Galileo Galilei International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Galileo Galilei International Airport
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IATA = PSA
ICAO = LIRP
type = Public & Military
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location = Pisa
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elevation-m = 2
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r1-number = 04R/22L
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Galileo Galilei International Airport airport codes|PSA|LIRP is an airport located in Pisa, Italy. It is one of the two main airports in Tuscany, together with Peretola Airport in Florence. It is named after Galileo Galilei, the famous scientist and native of Pisa. It is located in the "San Giusto" neighbourhood, less than 2 km from the central train station, relatively close to the city centre.

The airport is connected to the local central station both by train and bus; bus and train connections to and from Santa Maria Novella Station in Florence are also available.

Besides civilian operations, the airport is also used extensively by the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) and is a base for, amongst others, C-130 Hercules and Alenia C-27J Spartan transport aircraft. [cite news| url=http://www.anna.aero/2008/09/19/pisa-topping-italian-airport-growth-rankings/| title=Pisa topping Italian airport growth rankings; Ryanair now serves 28 destinations| date=19th September 2008| publisher=anna.aero]

Airport Growth

In 2006 and 2007 Pisa Galileo Galilei International Airport (PSA) was the fastest growing among Italy’s top 15 airports with passenger numbers up 30% in 2006 and 24% in 2007. It is now Italy’s 11th busiest airport handling 3.72 million passengers last year. [cite news| url=http://www.anna.aero/2008/09/19/pisa-topping-italian-airport-growth-rankings/| title=Pisa topping Italian airport growth rankings; Ryanair now serves 28 destinations| date=19th September 2008| publisher=anna.aero]

Airlines and destinations

*Aerocondor (Elba Island)
*Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
*Air One (Rome-Fiumicino)
*Alitalia
**operated by Alitalia Express (Milano-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
*Belle Air (Tirana)
*British Airways (London-Gatwick)
*Clickair (Barcelona)
*Delta Air Lines (New York-JFK)
*easyJet (Berlin-Schönefeld, Bristol, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Paris-Orly)
*Elbafly (Elba)
*Finnair (Helsinki)
*Iberia
**Iberia operated by Air Nostrum (Madrid)
*Jet2.com (Belfast-International, Edinburgh, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle)
*Lufthansa
**Lufthansa Regional operated by Air Dolomiti (Munich)
*Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo)
*Ryanair (Alghero, Alicante, Billund, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brussels-Charleroi, Constanţa, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Girona, Glasgow-Prestwick, Frankfurt-Hahn, Lamezia, Liverpool, London-Stansted, Hamburg-Lübeck, Malta, Oslo-Torp, Palermo, Paris-Beauvais, Porto, Seville, Stockholm-Skavsta, Trapani, Valencia)
*SkyEurope (Prague, Vienna)
*Thomsonfly (Manchester, London-Gatwick)
*transavia.com (Amsterdam)
*TUIfly (Cologne/Bonn, Hanover, Stuttgart)
*Windjet (Catania, Palermo)

External links

* [http://www.pisa-airport.com/ Galileo Galilei International Airport] (official website)
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References