Falcone–Borsellino Airport is a large airport serving Palermo, in Sicily, Italy. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PMO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PMO
- ICAO code
- LICJ
- City
- Palermo
- State or region
- Sicily
- Country
- Italy
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 38.1760° N, 13.0910° E
- Elevation
- 20 m (65 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,326 m (10,912 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PMO means Falcone–Borsellino Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LICJ. 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 38.1760° N, 13.0910° E. It stands 20 metres (65 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
Falcone–Borsellino Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,326 metres (10,912 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,326 m 10,912 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02/20 | 2,074 m 6,804 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-BirgiTrapani (TP) | TPS | 60 km |
| Pantelleria AirportPantelleria (TP) | PNL | 181 km |
| Comiso AirportComiso | CIY | 187 km |
| Catania-Fontanarossa AirportCatania | CTA | 191 km |
| Reggio Calabria AirportReggio Calabria | REG | 224 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,923 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,096 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,208 km | 5 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,818 km | 2 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,139 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,563 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,994 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,153 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,250 km | 20 h 05 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.