AirportsRome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is a large airport serving Rome, in Lazio, Italy. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FCO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FCO
- ICAO code
- LIRF
- City
- Rome
- State or region
- Lazio
- Country
- Italy
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 41.8045° N, 12.2520° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,902 m (12,801 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FCO means Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LIRF. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.8045° N, 12.2520° E. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Rome, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,902 metres (12,801 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 41 airports of Italy on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 3,902 m 12,801 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16R/34L | 3,902 m 12,801 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 07/25 | 3,300 m 10,826 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International AirportRome | CIA | 28 km |
| Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International AirportPerugia (PG) | PEG | 145 km |
| Abruzzo AirportPescara | PSR | 174 km |
| Marina di Campo AirportCampo nell'Elba (LI) | EBA | 197 km |
| Naples International AirportNapoli | NAP | 198 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,932 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,193 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,343 km | 5 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,444 km | 2 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,866 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,203 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,052 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,892 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,342 km | 20 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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