Milan Malpensa Airport

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Milan Malpensa Airport (IATA: MXP, ICAO: LIMC)[3][4][5] is an international airport in Ferno, in the Province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. It is the largest airport in northern Italy, serving Lombardy, Piedmont, and Liguria, as well as the Swiss canton of Ticino. It is located 49 kilometres (30 mi) northwest of Milan,[6] next to the Ticino river dividing Lombardy and Piedmont. The airport is located inside the Parco Naturale Lombardo Della Valle Del Ticino, a nature reserve included by UNESCO in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.[7][8] The airport was opened in 1909 by Giovanni Agusta and Gianni Caproni to test their aircraft prototypes, before switching to civil operation in 1948.

Airport typePublic
OwnerSEA S.p.A
OperatorSEA Aeroporti di Milano
ServesMilan metropolitan area
Northern Italy
Canton of Ticino (Switzerland)
Quick facts Aeroporto Internazionale diMilano-Malpensa "Silvio Berlusconi", Summary ...
Milan Malpensa Airport
Aeroporto Internazionale di
Milano-Malpensa "Silvio Berlusconi"
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSEA S.p.A
OperatorSEA Aeroporti di Milano
ServesMilan metropolitan area
Northern Italy
Canton of Ticino (Switzerland)
LocationFerno, Varese, Italy
Opened21 November 1948; 77 years ago (1948-11-21)
Hub for
Focus city forAmazon Air
Operating base for
Built1909–1910
Elevation AMSL234 m / 767 ft
Coordinates45°37′48″N 8°43′23″E
Websitewww.milanomalpensa-airport.com/en
Map
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Location within Northern Italy
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MXP/LIMC is located in Europe
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17L/35R 3,920 12,861 Asphalt
17R/35L 3,920 12,861 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers28,910,368
Aircraft movements214,511
Cargo tons731,640
Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]
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Malpensa Airport is ninth in the world and sixth in Europe for the number of countries served with direct flights.[9] In 2024, Malpensa Airport handled 28.5 million passengers and was the 22nd-busiest airport in Europe in terms of passengers and second-busiest airport in Italy in terms of passengers after Rome Fiumicino Airport.[10] It is the busiest airport in Italy for freight and cargo, handling over 730,000 tons of international freight annually (2024).

Together with Milan Bergamo Airport and Milan Linate Airport, it forms the Milan airport system with 56.9 million passengers in 2024, the largest airport system in Italy by number of passengers.[11]

History

Control tower with the Italian Alps visible in the background
Apron view
An easyJet Airbus A319-100 landing at Malpensa with the Alps visible in the background
Interior of Terminal 1

Early years

Aviation activities on the site of today's Malpensa Airport began on 27 May 1910, when the Caproni brothers flew a Cal biplane. In the following years, many aircraft prototypes took off from the same site; eventually, it was decided to upgrade the farming patch to a more formal airfield. Both Gianni Caproni and Giovanni Agusta established factories on the new site; the airfield soon developed into the largest aircraft production centre in Italy.[citation needed] During the 1920s and 1930s, the airfield hosted two squadrons of the Regia Aeronautica Italiana (Italian Air Force). It was for advanced flight training held by an air bombing and gunnery school.[12]

In September 1943, Malpensa airfield was taken over by the Luftwaffe after northern Italy was invaded by Nazi Germany. Soon after their arrival, the Germans laid the airfield's first concrete runway. It was designated as Flugpatz 368 by the Luftwaffe and ANR Aeroporto N. 6 by the Regia Aeronautica, and was known by a number of names including Gallarate, Gallarate-Malpensa, Cascina-Malpensa, Cascina Costa, Vizzola Ticono, Gaspare Bolla, Adalberto Campaci, and Luigi Bailo. The airfield was split into three sides, which was the Malpensa side on the north, Cascina Costa side on the east, and Vizolla Ticono side on the west. This design was done intentionally to give the impression of three airfields to Allied forces. On the Vizolla Ticono side, a distribution and maintenance depot was installed for Bf 109 fighters, and it was also used by the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana. There were 3 medium hangars and 5 buildings for repair workshops and stores. On the Gallarate side, there were 3 large hangars were on the northern boundary, and 1 large and 1 medium hangars on the western boundary. On the Cascina Costa side, there were 2 medium hangars and 2 buildings for workshops.[12]

After the cessation of hostilities during the Second World War, manufacturers and politicians of the Milan and Varese regions, led by banker Benigno Ajroldi of Banca Alto Milanese, restored the airfield. They aimed to make it an industrial fulcrum for the post-war recovery of Italy. The main runway, heavily damaged by German troops as they retreated from northern Italy, was rebuilt and extended to 1,800 m (5,900 ft). A small wooden terminal was constructed to protect goods and passengers from bad weather.[12]

2010s

Responding to Alitalia's pullout, the operator SEA launched an all-out publicity programme and aggressively marketed Malpensa Airport around the world. As a result, from 2008 to 2011, a total of 34 new passenger and cargo routes were added to Malpensa's network.[citation needed]

The low-cost carrier EasyJet made Malpensa its main base after London Gatwick, with more than 20 of its Airbus A319s and Airbus A320s based there. Competitor Ryanair confirmed plans to open an operating base at Malpensa from December 2015, initially with one aircraft.[13]

In 2014, a contract was awarded for the extension of the railway line from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2. The line was opened in December 2016.[14] The new Malpensa Terminal 2 railway station is 200 m (660 ft) north of the T2 arrivals hall, that is accessed by an outdoor covered walkway.[15]

2020s

On 5 July 2024, Italian minister of infrastructure and transport Matteo Salvini announced that Malpensa Airport would officially be named after former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, following ENAC's approval of a request by the regional government of Lombardy from 2023.[16] ENAC officially changed the name to Aeroporto internazionale Milano Malpensa "Silvio Berlusconi" on 11 July 2024.[17] On 20 August 2025, the airport was partially evacuated after a man set fire to a check-in area and attacked digital screens with a hammer before being subdued and detained.[18]

Terminals

Malpensa Airport has two passenger terminals and they are connected by free airport shuttle buses and trains.[19] Passengers can travel to and from the airport using both train and shuttle bus services. The main operators serving these routes are the Malpensa Express rail service operated by Trenord,[20] and bus companies including Flibco and Autostradale.[21]

Terminal 1

Terminal 1, which opened in 1998, is the newer,[22] larger and more prominent terminal. The terminal is divided into three sections and handles most passengers on scheduled as well as charter flights:[citation needed]

  • Concourse A handles domestic and intra-Schengen flights.
  • Concourse B handles non-Schengen and intercontinental flights.
  • Concourse C (B2), opened in January 2012, handles non-Schengen, intercontinental flights and security-sensitive flights to the USA and Israel.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 is the older terminal.[22] It was closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[23] and reopened on 31 May 2023. easyJet has been the sole tenant of Terminal 2 since all charter services, which were previously based in Terminal 2, moved to Terminal 1 upon the latter's opening.[citation needed]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled, seasonal and charter flights to and from Malpensa:[24]

More information Airlines, Destinations ...
AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens,[citation needed] Thessaloniki[citation needed]
Aer Lingus Seasonal: Dublin[citation needed]
Aeroitalia Salerno (begins 22 May 2026)[25]
Air Algérie Algiers[26]
Air Cairo Cairo,[citation needed] Sharm El Sheikh[citation needed]
Seasonal: El Alamein (begins 4 June 2026),[27][28] Hurghada[citation needed]
Air Canada Montréal–Trudeau,[29] Toronto–Pearson[30]
Air China Beijing–Capital,[31] Beijing–Daxing (begins 13 June 2026),[32] Chengdu–Tianfu,[33] Shanghai–Pudong,[34] Wenzhou[citation needed]
Air Corsica Seasonal: Calvi,[citation needed] Figari[citation needed]
Air Dolomiti Frankfurt,[citation needed] Munich[35]
Air Europa Madrid[citation needed]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle[citation needed]
Air Horizont Seasonal charter: Olbia[36]
Air India Delhi[37]
Air Serbia Belgrade[38]
airBaltic Riga[citation needed]
All Nippon Airways Tokyo–Haneda[citation needed]
American Airlines Miami,[39] New York–JFK[40]
Seasonal: Philadelphia[41]
Animawings Bucharest–Otopeni (begins 29 May 2026)[42]
Arkia Tel Aviv[43]
Asiana Airlines Seoul–Incheon[44]
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku[citation needed]
BeOnd Malé,[citation needed] Red Sea[45] (both suspended)[46]
British Airways London–Heathrow[citation needed]
Brussels Airlines Brussels[citation needed]
Bulgaria Air Seasonal: Sofia[citation needed]
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong[47]
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong,[citation needed] Xi'an[citation needed]
Condor Frankfurt[48]
Croatia Airlines Seasonal: Split[49]
Cyprus Airways Larnaca[citation needed]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, [citation needed] New York–JFK[50]
Seasonal: Boston[51]
easyJet A Coruña,[citation needed] Amsterdam,[citation needed] Athens,[citation needed] Barcelona,[citation needed] Bari,[citation needed] Bilbao,[52] Bordeaux,[53] Brindisi,[citation needed] Bristol,[citation needed] Cagliari,[citation needed] Catania,[citation needed] Düsseldorf,[54] Fuerteventura,[citation needed] Giza,[55] Hamburg,[54] Hurghada,[56] Lamezia Terme,[citation needed] Lanzarote,[53] Lisbon,[citation needed] London–Gatwick,[citation needed] London–Luton,[citation needed] Luxor,[57] Málaga,[citation needed] Marsa Alam,[58] Manchester,[citation needed] Marrakesh,[citation needed] Nantes,[53] Naples,[53] Olbia,[citation needed] Palermo,[citation needed] Palma de Mallorca,[citation needed] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[citation needed] Paris–Orly,[54] Porto,[citation needed] Prague,[citation needed] Rabat,[59] Reykjavík–Keflavík,[citation needed] Sal,[citation needed] Seville,[60] Sharm El Sheikh,[53] Strasbourg,[57] Tbilisi,[61] Toulouse[62]
Seasonal: Berlin (resumes 23 June 2026),[63] Biarritz,[64] Chania,[53] Corfu,[citation needed] Edinburgh,[53] Gran Canaria,[65] Harstad/Narvik,[54] Heraklion,[53] Ibiza,[citation needed] Kefalonia,[53] Kittilä,[55] Kos,[53] Lampedusa,[53] Malta,[53] Menorca,[citation needed] Munich,[66] Mykonos,[citation needed] Preveza/Lefkada,[53] Rhodes[citation needed] Rovaniemi,[67] Santorini,[citation needed] Skiathos,[citation needed] Thessaloniki,[citation needed] Tromsø,[68] Zakynthos[citation needed]
Egyptair Cairo[69]
Seasonal: Luxor[70]
El Al Tel Aviv[citation needed]
Emirates Dubai–International,[71] New York–JFK[citation needed]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa,[72] Zurich[citation needed]
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi[73]
EVA Air Taipei–Taoyuan[74]
Eurowings Cologne/Bonn,[citation needed] Düsseldorf,[citation needed] Hamburg[citation needed]
Seasonal: Hannover,[citation needed] Stuttgart[citation needed]
Finnair Helsinki[75]
Flynas Seasonal: Riyadh[76]
FlyOne Chișinău,[citation needed] Yerevan[citation needed]
Gulf Air Bahrain[77]
Seasonal: Geneva,[78] Nice[78]
Hainan Airlines Chongqing,[citation needed] Guiyang,[79] Shenzen[80]
Iberia Madrid[citation needed]
Icelandair Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík[citation needed]
Israir Tel Aviv[81]
JetBlue Seasonal: Boston (begins 11 May 2026)[82]
Juneyao Air Zhengzhou[83]
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon[citation needed]
Kuwait Airways Kuwaiy City[84]
La Compagnie Newark[citation needed]
LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos[85]
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin[citation needed]
Lufthansa Frankfurt,[citation needed] Munich[citation needed]
Luxair Luxembourg[86]
MedSky Airways Tripoli–Mitiga[87]
Middle East Airlines Beirut[88]
Neos Almaty,[citation needed] Atyrau,[citation needed] Boa Vista,[89] Cairo,[89] Cancún,[89] Dakar–Diass,[citation needed] Fuerteventura,[89] Gran Canaria,[89] Havana,[89] La Romana,[citation needed] Luxor,[89] Malé,[89] Marsa Alam,[89] Mombasa,[citation needed] Montego Bay,[citation needed] New York–JFK,[citation needed] Nosy Bé,[89] Punta Cana,[90] Sal,[89] Sharm El Sheikh,[citation needed] Tel Aviv,[91] Tenerife–South,[89] Zanzibar[citation needed]
Seasonal: Brindisi,[53] Cagliari,[53] Cartagena,[90] Catania,[53] Chania,[citation needed] Comiso,[92] Corfu,[53] Djerba,[93] Enfidha,[94] Heraklion,[53] Ibiza,[53] Karpathos,[53] Kos,[53] Kilimanjaro (begins 14 July 2026),[95] Lamezia Terme,[53] Lanzarote,[53] Larnaca (resumes 5 June 2026),[96] Marsa Matruh,[53] Menorca,[53] Monastir,[97] Muscat,[98] Mykonos,[53] Nanjing,[99] Olbia,[53] Palma de Mallorca,[53] Patras,[53] Phuket,[100] Rhodes,[53] Rovaniemi,[citation needed] Salalah,[89] Samos,[53] Santorini,[53] Skiathos,[53] Tromsø[101]
Seasonal charter: Pointe-à-Pitre[102]
Nesma Airlines Seasonal: Cairo[citation needed]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Oslo,[103] Stockholm–Arlanda (begins 13 May 2026)[104]
Nouvelair Tunis[105]
Seasonal charter: Djerba,[106] Monastir[107]
Oman Air Muscat[citation needed]
Qanot Sharq Seasonal: Tashkent (resumes 13 May 2026),[108] Urgench (resumes 13 May 2026)[108]
Qatar Airways Doha[109]
Red Sea Airlines Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh[110]
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca[citation needed]
Royal Jordanian Amman–Queen Alia[citation needed]
Ryanair Alghero,[53] Alicante,[citation needed] Athens,[111] Barcelona,[citation needed] Bari,[53] Beauvais,[111] Berlin,[citation needed] Bratislava,[112] Brindisi,[53] Bucharest–Otopeni,[53] Budapest,[111] Cagliari,[citation needed] Catania,[53] Dublin,[53] Edinburgh,[113] Fuerteventura,[citation needed] Gran Canaria,[53] Gothenburg,[114] Kraków,[115] Lamezia Terme,[53] Lanzarote,[citation needed] London–Stansted,[citation needed] Madrid,[53] Málaga,[citation needed] Malta,[citation needed] Manchester,[citation needed] Marrakesh,[citation needed] Naples,[53] Palermo,[53] Palma de Mallorca,[citation needed] Pescara,[116] Plovdiv,[citation needed] Porto,[53] Reggio Calabria,[citation needed] Rzeszów,[115] Seville,[53] Tallinn,[117] Tenerife–South,[53] Tirana,[118] Valencia,[53] Vienna,[53] Warsaw–Modlin[119]
Seasonal: Corfu,[53] Funchal,[116] Heraklion,[53] Kos,[citation needed] Santorini,[53] Trapani,[53] Zadar[citation needed]
Saudia Jeddah[120]
Seasonal: Riyadh[121]
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen,[citation needed] Oslo,[citation needed] Stockholm–Arlanda[citation needed]
Seasonal: Bergen,[122] Stavanger[123]
Singapore Airlines Barcelona (ends 25 October 2026),[124] Singapore[125]
Sky Express Athens[citation needed]
SunExpress Izmir[citation needed]
Seasonal: Antalya[citation needed]
Swiss International Air Lines Zurich[citation needed]
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon[126]
Thai Airways International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi[127]
Transavia Paris–Orly[citation needed]
Tunisair Tunis[128]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[citation needed]
Turkmenistan Airlines Ashgabat[citation needed]
Twin Jet Lyon,[129] Marseille[129]
United Airlines Newark[130]
Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare[131]
Uzbekistan Airways Tashkent,[132] Urgench[132]
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi[citation needed]
Vueling Barcelona[citation needed]
Seasonal: Bilbao,[citation needed] Ibiza[133]
Wizz Air Alicante,[134] Barcelona,[135] Bilbao (begins 11 May 2026),[136] Brașov,[134] Bucharest–Otopeni,[137] Budapest,[138] Catania,[139] Chișinău,[140] Cluj-Napoca,[134] Dortmund (begins 25 October 2026),[141] Gdańsk,[142] Giza,[143] Glasgow,[134] Iași (begins 20 May 2026),[144] Jeddah,[135] Kraków,[145] Kutaisi,[146] Larnaca,[147] London–Luton,[148] Madrid,[135] Málaga,[135] Marrakesh,[135] Naples (resumes 1 August 2026),[149] Ohrid,[150] Palermo (resumes 1 August 2026),[151] Podgorica,[135] Pristina,[135] Reykjavik–Keflavík,[135] Seville,[134] Sharm El Sheikh,[135] Suceava,[152] Tel Aviv[153] Tenerife–South,[135] Tirana,[135] Valencia,[154] Vilnius,[135] Warsaw–Chopin,[135] Yerevan[135]
Seasonal: Corfu,[155] Heraklion,[155] Lampedusa,[156] Marsa Alam,[157] Olbia,[158] Palma de Mallorca, (begins 11 June 2026)[159] Skiathos,[160] Zakynthos[161]
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Cargo

The following airlines operate regular cargo services to and from Malpensa:

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AirlinesDestinations
Amazon Air[162][163] Cagliari, Catania, Leipzig/Halle
Asiana Cargo[164] Almaty, Seoul–Incheon
Atlas Air[165] Amsterdam, Chicago–O'Hare, Liège, San Juan, Seoul–Incheon, Tokyo–Narita
Cargolux[166] Luxembourg
Cathay Cargo[167] Frankfurt, Hong Kong
DHL Aviation[168] Ancona, Athens, Bahrain, Barcelona, Belgrade, Brussels, Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Cincinnati, Cologne/Bonn, East Midlands, Leipzig/Halle, London–Heathrow, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Madrid, Naples, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Pisa, Seoul–Incheon, Thessaloniki, Vitoria, Zagreb
Egyptair Cargo[169] Cairo
Emirates SkyCargo[170] Amsterdam, Dubai–Al Maktoum
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo[171] Addis Ababa
Geosky[172] Charter: Ezhou
Korean Air Cargo[173] Seoul–Incheon
Lufthansa Cargo[174] Frankfurt
MSC Air Cargo[175] Tokyo–Narita
Nippon Cargo Airlines[176] Amsterdam, Tokyo–Narita
Qatar Airways Cargo[177] Doha, Munich[citation needed]
Saudia Cargo[178] Jeddah, Riyadh
Silk Way West Airlines[179] Baku
Turkish Cargo[180] Istanbul
Turkmenistan Airlines[181] Ashgabat
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Statistics

Traffic

PassengersYear05,000,00010,000,00015,000,00020,000,00025,000,00030,000,00035,000,000199520002005201020152020PassengersAnnual passenger traffic
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Milan Malpensa Airport – traffic information
Years Movements % variation Passengers % variation Cargo (tons) % variation
2000 249,107 Increase13.3 20,716,815 Increase22.1 301,045 Increase4.6
2001 236,409 Decrease5.1 18,570,494 Decrease10.4 323,707 Increase7.5
2002 214,886 Decrease9.1 17,441,250 Decrease6.1 328,241 Increase1.4
2003 213,554 Decrease0.6 17,621,585 Increase1 362,587 Increase10.5
2004 218,048 Increase2.1 18,554,874 Increase5.3 361,237 Increase13.1
2005 227,718 Increase4.4 19,630,514 Increase5.8 384,752 Increase6.5
2006 247,456 Increase8.7 21,767,267 Increase10.9 419,128 Increase8,9
2007 267,941 Increase8.3 23,885,391 Increase9.7 486,666 Increase16.1
2008 218,476 Decrease18.5 19,221,632 Decrease19.5 415,952 Decrease14.5
2009 187,551 Decrease14.2 17,551,635 Decrease8.7 344,047 Decrease17.3
2010 193,771 Increase3.3 18,947,808 Increase8 432,674 Increase25.8
2011 190,838 Decrease1.5 19,303,131 Increase1.8 450,446 Increase4.1
2012 174,892 Decrease8.4 18,537,301 Decrease4 414,317 Decrease8
2013 164,745 Decrease5.8 17,955,075 Decrease3.1 430,343 Increase3.9
2014 166,749 Increase1.2 18,853,203 Increase5 469,657 Increase9.1
2015 160,484 Decrease3.8 18,582,043 Decrease1.4 511,191 Increase8.8
2016 166,842 Increase4 19,420,690 Increase4.5 548,767 Increase7.4
2017 178,953 Increase7.3 22,169,167 Increase14.2 589,719 Increase7.5
2018 194,515 Increase8.7 24,725,490 Increase11.5 572,774.8 Decrease2.9
2019 234,054 Increase20.3 28,846,299 Increase16.7 558,481.5 Decrease2.5
2020 92,432 Decrease60.5 7,241,766 Decrease74.9 516,739.6 Decrease7.5
2021 118,341 Increase28.0 9,622,464 Increase32.9 747,242 Increase44.6
2022 186,626 Increase57.7 21,347,652 Increase121.9 721,255 Decrease3.5
2023 201,958 Increase8.2 26,076,714 Increase22.2 671,908 Decrease6.8
2024 214,511 Increase6.2 28,910,368 Increase10.9 731,641 Increase8.9
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Busiest domestic routes

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Busiest domestic routes to/from Milan Malpensa (2023)[182]
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		AirportPassengersAirline(s)
1SteadyCatania, SicilyDecrease 1,066,600easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair, Wizz Air
2SteadyPalermo, SicilyDecrease 809,824easyJet, Ryanair
3SteadyNaples, CampaniaDecrease 681,008easyJet, Ryanair
4SteadyBari, ApuliaDecrease 494,199easyJet, Ryanair
5SteadyBrindisi, ApuliaDecrease 436,195easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
6SteadyOlbia, SardiniaIncrease 340,245easyJet, Neos Air, Wizz Air
7Increase 1Lamezia Terme, CalabriaIncrease 267,827easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
8Decrease 1Cagliari, SardiniaDecrease 263,010easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
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Busiest European routes

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Busiest European routes from/to Milan Malpensa (2023)[182]
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		AirportPassengersAirline(s)
1SteadyBarcelona, SpainIncrease 996,626easyJet, Ryanair, Singapore Airlines, Vueling, Wizz Air
2SteadyParis–Charles de Gaulle, FranceIncrease 824,257Air France, easyJet
3SteadyMadrid, SpainIncrease 723,736Air Europa, Iberia, Ryanair, Wizz Air
4SteadyLisbon, PortugalIncrease 607,425easyJet, TAP Portugal
5Increase 2Athens, Thessaloniki, GreeceIncrease 520,479Aegean Airlines, easyJet, Ryanair, Sky Express, Wizz Air
6Decrease 1Amsterdam, NetherlandsIncrease 489,345easyJet, KLM,
7Decrease 1Vienna, AustriaIncrease 382,004Austrian Airlines, Ryanair
8Decrease 1Frankfurt, GermanyIncrease 334,927Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa
9Increase 7Prague, Czech RepublicIncrease 328,857Czech Airlines, easyJet, Wizz Air
10Increase 1Copenhagen, DenmarkIncrease 315,126easyJet, Scandinavian Airlines
11Increase 2Málaga, SpainIncrease 262,043easyJet, Ryanair
12Increase 2Paris–Orly, FranceIncrease 260,554Transavia, Vueling
13Decrease 1Munich, GermanyIncrease 235,293Air Dolomiti, easyJet, Lufthansa
14Increase 3Porto, PortugalIncrease 232,153easyJet, Ryanair, TAP Portugal
15Increase 5Budapest, HungaryIncrease 222,141Ryanair, Wizz Air
16Increase 6Palma de Mallorca, SpainIncrease 217,238easyJet, Neos Air, Ryanair
17Decrease 2Ibiza, SpainIncrease 201,775easyJet, Neos Air, Vueling
18SteadyHelsinki, FinlandIncrease 196,803Finnair
19Decrease 9Tenerife, SpainDecrease 195,314easyJet, Neos, Ryanair, Wizz Air
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Busiest non-EU routes

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Busiest non-EU routes from/to Milan Malpensa (2023)[182]
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		CityPassengersAirline(s)
1SteadyNew York–JFK, New York, United StatesIncrease 981,030American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, ITA Airways, Neos Air
2SteadyLondon–Gatwick, EnglandIncrease 691,156easyJet, Wizz Air
3SteadyDubai–International, United Arab EmiratesIncrease 558,974Emirates
4SteadyIstanbul, TurkeyIncrease 520,763Turkish Airlines
5Increase 2Doha, QatarIncrease 486,648Qatar Airways
6Decrease 1Tirana, AlbaniaIncrease 390,687Air Albania, Wizz Air
7Increase 1Tel Aviv, IsraelIncrease 360,694Arkia, easyJet, El Al, Neos Air, Wizz Air
8Decrease 2London–Stansted, EnglandIncrease 354,963Ryanair
9SteadyLondon–Heathrow, EnglandIncrease 315,813British Airways
10Increase 1Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptIncrease 284,264Air Horizont, AlbaStar, easyJet, Neos Air, Wizz Air
11Decrease 1Manchester, EnglandIncrease 260,934easyJet, Ryanair
12SteadyCairo, EgyptIncrease 247,835Air Cairo, Egypt Air, Neos Air
13Increase 4Marrakesh, MoroccoIncrease 195,444easyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air
14Decrease 1Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesIncrease 195,186Etihad Airways
15Decrease 1Newark, New Jersey, United StatesIncrease 194,795La Compagnie, United Airlines
16Increase 6Marsa Alam, EgyptIncrease 186,419Air Cairo, AlbaStar, easyJet, Neos Air
17Decrease 2São Paulo-Guarulhos, BrazilIncrease 161,249LATAM Brasil
18Increase 3Reykjavík, IcelandIncrease 158,512easyJet, Icelandair, Wizz Air
19Increase 13Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaIncrease 147,815Saudia, Wizz Air
20Decrease 1Oslo, NorwayIncrease 144,999easyJet, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines
21Decrease 3Casablanca, MoroccoIncrease 134,521Royal Air Maroc
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Movements by country

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European Union countries with passenger movements
from/to Milan Malpensa Airport (2018)
RankRank
var.
(prev. year)		CountryPassengers 2018
1SteadyItalyIncrease 4,093,221
2SteadySpainIncrease 2,559,852
3Increase 1GermanyIncrease 1,805,491
4Decrease 1United KingdomDecrease 1,717,631
5SteadyFranceIncrease 1,396,510
6SteadyThe NetherlandsIncrease 841,773
7SteadyGreeceIncrease 652,323
8SteadyPortugalIncrease 644,147
9Increase 2AustriaIncrease 377,548
10SteadyDenmarkIncrease 367,156
11Decrease 2BelgiumIncrease 337,648
12SteadyCzech RepublicIncrease 304,878
13SteadyHungaryIncrease 240,128
14Increase 1PolandIncrease 232,147
15Decrease 1FinlandIncrease 198,838
16SteadyLuxembourgDecrease 147,866
17SteadyRomaniaDecrease 119,021
18SteadyBulgariaDecrease 114,080
19SteadySwedenIncrease 109,465
20Increase 1LithuaniaIncrease 75,768
21Decrease 1IrelandIncrease 71,749
22Increase 1EstoniaIncrease 36,937
23Decrease 1CyprusIncrease 34,714
24SteadyMaltaIncrease 10,198
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Ground transport

Rail

Main articles: Malpensa Aeroporto Terminal 1 railway station and Malpensa Aeroporto Terminal 2 railway station
Malpensa Express at Milan Cadorna station platform 1
Connection between Terminal 1 and its railway station

The airport is served by two train stations, one at each terminal.[citation needed]

Malpensa Express

Main article: Malpensa Express

Malpensa Express is a direct train connection between Terminal 2, Terminal 1 and Milan's city centre.[citation needed]

As of 2019, its service is based on a clock-face timetable with four services per hour in both directions: two run between the two airport terminals and Milan Cadorna station; the other two between the two airport terminals, Milan Garibaldi and Milan Centrale stations. All services call at Busto Arsizio Nord, Saronno (connections for Como, Novara and Varese) and Milan Bovisa stations.[183]

The journey time ranges between 30 and 50 minutes, depending on the type of service and the number of stops.[citation needed]

Other train services

TiLo operates services to Bellinzona in Switzerland.[184]

Milan's Suburban Line S10 (Milano Rogoredo–Milano Bovisa) ran to Malpensa Airport/Aeroporto from June 2010.[185] Trains called at Ferno, Busto Arsizio, Castellanza, Rescaldina, Saronno, Milano Bovisa, Milano Lancetti, Milano Porta Garibaldi M2-M5, Milano Repubblica M3, Milano Porta Venezia M1, Milano Dateo and Milano Porta Vittoria. The service was terminated in October 2012.[citation needed]

The Malpensa – Varese – Mendrisio (CH) – Lugano (CH) line provides a direct connection between Malpensa Airport/Aeroporto and the south-eastern part of Switzerland. There are plans to connect Gallarate Station and Milan's Centrale Station (FS), which is currently a terminus station with no through tracks, to allow more convenient access to high-speed international lines.[citation needed]

Bus

  • Flibco,[186] Malpensa Shuttle and Malpensa Bus Express connect the airport to Milan Central station (Trenitalia's National Railway hub) and for Milan's Metro network. The shuttle bus calls at Terminals 1 and 2, Busto Arsizio and Milan Fair (on request). Journey time is 60–70 minutes.[citation needed]
  • A free, 24-hour shuttle bus provides access to Terminal 2 from Terminal 1. The bus leaves every 7 minutes. Journey time is 15–20 minutes.[citation needed]
  • Malpensa Airport has direct coach connections with several cities in Northern Italy, including Como (Flibco), Domodossola (Autoservizi Comazzi), Genoa (Volpi), the Lake Maggiore area (Alibus), Novara (Flibco), and Turin (Flibco; Airport Bus).[187]

Road

Malpensa Airport is accessible by a four-lane motorway to the A8 (connecting Switzerland to Milan) and by a five-lane motorway to the A4 (connecting Turin/Torino, Verona, Venice and Triest/Trieste). Local access to the airport is provided by the State Road SS336 from Busto Arsizio and by the State Road SS336dir from Magenta.[citation needed]

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