Pisa International Airport

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Pisa International Airport (IATA: PSA, ICAO: LIRP)[3] — also named Galileo Galilei Airport[4] — is an international airport located in Pisa, Italy. It is one of the two major airports in Tuscany, the other being Florence Airport. Pisa is ranked 10th in Italy in terms of passenger numbers.[5] It is named after Galileo Galilei, the scientist and native of Pisa. The airport was first developed for the military in the 1930s and 1940s. The airport was used by 5,233,118 passengers in 2017. It serves as a focus city of Ryanair.[6]

Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorAeronautica Militare Italiana / Toscana Aeroporti S.p.A.
ServesPisa, Italy
Focus city forRyanair
Quick facts Aeroporto Internazionale di Pisa, Summary ...
Pisa International Airport
Aeroporto Internazionale di Pisa
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorAeronautica Militare Italiana / Toscana Aeroporti S.p.A.
ServesPisa, Italy
Focus city forRyanair
Elevation AMSL6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates43°41′02″N 010°23′33″E
Websitewww.pisa-airport.com
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PSA is located in Tuscany
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Location in Italy
PSA is located in Italy
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PSA (Italy)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03R/21L 2,993 9,819 Asphalt
03L/21R 2,792 9,160 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers5,547,008
Passenger change 23–24Increase 8.6%
Aircraft movements41,819
Movements change 23–24Increase 4.9%
Cargo (tons)12,967
Cargo change 23–24Increase 1.3%
Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]
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History

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.

Delta Air Lines commenced direct flights to New York in June 2007.[7] The route ended in 2016.[8]

Facilities

Aerial view

The airport is at an elevation of 6 feet (2 m) above mean sea level. It has two 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).[9]

The terminal building has 16 gates (numbered 01–11 and 21–25), one of which (Gate 23) is equipped with a jetbridge; however, this is used by few airlines only. Gates 1–11 are on the ground floor and are for Schengen flights. Shuttle buses are used to take passengers to the plane. Gates 21–25 are non-Schengen and are on level one. Walk-boarding, bus-boarding and boarding by jetway are used here.

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.[10] The airport is home to 46ª Brigata Aerea Silvio Angelucci (46th Air Brigade).

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Pisa Airport:

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AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal: Athens[citation needed]
AeroItalia Seasonal: Cagliari (begins 29 March 2026),[11] Comiso (begins 30 March 2026)[12]
Air Arabia Casablanca[citation needed]
Air Dolomiti Seasonal: Frankfurt[citation needed]
AirBaltic Seasonal: Riga[citation needed]
British Airways London–Heathrow[citation needed]
easyJet Bristol,[citation needed] London–Gatwick,[citation needed] London–Luton,[citation needed] Manchester,[citation needed] Paris–Orly[13]
Seasonal: Berlin,[13] Glasgow (begins 1 August 2026),[14] London–Southend[citation needed]
Eurowings Seasonal: Cologne–Bonn[citation needed]
Flydubai Dubai–International[15]
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham,[16] Leeds/Bradford,[17] Manchester[18]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen,[citation needed] Helsinki,[19] Oslo,[20] Stockholm–Arlanda[21]
Ryanair Alghero,[13] Amman–Queen Alia,[citation needed] Bari,[13] Beauvais,[13] Berlin,[13] Birmingham,[citation needed] Bratislava (begins 30 March 2026),[22] Brindisi,[citation needed] Bucharest–Otopeni,[13] Budapest,[citation needed] Cagliari,[13] Catania,[13] Copenhagen,[citation needed] Charleroi,[citation needed] Dublin,[13] Eindhoven,[13] Fuerteventura,[13] Girona,[citation needed] Kraków,[13] Lamezia Terme,[13] London–Stansted,[citation needed] Madrid,[13] Málaga,[13] Malta,[13] Manchester,[citation needed] Marrakesh,[13] Palermo,[13] Palma de Mallorca,[13] Porto,[23] Prague,[citation needed] Rabat (begins 1 April 2026),[24] Reggio Calabria,[citation needed] Seville,[13] Sofia,[citation needed] Tirana,[25] Trapani,[13] Valencia,[13] Warsaw–Chopin,[citation needed] Wrocław,[13] Zagreb (ends 28 March 2026)[26]
Seasonal: Brussels,[13] Chania,[13] Corfu,[13] Edinburgh,[citation needed] Gdańsk,[citation needed] Glasgow–Prestwick,[citation needed] Gothenburg,[13] Gran Canaria,[27] Ibiza,[13] Kaunas,[28] Kefalonia,[13] Kos,[citation needed] Lisbon,[13] Memmingen,[13] Rhodes,[13] Sandefjord,[29] Skiathos,[13] Stockholm–Arlanda,[citation needed] Zadar[citation needed]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen,[citation needed] Oslo[citation needed]
Small Fly Airlines Elba[30]
Transavia Amsterdam[citation needed]
Seasonal: Paris–Orly (begins 17 April 2026)[citation needed]
Volotea Toulouse (resumes 6 November 2026)[31]
Seasonal: Nantes,[32] Olbia[33]
Wizz Air Bucharest–Otopeni,[34] Iași (begins 23 May 2026),[35] Tirana,[36] Warsaw–Chopin[37]
Seasonal: Belgrade (begins 9 June 2026),[38] Katowice[39]
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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 rose to 11.3% and the airport carried 4,526,723 passengers.[10]

PassengersYear01,000,0002,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,0006,000,0001995200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

Ground transport

Since 2017 the airport has its own Pisa Mover shuttle service to and from Pisa Centrale railway station. A return ticket costs ten euros and the shuttle takes five minutes. The airport also has five passenger and one coach parking areas.[40] Flibco coach operator offer regular shuttle services between Pisa International Airport and Florence city centre, making use of clearly marked bus stops outside the terminal[41] with multiple daily departures, online ticketing and flexible rebooking options.[42]

Accidents and incidents

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