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Genoa Airport (IATA: GOA, ICAO: LIMJ) (Italian: Aeroporto di Genova) also named Christopher Columbus Airport ("Aeroporto Cristoforo Colombo" in Italian) (Italian pronunciation: [kriˈstɔːforo koˈlombo]), and commonly named Aeroporto di Genova-Sestri Ponente (Genoa-Sestri Ponente Airport), after the city district where it is located) is an international airport built on an artificial peninsula, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west[1] of Genoa, Italy.

Genoa Airport Aeroporto di Genova
IATA: GOA ICAO: LIMJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeroporto di Genova S.p.A.
Serves	Genoa, Italy
Elevation AMSL	13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	44°24′48″N 008°50′15″E
Website	www.airport.genova.it
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 2,916 9,564 Bitumen
Statistics (2020)
Passengers 397,191 Passenger change 19-20 -74.1% Movements 9,510 Movements change 19-20 -63.9% Cargo (tons) 975.56 Cargo change 19-20 -63.8%
Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1] Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]

Overview

The airport is the most important one of Liguria and it serves the city and Port of Genoa, as well as considerable population in Southern Piedmont (Asti and Alessandria Provinces, Southern areas of Cuneo Province). In 2018, with 1,455,626 passengers having passed through the airport,[3] Genoa is the 21st busiest Italian airport by passenger traffic. The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea operates one of its four bases in Italy in Genoa Airport.

It is currently operated by Aeroporto di Genova S.P.A., which has recently upgraded the airport complex. The airport is named after the notable Genoese navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus, who is recalled in the monument La Vela di Colombo.[4][5] The airport was the manufacturing base for Piaggio Aerospace, an Italian aircraft design and production company.

In January 2022, Volotea announced to close their Genoa base after five years, leading to the cancellation of 14 routes.[6]

The construction

Building an offshore airport was not a strange or unique solution only for Genoa. Among the most conspicuous examples we can mention the infrastructures in New York or those of Nice, Venice, Gibraltar.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Dolomiti	Munich
Albawings	Tirana
ITA Airways	Rome–Fiumicino Seasonal: Alghero, Olbia
KLM	Amsterdam
Lufthansa	Munich
Ryanair	Bari, Brindisi, Bucharest, Cagliari, Catania, Charleroi, Dublin, Lamezia Terme, London–Stansted, Malta, Manchester, Naples, Palermo, Vienna
Volotea	Catania, Naples, Paris–Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Cagliari, Olbia
Vueling	Paris–Orly Seasonal: Barcelona
Wizz Air	Tirana

Statistics

Ground transportation

By car

Genoa Airport can be reached by travelling in the city's inner roads and by the A10 Motorway, with the closest exit being 'Genova Aeroporto'.

By taxi

Taxi stands can be found just outside the airport. For groups of at least 3 people, taxi fares can be fixed between the airport and the city's main railway stations:

• Genova Piazza Principe (€7)
• Genova Brignole (€8)

By bus and train

The closest railway station to the airport is Genova Sestri Ponente-Aeroporto, served by Trenitalia regional trains to/from Piazza Principe/Brignole, Savona and Ventimiglia.

The station is then connected to the airport by a bus service called Flybus, operated by AMT, which departs with a 15 minutes frequency every day between 6.00 am and 10.00 pm. Fares are €1,50 (AMT single tickets) or €1,60 (AMT+Trenitalia integrated fares).

As of the 1st August 2020, regional bus operator APT resumed its Airport Shuttle service between the airport and the other localities in Genoa's Metropolitan City. A one way fare is €20, while a return journey costs €40. As of now, people wishing to travel on this service must book a seat at least 4 days before their travel date and must await a response from the operator's reservation department.

Incidents and accidents

• On February 25, 1999, Alitalia Flight 1553, a Dornier 328, operated by Minerva Airlines, operated a flight from Cagliari-Elmas Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport. On landing on runway 29, the aircraft overshot the end of the runway and crashed into the sea, due to excessive tailwind and late touchdown. Four of the 31 passengers and crew died in the accident.

References

External links

Media related to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Accident history for GOA at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Genua

Der Flughafen Genua (italienisch Aeroporto di Genova-Sestri “Cristoforo Colombo”; IATA-Code: GOA, ICAO-Code: LIMJ) ist ein italienischer Flughafen in Genua.

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- [en] Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Génova

El Aeropuerto de Génova o Aeropuerto de Génova-Cristoforo Colombo (en italiano: Aeroporto Internazionale Cristoforo Colombo) (IATA: GOA, OACI: LIMJ) es un aeropuerto construido en una península artificial junto al puerto de Génova, a 6 km del centro de la ciudad. El aeropuerto es operado por Aeroporto di Genova S.p.A. que recientemente ha mejorado el recinto aeroportuario. El aeropuerto lleva el nombre de Cristóbal Colón, que se cree que pudo nacer en Génova.

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[fr] Aéroport de Gênes-Christophe-Colomb

L’aéroport de Gênes-Christophe-Colomb (en italien, Aeroporto di Genova-Cristoforo Colombo (code IATA : GOA • code OACI : LIMJ) est un aéroport italien situé à l'ouest de Gênes sur un terre-plein dans le quartier de Sestri Ponente à 6 km du centre-ville. Il est le plus grand aéroport de Ligurie. Il prend son nom de l'explorateur génois Cristophe Colomb. Il est géré par la société Aeroporto di Genova.

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[it] Aeroporto di Genova-Sestri

L'Aeroporto di Genova - Sestri (IATA: GOA, ICAO: LIMJ), noto anche come Aeroporto internazionale "Cristoforo Colombo", è un aeroporto italiano situato nella città di Genova, su una penisola artificiale di fronte al quartiere di Sestri Ponente. La struttura è dotata di una pista d'atterraggio pavimentata lunga 3000 m, con orientamento RWY 10-28. L'aeroporto è aperto al traffico commerciale ed è gestito dalla società Aeroporto di Genova SpA.

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[ru] Международный аэропорт имени Христофора Колумба

Международный аэропорт Генуя имени Христофора Колумба (итал. Aeroporto di Genova-Cristoforo Colombo) (ИАТА: GOA, ИКАО: LIMJ) — генуэзский аэропорт построенный на искусственном полуострове, в 6 км от центра города. Аэропорт обслуживает порт Генуи, и в настоящее время управляется компанией Aeroporto di Genova, которая модернизировала комплекс аэропорта. В 2008 году услугами аэропорта воспользовались 1,202,168 пассажиров.

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