Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport Aeroporto internazionale di Genova "Cristoforo Colombo" Genoa-Sestri Ponente Airport Aeroporto internazionale di Genova Genova-Sestri Ponente | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeroporto di Genova S.p.A. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Genoa | ||||||||||
| Location | Sestri Ponente,Liguria,Italy | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1962; 63 years ago (1962) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4 m / 13 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°24′48″N008°50′15″E / 44.41333°N 8.83750°E /44.41333; 8.83750 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Source: ItalianAIP atEUROCONTROL[1] Statistics from Assaeroporti[2] | |||||||||||
Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport orGenova City Airport (IATA:GOA,ICAO:LIMJ) — commonlyGenoa-Sestri Ponente Airport afterthe city district where it is located — is aninternational airport built on an artificial peninsula, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west[1] ofGenoa, Italy.
The airport began construction in 1954 and opened in 1962, at a cost of 12.8 billionlira. Building an offshore airport was not a strange or unique solution only forGenoa. Among the most conspicuous examples are other airports inNice,Venice,Gibraltar, orHong Kong.
The current terminal building was opened in 1986. It is the most important airport inLiguria and it serves the city andPort of Genoa, as well as a considerable population in SouthernPiedmont (Asti andAlessandria Provinces, southern areas ofCuneo Province). In 2018, with 1,455,626 passengers having passed through the airport,[3] Genoa is the 21st busiestItalian airport by passenger traffic.[citation needed]
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 explorerChristopher Columbus (1451–1506), who is recalled in the monumentLa Vela di Colombo.[4][5] The airport was the manufacturing base forPiaggio Aerospace, an Italian aircraft design and production company.[citation needed]
In January 2022,Volotea announced to close their Genoa base after five years, leading to the cancellation of 14 routes.[6]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Genoa Airport:
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'. 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.[citation needed]
The closest railway station to the airport is Genova Sestri Ponente-Aeroporto, served byTrenitalia regional trains to/from Piazza Principe/Brignole, Savona and Ventimiglia. The station is then connected to the airport by a bus service called Airlink, operated byAMT Genova.[citation needed]
AMT also operates Volabus, a bus service linking the airport with theGenova Piazza Principe andGenova Brignole railway stations. As of 1 August 2020, regional bus operator ATP resumed its Airport Shuttle service between the airport and the other localities in Genoa's Metropolitan City.[citation needed]
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