Leonardo da Vinci Airport is the largest airport in Italy, and is situated at a distance of 35km from the centre of the city of Rome. It is the only hub of Alitalia, which is the flag carrier airline of Italy. Its IATA code is FCO and its ICAO code is LIRF. The airport is also known as Fiumicinio Airport as it is located on Fiumicinio,  a large fishing town in Italy.

The airport began operations in 1961 and has 3 terminals and 4 runways. It overtook the international operations of Rome Ciampino Airport, which today focuses on domestic and charter flights. Today, it handles 38 million passengers per year and is expected to increase by more than 30% in the next decade.

The Leonardo da Vinci airport has borne the brunt of the Israeli-Palestinian disputes in the form of a spate of hijackings and  two terrorist attacks. It also was the origin port for an on-board plane bombing situation.

Expansion plans include an improved runway 1 for the Airbus A380, a second office tower, a new international pier, a second baggage handling system, and a self-generating energy plant. Plenty of white colored metered taxis are available outside the airport.

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