Airport guide
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino AirportIATA code FCO
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Rome, Italy in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Rome, Italy
- Codes
- FCO · LIRF
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Europe/Rome
- Region
- Europe
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Rome, Italy in Europe. Operating on Europe/Rome local time at coordinates 41.790°, 12.250°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Rome, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport details
- IATA code
- FCO
- ICAO code
- LIRF
- City
- Rome
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 41.805°, 12.252°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 2 May 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport’s own pages.
FCO airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Opened
- 20 August 1960
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
- Passengers, 2025
- 51.3 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing assaeroporti.com (opens in a new tab)
- Named after
- Rome, Leonardo da Vinci, Fiumicino
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport CIA · 28 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at FCO
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
3 open runways, all lit. Longest 16L/34R: 3,902 m, asphalt. OurAirports also lists 1 closed runway, not shown.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 3,902 m12,801 ft | 60 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 16R/34L | 3,902 m12,801 ft | 60 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 07/25 | 3,300 m10,826 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from FCO
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from FCO in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from FCO to 155 destinations in 65 countries, on 39 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- W4Wizz Air Malta34 destinations
- FRRyanair29 destinations
- AZITA Airways24 destinations
- U2easyJet12 destinations
- W6Wizz Air7 destinations
- XZAeroItalia4 destinations
- EWEurowings4 destinations
- MWMalta Air4 destinations
- NONeos3 destinations
- V7Volotea3 destinations
- MUChina Eastern2 destinations
- HUHainan Airlines2 destinations
- AMAeroméxico1 destination
- G9Air Arabia1 destination
- CAAir China1 destination
- XKAir Corsica1 destination
- AIAir India1 destination
- BGBiman Bangladesh Airlines1 destination
- CXCathay Pacific1 destination
- ECeasyJet1 destination
- ETEthiopian Airlines1 destination
- EYEtihad Airways1 destination
- AYFinnair1 destination
- A9Georgian Airways1 destination
- FIIcelandair1 destination
- LSJet2.com1 destination
- KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines1 destination
- LGLuxair1 destination
- WYOman Air1 destination
- QFQantas1 destination
- QRQatar Airways1 destination
- ATRoyal Air Maroc1 destination
- 3USichuan Airlines1 destination
- TWT'way Air1 destination
- HVTransavia1 destination
- TUTunisair1 destination
- UAUnited Airlines1 destination
- HYUzbekistan Airways1 destination
- VYVueling1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Italy (19)
- Alghero, Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Cagliari, Catania, Florence, Genoa, Lamezia Terme, Lampedusa, Milan, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Reggio Calabria, Trapani, Trieste, Turin, Venice
- Spain (12)
- Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Ibiza, Las Palmas, Madrid, Malaga, Palma, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia, Zaragoza
- France (10)
- Ajaccio, Bordeaux, Lourdes, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Strasbourg, Toulouse
- Germany (9)
- Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
- China (6)
- Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wenzhou
- Romania (6)
- Bacau, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Craiova, Suceava
- United States (6)
- Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington
- Egypt (5)
- Alexandria, Cairo, Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Sharm el Sheikh
- Greece (5)
- Athens, Kerkyra, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Thira
- United Kingdom (4)
- Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester
- Bulgaria (3)
- Bourgas, Sofia, Varna
- Croatia (3)
- Dubrovnik, Split, Zagreb
- Netherlands (3)
- Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Rotterdam
- Poland (3)
- Gdansk, Krakow, Warsaw
- Switzerland (3)
- Basel, Geneva, Zurich
- United Arab Emirates (3)
- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah
- Brazil (2)
- Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo
- Cyprus (2)
- Larnaca, Paphos
- Georgia (2)
- Kutaisi, Tbilisi
- Mexico (2)
- Cancun, Mexico City
- Morocco (2)
- Casablanca, Marrakech
- Portugal (2)
- Lisbon, Porto
- Albania (1)
- Tirana
- Algeria (1)
- Algiers
- Argentina (1)
- Buenos Aires
- Armenia (1)
- Yerevan
- Australia (1)
- Perth
- Austria (1)
- Vienna
- Azerbaijan (1)
- Baku
- Bangladesh (1)
- Dhaka
- Belgium (1)
- Brussels
- Canada (1)
- Toronto
- Czech Republic (1)
- Prague
- Denmark (1)
- Copenhagen
- Estonia (1)
- Tallinn
- Ethiopia (1)
- Addis Ababa
- Finland (1)
- Helsinki
- Ghana (1)
- Accra
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hong Kong
- Hungary (1)
- Budapest
- Iceland (1)
- Reykjavik
- India (1)
- New Delhi
- Ireland (1)
- Dublin
- Japan (1)
- Tokyo
- Kenya (1)
- Mombasa
- Latvia (1)
- Riga
- Luxembourg (1)
- Luxembourg
- Maldives (1)
- Male
- Malta (1)
- Malta
- Mauritius (1)
- Mauritius
- Moldova (1)
- Chisinau
- Montenegro (1)
- Podgorica
- Norway (1)
- Oslo
- Oman (1)
- Muscat
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Jeddah
- Senegal (1)
- Dakar
- Serbia (1)
- Belgrade
- Slovakia (1)
- Bratislava
- South Korea (1)
- Seoul
- Sweden (1)
- Stockholm
- Tanzania (1)
- Zanzibar
- Thailand (1)
- Bangkok
- Tunisia (1)
- Tunis
- Uzbekistan (1)
- Tashkent
Check schedules with the airline or Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport before you book.
Routes from FCO
Originfacts does not track any routes from FCO yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at FCO
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names FCO, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where FCO is
22 km west-southwest
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport lies 22 km west-southwest of Rome city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at FCO
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Rome, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-zh (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at FCO, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 41.79°, 12.25° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: July (average high 33°C). Coolest: January (12°C high, 4°C low). Wettest: November (119 mm); driest: July (20 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12°C | 4°C | 64 mm | |
| Feb | 14°C | 5°C | 67 mm | |
| Mar | 16°C | 6°C | 64 mm | |
| Apr | 20°C | 9°C | 48 mm | |
| May | 24°C | 13°C | 55 mm | |
| Jun | 30°C | 18°C | 29 mm | |
| Jul | 33°C | 21°C | 20 mm | |
| Aug | 33°C | 22°C | 27 mm | |
| Sep | 28°C | 18°C | 71 mm | |
| Oct | 23°C | 14°C | 62 mm | |
| Nov | 17°C | 9°C | 119 mm | |
| Dec | 14°C | 6°C | 85 mm |
Airports near Rome
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- RomeCiampino-G. B. Pastine International AirportCIA28 km
- PerugiaSant Egidio AirportPEG149 km
- PescaraAbruzzo AirportPSR176 km
- Elba IslandMarina Di Campo AirportEBA195 km
- NaplesNaples International AirportNAP198 km
- AnconaAncona Falconara AirportAOI222 km
- FlorenceFirenze-Peretola AirportFLR239 km
- BastiaBastia Poretta AirportBIA243 km
- OlbiaOlbia Costa Smeralda AirportOLB249 km
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport: common questions
Where is Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport?
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport serves Rome, Italy. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 41.805°, 12.252°.
What are the airport codes for Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport?
The IATA code is FCO and the ICAO code is LIRF.
What time zone is FCO in?
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport is in the Europe/Rome time zone.
What is the official website of Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport?
The airport’s official website is adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-zh. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport have?
OurAirports lists 3 open runways at FCO: 16L/34R (3,902 m (12,801 ft), asphalt); 16R/34L (3,902 m (12,801 ft), asphalt); 07/25 (3,300 m (10,826 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from FCO?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from FCO to 155 destinations in 65 countries, the most in Italy (19), Spain (12) and France (10). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport open?
Wikidata gives 20 August 1960 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport?
Wikidata records 51.3 million passengers for 2025, the latest year it holds.
Who operates Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport?
Per Wikidata, FCO is operated by Aeroporti di Roma SpA.
Which airlines have a hub at FCO?
Wikidata lists FCO as a hub of Aeroitalia and ITA Airways.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record2 May 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q19101 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)