Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport


Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport is an international airport serving the city of Bologna in Italy. It is approximately northwest of the city center in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The airport is named after Bologna native Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate.

Facilities

Terminal

There is one terminal, which underwent an expansion during 2011–2013. It now covers a total surface 36,100m2, of which 5,500m2 are shopping areas. A new baggage handling system was installed and there are now 24 departure gates.

Runway

Bologna airport has one runway, 12/30, made of asphalt; its dimensions are.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

PositionCityPassengers
1Catania395,367
2Rome295,627
3Palermo285,648
4Brindisi177,379
5Bari167,098
6Lamezia Terme165,553
7Cagliari126,093
8Napoli105,199
9Alghero104,677

PositionCityPassengers
1 Barcelona, Spain340,319
2 Frankfurt, Germany302,331
3 Paris, France298,522
4 London, United Kingdom 293,385
5 Madrid, Spain285,343
6 Amsterdam, Netherlands226,935
7 London, United Kingdom 221,658
8 Munich, Germany203,185
9 Bucharest, Romania188,553
10 Istanbul, Turkey183,785

Ground transportation

By car

Motorway:
The airport is about from Bologna Centrale railway station. A shuttle bus service, route BLQ, runs between the station and the airport. In case of events at the Bologna Fiere trade fair venue, BLQ operates a direct connection between the Airport and the bus terminus Fiera Viale Aldo Moro.
Once completed, the Marconi Express monorail will connect the airport to Bologna Centrale railway station with a travel time of seven minutes. At the moment, the nearest railway station is Calderara-Bargellino railway station, about 4 km from the airport. However, there is no public transport connection between the airport and that railway station, and limited train services stop at Calderara Bargellino.
The airport has daily direct bus connections with Ferrara, Florence, Modena, Cervia, Ravenna, and Rimini, and three times a week with Ascoli Piceno.