Falcone Borsellino Airport (IATA:PMO,ICAO:LICJ) (Italian:Aeroporto Falcone Borsellino) or simplyPalermo Airport, formerlyPunta Raisi Airport, is an international airport located atCinisi, 19 NM (35 km; 22 mi) west-northwest[1] ofPalermo, the capital city of the Italian island ofSicily. It is the second biggest airport in Sicily in terms of passengers afterCatania-Fontanarossa Airport, with 7,118,087 passengers handled in 2022.
The airport was given the nameFalcone Borsellino in memory of the two leadinganti-mafia judgesGiovanni Falcone andPaolo Borsellino who were murdered by theSicilian Mafia in 1992. A 1.90-metre-diameter (6.2 ft) plaque featuring their portraits can be found to the right of one of the main outside entrances to the departure hall, set into a mosaic of Sicily. Created by the Sicilian sculptorTommaso Geraci, it bears the inscriptionGiovanni Falcone–Paolo Borsellino–Gli Altri–L'orgoglio della Nuova Sicilia (Giovanni Falcone–Paolo Borsellino–The Others–The Pride of the New Sicily).
In 1994, GESAP was charged with the partial management of the airport through a convention which granted the company a 20-year mandate to run land-side activities (the airport buildings and surrounding areas). In April 1999, GESAP obtained an anticipated mandate to manage the airport's air side activities, and, more specifically, the flight infrastructure (runways, links, taxiways and aprons).
In June 2005,Eurofly launched seasonal flights from Palermo to New York City using Airbus A330s.[3][4][5] The company merged with Meridiana in 2010 to createMeridiana Fly, which continued the service.[6] As a result of Meridiana Fly's decision to rebrand as Air Italy, the route ended in October 2017.[7][8] Neos commenced a summer-seasonal route in June 2024 withBoeing 787 Dreamliners, reconnecting Palermo toNew York–JFK.[9] From May 2025 alsoUnited Airlines will commence a new summer-seasonal service between the two cities, connecting the Sicilian city toNewark, nearNew York, usingBoeing 767-400s.[10]
GESAP S.p.a. is the airport management company of the airport. It has a fully paid-up share capital of €15,912,332 divided between the RegionalProvince of Palermo, theComune ofPalermo, the Chamber of Commerce, theComune ofCinisi and other minor partners.
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On 5 May 1972,Alitalia Flight 112 flew into Mt. Longa on approach to Palermo Airport. All 115 aboard were killed.
On 23 December 1978,Alitalia Flight 4128 crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea while on approach to Palermo Airport.
On 6 August 2005,Tuninter Flight 1153, anATR 72–500, ran out of fuel while en route and ditched about 29 kilometres (18 mi) from the city ofPalermo. 16 of the 39 people on board died.
On 24 September 2010,Wind Jet Flight 243, operated byAirbus A319-132 EI-EDM,[70] landed short of the runway after encountering athunderstorm andwindshear on approach. The aircraft was substantially damaged when it impacted the localiser. Both main undercarriage sets collapsed and the aircraft was evacuated by the emergency slides.[71] Around 20 passengers were injured in the evacuation.[70]
There are several private bus companies, which stop at the bus station outside the terminal building and connect the airport with nearbyPalermo city.[72] There are further connections to/from Palermo,Catania,Messina and rest ofSicily.
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