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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | SEA – Aeroporti di Milano | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Segrate and Peschiera Borromeo | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 353 ft / 108 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°26′58″N 009°16′42″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | milanolinate-airport | ||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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
- EAD Basic
- Associazione Italiana Gestori Aeroportuali
- Calder, S. (9 October 2018). "Milan Linate: One of Italy's top airports to close for three months". Independent. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- Gibertini, V. (26 July 2019). "Milan's Linate Airport Temporarily Shuts Down, Flights Relocated to Malpensa". AirlineGeeks. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- milanolinate-airport.com – Maps retrieved 23 June 2015
- Milano Linate: Destinations
- "Dati di traffico 2017" [Traffic data 2017] (PDF). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- "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.
- milanolinate-airport.com – Directions and parking retrieved 26 June 2016
- "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.
- BBC News
- ANSV
- ANSV pdf document
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