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Milan Linate Airport
Aeroporto di Milano-Linate
File:LIN airport logo.svg
File:Terminal Linate.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSEA S.p.A
OperatorSEA – Aeroporti di Milano
ServesMilan metropolitan area
LocationSegrate and Peschiera Borromeo, Lombardy, Italy
Opened21 October 1937; 88 years ago (1937-10-21)
Focus city forITA Airways
Operating base foreasyJet
Elevation AMSL353 ft / 108 m
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Websitewww.milanolinate-airport.com
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,442 8,012 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
H1 28 92 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers10 650 990
Passenger change 23-24Increase 13%
Movements118 060
Movements change 23-24Increase 6.1%
Cargo (tons)2 123
Cargo change 23-24Increase 1,4%
Source: AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]

Milan Linate Airport (IATA: LIN, ICAO: LIML) is a city airport located in Milan, the second-largest city and largest urban area of Italy. It served 10.6 million passengers and recorded 118,060 aircraft movements in 2024, making it one of the busiest airports in Italy.[2] It is the third-busiest airport in the Milan metropolitan area in terms of passenger numbers, after Malpensa and Bergamo, and the second busiest in terms of aircraft movements.[3]

Together with Milan Malpensa Airport and Milan Bergamo Airport, they form the Milan airport system with 56.9 million passengers in 2024, the largest airport system in Italy by number of passengers.[4]

History

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Early years

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The airport was built next to Idroscalo of Milan in the 1930s when Taliedo Airport, located 1 km (0.62 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.[citation needed]

Its name comes from the small village where it is located in the town of Peschiera Borromeo. Its official 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.[citation needed]

Development since 2000

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Since 2001, because of Linate's close proximity to the centre of Milan – only 7 km (4 mi) east of the city centre,[1] compared with Malpensa, which is 41 km (25 mi) northwest of the city centre – its capacity has been reduced by law from 32 slots per hour (technical capacity) down to 22 slots per hour (politically decided capacity) and only domestic or international flights within the EU or to the United Kingdom have been allowed.[citation needed] That year, 2001, also saw a major accident at Linate with many illegal[citation needed] and non-ICAO-regulation practices[Note 1] and layouts part of its then operation.[citation needed]

From 27 July to 27 October 2019, Linate was closed for runway resurfacing and terminal upgrades. The latter project is expected to continue after the airport's reopening, concluding some time in 2021. During this closure, most flights were rerouted to Malpensa, displacing approximately 2.5 million passengers.[6][7]

In July 2023, Linate Airport was named Europe's Best Airport in the 5-10 Million Passenger category by the Airport Council International.[8] Also as of 2023, the airport had received level 4+ of the Airport Carbon Accreditation.[8]

Facilities

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Terminal

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Linate Airport features one three-story passenger terminal building. The ground level contains the check-in and separate baggage reclaim facilities as well as service counters and a secondary departure gate area for bus-boarding. The first floor features the main departure area with several shops, restaurants and service facilities. The second floor is used for office space.[9]

Apron and runway

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The terminal building features five aircraft stands, all of which are equipped with jet-bridges. Several more parking positions are available on the apron which are reached from several bus-boarding gates.[citation needed] AIRAC A10/23 (valid from 30 November 2023) has determined the new QFU of the runway as 17/35 (was earlier 18/36) due to magnetic variation, and downgraded the "old" 17/35 to a taxiway only.[citation needed]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate scheduled services to and from Linate Airport:[10]

AirlinesDestinations
Aer Lingus Dublin[11]
AeroItalia Cagliari,[12] Olbia[13]
Air Dolomiti Frankfurt,[14] Munich[14]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle[15]
Austrian Airlines Vienna[16]
British Airways London–Heathrow[17]
Seasonal: London–City[18]
Brussels Airlines Brussels[19]
DAT Ancona[20]
easyJet Amsterdam,[21] Barcelona,[22] Berlin,[23] Birmingham,[22] Brussels,[22] Copenhagen,[22] Edinburgh,[22] Frankfurt,[22] Lisbon,[22] London–Gatwick,[24] Luxembourg,[22] Manchester,[22] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[24] Paris–Orly,[25] Porto,[26] Tenerife–South[22] Vienna[22]
Seasonal: Figari,[22] Gran Canaria,[27] Ibiza,[22] Palma de Mallorca,[22] Split[22]
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki[28]
Iberia Madrid[29]
ITA Airways Alghero,[13] Amsterdam,[30] Bari,[30] Brindisi,[30] Brussels,[30] Catania,[30] Düsseldorf,[30] Lamezia Terme,[30] London–City,[30] Munich,[31] Naples,[30] Palermo,[30] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[30] Paris–Orly,[30] Reggio Calabria,[30] Rome–Fiumicino,[30] Trieste[13]
Seasonal: Corfu,[citation needed] Hamburg,[citation needed] Heraklion,[citation needed] Ibiza,[32] Lampedusa,[33] Malta,[citation needed] Menorca,[citation needed] Palma de Mallorca,[33] Pantelleria,[citation needed] Rhodes,[33] Rostock[34]
KLM Amsterdam[35]
KM Malta Airlines Malta[36]
Lufthansa Frankfurt,[37] Munich[38]
Luxair Luxembourg[39]
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen,[40] Stockholm–Arlanda[41]
Small Fly Airlines Seasonal: Elba[42]
Volotea Seasonal: Lampedusa, Pantelleria

Statistics

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File:Milano, Aeroporto di Linate 01.jpg
Linate airport in the 1930s
File:Linate Airport, Milan, Italy.jpg
Maintenance hangar
File:Torre di controllo Linate.jpg
Control tower
File:Terminal Linate 2022 1.jpg
Apron view
Busiest domestic routes from Linate (2017)[43]
Rank City Passengers Airline
1 Rome–Fiumicino, Lazio 1,183,753 ITA Airways
2 Cagliari, Sardinia 627,299 ITA Airways, Volotea
3 Catania, Sicily 585,809 ITA Airways
4 Naples, Campania 509,251 ITA Airways
5 Bari, Apulia 403,247 ITA Airways
6 Palermo, Sicily 389,306 ITA Airways
7 Olbia, Sardinia 330,921 AeroItalia, Volotea
8 Brindisi, Apulia 218,672 ITA Airways
9 Alghero, Sardinia 202,884 ITA Airways
10 Lamezia Terme, Calabria 175,801 ITA Airways
11 Reggio Calabria, Calabria 163,168 ITA Airways
Busiest European routes from Linate (2016)[44]
Rank Rank
var.
15-16		 City Passengers Airline
1 Steady France Paris–Charles de Gaulle, France Increase 785.308 Air France, Alitalia
2 Increase 1 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands Increase 651.774 Alitalia, KLM
3 Decrease 1 Error creating thumbnail: London–Heathrow, United Kingdom Decrease 616.402 Alitalia, British Airways
4 Steady Germany Frankfurt am Main, Germany Increase 450.873 Alitalia, Lufthansa
5 Increase 6 Error creating thumbnail: London–Gatwick, United Kingdom Increase 293.540 easyJet
6 Decrease 1 France Paris–Orly, France Decrease 237.696 Alitalia, easyJet
7 Decrease 1 Belgium Brussels, Belgium Decrease 223.904 Alitalia, Brussels Airlines
8 Steady Spain Madrid, Spain Increase 220.495 Iberia
9 Decrease 2 Germany Berlin–Tegel, Germany Decrease 204.124 Alitalia, Air Berlin
10 Decrease 1 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Increase 182.231 Alitalia, Air Berlin
11 Decrease 1 Error creating thumbnail: London–City, United Kingdom Increase 180.872 Alitalia, British Airways
12 Steady Austria Vienna, Austria Increase 119.960 Austrian Airlines
13 Steady Romania Bucharest, Romania Decrease 103.718 Alitalia, Blue Air
14 Steady Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland Increase 99.335 Aer Lingus
15 Steady Sweden Stockholm–Arlanda, Sweden Increase 87.981 Scandinavian Airlines
16 Steady Malta Malta, Malta Increase 78.030 Air Malta
17 Steady Spain Barcelona, Spain Increase 66.538 Alitalia
18 Steady Germany Munich, Germany Steady 62.969 Meridiana

Ground transport

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Metro

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The Milan Metro Line 4 connects the airport to the city centre with a travel time of about 15 minutes.[45]

Bus and coach

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The airport can be reached by several coach and bus services from Milan and other destinations.

From Milan Central Station, Linate is served by several shuttle/coach services, including Linate Shuttle (Milano Centrale–Dateo–Linate), Airport Bus Express (Milano Centrale–Lambrate–Linate) and Flibco (Linate–Milano Centrale/Piazza Luigi di Savoia); journey times are around 25 minutes from Centrale (and around 10 minutes from Lambrate for Airport Bus Express).[46][47]

Local and suburban connections include ATM line 973 (San Felice–Milan via Linate; from 30 November it adds stops at Viale Corsica, Corso 22 Marzo and Piazza 5 Giornate), ATM line 901 (Linate–Peschiera Borromeo–San Donato M3, weekdays), ATM line 903 (weekend replacement for 901), and the suburban lines Z409 (Linate–San Felice–Rodano) and K511 (Vailate–Rivolta–Liscate–Pioltello–Milan 5 Giornate), as well as line 923 (Linate–Novegro–San Felice–Ospedale San Raffaele).[48]

Car

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The airport is located on Viale Enrico Forlanini next to its intersection with Autostrada A51 (exit 6 Aeroporto Linate). A51 is part of the city's highway ring, so the airport can be reached from any direction.[49]

Incidents and accidents

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  • On 6 December 1948, an Avio Linee Italiane (ALI) Douglas DC-3 crashed on takeoff in fog. All seven occupants died.[50]
  • On 8 October 2001, during severe fog Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 686, bound for Copenhagen Airport, collided with a business jet which had inadvertently taxied onto the runway in use. This collision later resulted in criminal and legal proceedings against 11 staff, including an air traffic controller, flight safety officials and management officials from the airport.[51] All 114 people on both aircraft were killed, as well as four people on the ground. The Linate Airport disaster remains the deadliest air disaster in Italian history.
  • On 1 June 2003, a Learjet 45 operated by Eurojet Italia crashed shortly after takeoff because of birdstrikes affecting both engines and loss of control attempting an emergency landing back at Linate. Both pilots were killed.[52]
  • On 15 June 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.[53] It suggested the use of different numbers to help differentiate between runways.[54] This change was enacted at the beginning of July 2007, when 18R/36L became 17/35 and 18L/36R became 18/36.
  • On 3 October 2021, a privately owned Pilatus PC-12 that had just taken off from Linate Airport crashed into an empty building, killing all eight passengers and crew on board. The plane was heading for Olbia on the island of Sardinia, but it came down soon after takeoff on the outskirts of the city near the metro station at San Donato Milanese, near Milan.[55] The victims included businessman Dan Petrescu, one of the wealthiest people in Romania at the time; his wife, his son, and five others, including a one-year-old baby.[56][57] Several empty parked cars caught fire after the crash near the metro station, emergency workers said. Firefighters worked to extinguish the flames rising from the building, which was reportedly under reforms.[58]

Notes

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  1. ^ For instance, according to an English language pdf file titled "Milan Linate runway incursion", October 2001"[5] hosted in http://www.icao.int, it pinpointed that ICAO Annex 14 was not complied; in addition ICAO Annex 1 was not fully complied.

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