Pisa International Airport
Pisa International Airport Aeroporto Internazionale di Pisa |
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IATA: PSA – ICAO: LIRP | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Aeronautica Militare Italiana / Toscana Aeroporti S.p.A.[1] | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Pisa, Italy | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||||||
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Website | www |
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Pisa International Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale di Pisa ) (IATA: PSA, ICAO: LIRP), also named Galileo Galilei Airport[4] is an airport located in Pisa, Italy. It is the main airport in Tuscany and the 10th in Italy in terms of passengers.[5] Its name is after Galileo Galilei, the famous scientist and native of Pisa. The airport was first developed for the military in the 1930 and 1940s. The airport was used by 4,683,811 passengers in 2014. It serves as a focus city of Alitalia and Ryanair.
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Overview
The airport had its own railway station with a service to and from Pisa Central railway station but this was closed on 15 December 2013 to allow construction work to begin on a new fully automatic connection to be known as the Pisa Mover to take passengers to Pisa Central – at the moment a direct bus makes the connection. The airport has 5 passenger and 1 coach parking areas.[6]
Besides civilian operations, the airport is also used extensively by the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) and is a base for, amongst others, the C-130 Hercules and C-27J Spartan transport aircraft.[7] The airport is home to 46ª Brigata Aerea Silvio Angelucci (46th Air Brigade). During the end of World War II the airport was used as a base for the 15th Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet (2 m) above mean sea level. It has 2 asphalt paved runways: 04R/22L measuring 3,002 by 45 metres (9,849 ft × 148 ft) and 04L/22R measuring 2,793 by 43 metres (9,163 ft × 141 ft).[8]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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DHL Aviation operated by EAT Leipzig |
Bucharest, Leipzig/Halle, Malta |
FedEx Feeder operated by ASL Airlines Ireland |
Milan-Malpensa |
Statistics
In 2006 and 2007 the airport was the fastest growing among Italy's top 15 airports with passenger numbers up 30% in 2006 and 24% in 2007. In 2008 it was Italy's 11th busiest airport handling 3,963,717 and 4,011,525 passengers in 2010. In 2011 the growth rise to 11.3% and the airport carried 4.526.723 passengers[7]
Accidents and incidents
On 27 January 1952, Seaboard & Western Airlines Douglas C-54A-5-DO overshot the runway on landing. Fire consumed the aircraft. 47 out of the 50 cows carried on board the plane died.[22]
On 23 November 2009, Italian Air Force Lockheed KC-130J Hercules MM62176 of the based 46 Aerobrigata crashed just after take-off. All five crew were killed.[23]
See also
- Pisa Aeroporto railway station
- Florence Airport, Peretola (the second Tuscan international airport)
- Marina di Campo Airport (another Tuscan Airport)
References
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External links
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- Official website
- Toscana Aeroporti website
- News about the airport
- Current weather for LIRP at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PSA at Aviation Safety Network
- ↑ SOCIETA' AEROPORTO TOSCANO (S.A.T.) S.p.A. Galileo Galilei - Profilo della Societa' - SAT :: Pisa (Toscana) International Airport - The Official WebSite
- ↑ EAD Basic
- ↑ Associazione Italiana Gestori Aeroportuali
- ↑ Presentazione Toscana Aeroporti - Toscana Aeroporti S.p.A
- ↑ http://www.assaeroporti.com/
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- ↑ Airport information for LIRP from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
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- ↑ http://booking.alitalia.com/Booking/IT_IT/Flight/Select
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/18/ok-s16update2/
- ↑ http://aviationews.altervista.org/com/easy-jet-apre-5-rotte-italiane/
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/14/u2-ch-16h1/
- ↑ https://www.germanwings.com/en.html
- ↑ Aeroporto Galileo Galilei - Sito ufficiale - Aeroporto di Pisa - The Official WebSite - Toscana - Pisa Airport Tuscany Aeroporto Airport Aeroporti Airports
- ↑ https://www.bookryanair.com/SkySales/Booking.aspx?culture=it-IT&lc=it-IT#Select
- ↑ https://beta.ryanair.com/gb/en/
- ↑ https://beta.ryanair.com/gb/en/
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/10/15/fr-cfu-s16/
- ↑ https://www.transavia.com/en-EU/book-a-flight/flights/search/#
- ↑ http://www.volotea.com/en/
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- Airports in Italy
- Transport in Tuscany
- Galileo Galilei
- Buildings and structures in Pisa
- Geography of Pisa
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy
- Airports established in 1911
- 1911 establishments in Italy