Linate Airport
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Linate Airport is one of the three major airport
s of Milan
, Italy
, along with Malpensa Airport
and Orio al Serio Airport
. Due to its closer proximity to Milan—it is 4.2 NM east southeast of the city, compared with Malpensa, which is 21.58 NM northwest of the city—it is mainly used for domestic and short-haul international flights, with 8,296,450 million passengers in 2010. Its name comes from the small village where it is located in the town of Peschiera Borromeo
. Its real 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.
It was built next to Idroscalo
of Milan in the 1930s when Taliedo Airport (located 1 km (0.621372736649807 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.
The larger airport serving Milan is Malpensa Airport
. Linate and Malpensa airports are connected by highways and by service buses. The third airport of the Greater Milan area is Orio al Serio
, located 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) east of Bergamo
, 42 km (26.1 mi) east of Milan.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
s of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
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, along with Malpensa Airport
Malpensa Airport
Milano Malpensa Airport "City of Milan" , former "Aeroporto Città di Milano" is Milan's largest airport. It is located 39.97 km northwest of central Milan, Italy...
and Orio al Serio Airport
Orio al Serio Airport
Caravaggio Airport Bergamo Orio al Serio aka Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport is an airport located in Orio al Serio, southeast of Bergamo, Italy. It is popular with low-cost airlines offering flights to Milan, 45 km away from the airport...
. Due to its closer proximity to Milan—it is 4.2 NM east southeast of the city, compared with Malpensa, which is 21.58 NM northwest of the city—it is mainly used for domestic and short-haul international flights, with 8,296,450 million passengers in 2010. Its name comes from the small village where it is located in the town of Peschiera Borromeo
Peschiera Borromeo
Peschiera Borromeo is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 12 km southeast of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 21,146 and an area of 23.5 km²...
. Its real name is "Airport Enrico Forlanini
Enrico Forlanini
Enrico Forlanini was an Italian engineer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer, well known for his works on helicopters, aircraft, hydrofoils and dirigibles. He was born in Milan...
", 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.
It was built next to Idroscalo
Idroscalo
The Idroscalo is an artificial lake in Milan, Italy that was originally constructed as a seaplane airport. It opened on 28 October 1930, in the heyday of seaplanes. When the use of seaplanes for passenger transport declined it became a recreational and sport facility.The lake is long and was...
of Milan in the 1930s when Taliedo Airport (located 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) from the southern border of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, 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.
The larger airport serving Milan is Malpensa Airport
Malpensa Airport
Milano Malpensa Airport "City of Milan" , former "Aeroporto Città di Milano" is Milan's largest airport. It is located 39.97 km northwest of central Milan, Italy...
. Linate and Malpensa airports are connected by highways and by service buses. The third airport of the Greater Milan area is Orio al Serio
Orio al Serio Airport
Caravaggio Airport Bergamo Orio al Serio aka Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport is an airport located in Orio al Serio, southeast of Bergamo, Italy. It is popular with low-cost airlines offering flights to Milan, 45 km away from the airport...
, located 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) east of Bergamo
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
, 42 km (26.1 mi) east of Milan.
Airlines and destinations
Incidents and accidents
- Linate Airport was the site of the Linate Airport disasterLinate Airport disasterThe Linate Airport disaster occurred on 8 October 2001 at Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, when Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686, a McDonnell Douglas MD-87 airliner carrying 110 people bound for Copenhagen, Denmark, collided on take-off with a Cessna Citation CJ2 business jet carrying four people...
on 8 October 2001, when Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686, which was bound for Copenhagen AirportCopenhagen AirportCopenhagen Airport is the main international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark and the Oresund Region. It is located on the island of Amager, south of Copenhagen city centre, and west of Malmö city centre on the other side of the Oresund Bridge. The airport lies mainly in the municipality...
, collided with a business jetBusiness jetBusiness jet, private jet or, colloquially, bizjet is a term describing a jet aircraft, usually of smaller size, designed for transporting groups of up to 19 business people or wealthy individuals...
that, in fog, had inadvertently taxied onto the runway already in use. This collision later resulted in criminal legal proceedings.
- On June 15, 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. It suggested the use of different numbers to help differentiate between runways. This change was enacted at the beginning of July 2007, when 18R/36L became 17/35 and 18L/36R became 18/36.
External links
- Milano Linate Airport Official website
- SEA SpA Official website
- Linate Airport information