany 182.231 Alitalia, Air Berlin 11 1 London–City, United Kingdom 180.872 Alitalia, British Airways 12 Vienna, Austria 119.960 Niki 13 Bucharest, Romania 103.718 Alitalia, Blue Air 14 Dublin, Ireland 99.335 Aer Lingus 15 Stockholm–Arlanda, Sweden 87.981 Scandinavian Airlines 16 Malta, Malta 78.030 Air Malta 17 Barcelona, Spain 66.538 Alitalia 18 Munich, Germany 62.969 Meridiana

Ground transport

Car

The airport is located at Viale Enrico Forlanini next to its intersection with autostrada A51 (exit 6 Aeroporto Linate). A51 is part of the city's highway ring, so the airport can be reached from any direction.[9]

Bus and coach

Linate Airport can be reached by local bus service 73 from Piazza Duomo in Milan city centre as well as by coach services from other places within the city. Coaches from and to Monza, Brescia and Milan Malpensa Airport are also run.[9]

Metro

A Metro line is currently under construction and it is expected to open in 2021.[10]

Incidents and accidents

• Linate Airport was the site of the Linate Airport disaster on 8 October 2001, when Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686, which was bound for Copenhagen Airport, collided with a business jet that, in fog, had inadvertently taxied onto the runway already in use. This collision later resulted in criminal legal proceedings against 11 staff including an air traffic controller, flight safety officials and management officials from the airport.[11] All 114 people on both aircraft were killed, as well as four people on the ground. The Linate Airport disaster remains the deadliest air disaster in Italian history.
• On 15 June 2005, a light aircraft safely landed on taxiway 'T' after its pilot had mistaken it for runway 36R. Following that incident, a safety recommendation was issued.[12] It suggested the use of different numbers to help differentiate between runways.[13] This change was enacted at the beginning of July 2007, when 18R/36L became 17/35 and 18L/36R became 18/36.

References

1. EAD Basic
2. Associazione Italiana Gestori Aeroportuali
3. Calder, S. (9 October 2018). "Milan Linate: One of Italy's top airports to close for three months". Independent. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
4. Gibertini, V. (26 July 2019). "Milan's Linate Airport Temporarily Shuts Down, Flights Relocated to Malpensa". AirlineGeeks. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
5. milanolinate-airport.com – Maps retrieved 23 June 2015
6. Milano Linate: Destinations
7. "Dati di traffico 2017" [Traffic data 2017] (PDF). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
8. "ENAC: Dati di traffico 2016" [ENAC: 2016 traffic data] (PDF). 10 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
9. milanolinate-airport.com – Directions and parking retrieved 26 June 2016
10. "Milano, la talpa Stefania al lavoro nel tunnel della M4: "Nel 2021 la prima tratta Linate-stazione Forlanini"" [Milan, Stefania the mole at work in the M4 tunnel: "In 2021 the first section Linate-Forlanini station"]. milano.repubblica.it. R.C.S. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
11. BBC News
12. ANSV
13. ANSV pdf document

External links

Media related to Milan Linate Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Accident history for LIN at Aviation Safety Network