Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport Aeroporto di Bologna-Guglielmo Marconi
IATA: BLQ – ICAO: LIPE
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeroporto di Bologna S.p.A.
Serves	Bologna, Italy
Elevation AMSL	123 ft / 37 m
Coordinates	44°32′07.6″N 11°17′19.2″E / 44.535444°N 11.288667°E / 44.535444; 11.288667Coordinates: 44°32′07.6″N 11°17′19.2″E / 44.535444°N 11.288667°E / 44.535444; 11.288667
Website	www.bologna-airport.it/it/?LN=IT
Map
BLQ Location of the airport in Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 9,196 2,800 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 6,889,742 Passenger change 14–15 +4.7% Aircraft movements 64,571 Movements change 14–15 -0.7%
Source: List of the busiest airports in Europe Statistics from Assaeroporti[1]

Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Bologna-Guglielmo Marconi) (IATA: BLQ, ICAO: LIPE) is an international airport serving the city of Bologna in Italy. It is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) northwest of the town center in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, about 200 km (120 mi) south-east of Milan. The airport is named after Bologna native Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate. With 6,889,742 passengers handled in 2015, it is now the 7th busiest in Italy.

Facilities

Terminal building

Main apron

Terminal

For the period 2011–2013, the Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport planned the restyling and expansion of the Terminal. The passenger terminal covers a total surface 36,100 m², of which 5,500 m² are shopping areas. It features 10 security checkpoints and 24 departure gates. Bologna airport grew in size, from the previous total surface of 3,100 m² (33,000 sq ft) to the current total surface of 3,600 m² (39,000 sq ft). The number of gates increased from 20 to 24. Even the security checkpoints increased from 7 to 10 and 25 additional toilet facilities have been opened throughout the airport. Greater emphasis has been placed on commercial activities (there are now 35 shops instead of the previous 29), and in particular, in airside, after security checks, the "air" commercial areas have doubled (+136%), while in landside increased by 38%. Moreover, a new baggage handling system (BHS) has been installed in the new single check-in area on the ground floor (with 64 Check-in Counters). Now there are 5 piers with 2 air bridges for the direct transfer of passengers from the terminal to the aircraft. The restyling has been completed in the fall of 2013.^[2]

Runway

Bologna airport has one runway (12/30; Length 2,800x45 m) made of bituminous conglomerate material, with 7.5-meter-wide side bands on both sides.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Passenger numbers at Bologna-Borgo Panigale^[4]

Year	Passengers Handled	Change %	Aircraft Movements	Change %	Cargo (tonnes)	Change %
2000	7006352478900000000♠3,524,789	7000610000000000000♠6.1%	7004619090000000000♠61,909	7000200000000000000♠2.0%	7004250340000000000♠25,034	7000230000000099999♠2.3%
2001	7006344005100000000♠3,440,051	2999780000000000000♠−2.2%	7004567460000000000♠56,746	3000199999999999999♠−0.8%	7004261970000000000♠26,197	7000470000000000000♠4.7%
2002	7006341447500000000♠3,414,475	3000300000000000000♠−0.7%	7004549560000000000♠54,956	2999680000000000000♠−3.2%	7004249590000000000♠24,959	2999530000000000000♠−4.7%
2003	7006356201000000000♠3,562,010	7000430000000000000♠4.3%	7004567380000000000♠56,738	7000320000000000000♠3.2%	7004282110000000000♠28,211	7001130000000000000♠13.0%
2004	7006290827100000000♠2,908,271	2998816009999900000♠−18.4%	7004448040000000000♠44,804	2998790000000000000♠−21.0%	7004211060000000000♠21,106	2998748000000000000♠−25.2%
2005	7006369095300000000♠3,690,953	7001269000000000000♠26.9%	7004541570000000000♠54,157	7001209009999900000♠20.9%	7004254690000000000♠25,469	7001207000000000000♠20.7%
2006	7006400143600000000♠4,001,436	7000840000000000000♠8.4%	7004635850000000000♠63,585	7001174009999900000♠17.4%	7004324650000000000♠32,465	7001275000000000000♠27.5%
2007	7006436195100000000♠4,361,951	7000900000000000000♠9.0%	7004666980000000000♠66,698	7000490000000000000♠4.9%	7004187000000000000♠18,700	2998576000000000000♠−42.4%
2008	7006422544600000000♠4,225,446	2999690000000000000♠−3.1%	7004620420000000000♠62,042	2999300000000000000♠−7.0%	7004264970000000000♠26,497	7001417000000000000♠41.7%
2009	7006478228400000000♠4,782,284	7001132000000000000♠13.2%	7004649250000000000♠64,925	7000470000000000000♠4.7%	7004273290000000000♠27,329	7000310000000000000♠3.1%
2010	7006551166900000000♠5,511,669	7001153000000000000♠15.3%	7004702690000000000♠70,269	7000820009999999999♠8.2%	7004378000000000000♠37,800	7001383009999900000♠38.3%
2011	7006588588400000000♠5,885,884	7000680000000000000♠6.8%	7004691530000000000♠69,153	2999840000000000000♠−1.6%	7004437880000000000♠43,788	7001158000000000000♠15.8%
2012	7006595864800000000♠5,958,648	7000120000000000000♠1.2%	7004675290000000000♠67,529	2999760000000000000♠−2.4%	7004406450000000000♠40,645	2999280000000099999♠−7.2%
2013	7006619378300000000♠6,193,783	7000400000000000000♠4.0%	7004653920000000000♠65,392	2999680000000000000♠−3.2%	7004441496000000000♠44,149.6	7000860000000000000♠8.6%
2014	7006658048100000000♠6,580,481	7000624000000000000♠6.24%	7004650580000000000♠65,058	3000490000000000000♠−0.51%	7004417893399999999♠41,789.34	2999465000000000000♠−5.35%
2015	7006688974200000000♠6,889,742	7000470000000000000♠4.7%	7004645710000000000♠64,571	3000300000000000000♠−0.7%	7004409985000000000♠40,998.5	2999810000000000000♠−1.9%
2016 (January-October)	7000657800000000000♠6.578.209	7001124000000000000♠12.4%	7004569250000000000♠56,925	7000850000000000000♠8.5%	7004346705000000000♠34,670.5	7001193000000000000♠19.3%

Domestic destinations by passengers traffic (2013)^[5]

Position	City	Passengers
1	Catania	155.558
2	Palermo	117.836
3	Roma Fiumicino	105.763
4	Brindisi	77.571
5	Bari	74.666
6	Lamezia Terme	70.315
7	Cagliari	68.002
8	Trapani	66.850

European destinations by passengers traffic (2013)^[5]

Position	City	Passengers
1	Paris Charles de Gaulle	333.129
2	Frankfurt am Main	249.428
3	Madrid	235.783
4	London Heathrow	226.353
5	Munich	191.818
6	Amsterdam	171.557
7	Barcelona	163.519
8	Beauvais Tillé	140.251
9	London Stansted	120.523
10	Brussels Charleroi	107.691

Ground transportation

By car

Motorway:

• A1, (coming from Milan), Exit Bologna Borgo Panigale, take the by-pass.
• A13, (coming from Padova), Exit Bologna Arcoveggio, take the by-pass.
• A14, (coming from Ancona), Exit Bologna San Lazzaro, take the by-pass.

By-pass (Tangenziale): Exit No.4 bis.

The airport has 5,100 parking spaces, with different rates for short, or long stay. At the ground floor there are 10 car hire companies: Autovia; Avis; Budget Autonoleggio; Europcar; Goldcar Rental; Hertz; Locauto Rent; Maggiore; Sicily By Car – Autoeuropa e Sixt Rent a Car. Outside the terminal a taxi service is available.^[6]

By bus and train

The Airport is about 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Bologna Centrale railway station, one of the most important railway stations in Italy. When you arrive at the station, you can reach the Airport by Aerobus – BLQ shuttle service (Travel time: about 20 minutes),^[7] or by Taxi.

Once completed, the Marconi Express monorail will connect the airport to Bologna Centrale railway station in 7 minutes.^[8]

The airport has daily direct bus connection with Ferrara, Florence, Modena, Cervia and Ravenna; and three-times a week with Ascoli Piceno.

See also

• Italy portal
• Aviation portal
• List of airports in Italy

References

External links

• Media related to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Accident history for BLQ at Aviation Safety Network