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Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

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 city centre in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The airport is named after Bologna native Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate.[2]

Bologna
Guglielmo Marconi Airport

Aeroporto di Bologna-Guglielmo Marconi
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeroporto di Bologna S.p.A.
ServesBologna, Italy
Hub forRyanair, neos
Elevation AMSL123 ft / 37 m
Coordinates44°32′07.6″N 11°17′19.2″E / 44.535444°N 11.288667°E / 44.535444; 11.288667
Websitewww.bologna-airport.it
Map
BLQ is located in Emilia-Romagna
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Location of the airport in Italy
BLQ is located in Italy
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BLQ (Italy)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 9,196 2,800 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers9,970,284
Passenger change 22-23Increase 17.4%
Aircraft movements78,658
Movements change 22-23Increase 11.0%
Cargo (tons)50,994
Cargo change 22-23Decrease 7.6%
Source: Assaeroporti[1]

History

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The original Bologna airport was opened in 1933 some 500 metres to the west of the present building.[3] This airport was used until the 1970s, by which time it had become impractically small for passenger numbers and was replaced by the present airport.[4]

In June 2005, Eurofly began a nonstop flight from Bologna to New York City. It operated the route on a seasonal basis with Airbus A330s.[5][6] The link lasted until 2008.[7] In June 2019, American Airlines introduced seasonal service to Philadelphia on a Boeing 767.[8][9] Given Bologna's proximity to Tuscany, the company anticipated that tourists bound for the region would take the flight. However, it had difficulty attracting them and discontinued the route in September 2019.[10]

Facilities

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Terminal building
 
Main apron

Terminal

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There is one terminal, which underwent an expansion during 2011–2013. It now has a total area of 36,100 m2 (389,000 sq ft), of which 5,500 m2 (59,000 sq ft) is shopping areas.[citation needed] A new baggage handling system was installed and there are now 24 departure gates, all are bus gates since there are not yet any jetways at the airport.[11]

Runway

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Bologna airport has one runway, 12/30, made of asphalt; its dimensions are 2,800 by 45 metres (9,186 by 148 ft).[12]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Bologna Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens
AeroItalia Seasonal: Comiso
Air Albania Seasonal: Tirana[13]
Air Arabia Casablanca
Air Cairo Cairo,[14] Luxor,[14] Sharm El Sheikh[14]
Air Dolomiti Munich
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle[15]
Air Nostrum Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca[16]
Air Serbia Belgrade[17]
Austrian Airlines Vienna[18]
Bees Airlines Chișinău[19]
British Airways London–Heathrow[20]
Brussels Airlines Brussels[21]
Dan Air Bacău[22][23]
Emirates Dubai–International[24]
Eurowings Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki[25]
FlyOne Chișinău[26]
HiSky Chișinău[27]
Iberia Madrid[28]
ITA Airways Rome–Fiumicino
KLM Amsterdam[29]
Lufthansa Frankfurt[30]
Luxair Luxembourg
Neos Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife–South
Seasonal: Cagliari, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Ibiza, Karpathos, Kos, Menorca, Mykonos, Olbia, Rhodes
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen, Oslo
Nouvelair Tunis[31]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Play Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík[32]
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca[33]
Ryanair Alghero, Athens,[34] Barcelona, Bari, Beauvais, Berlin, Brindisi, Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Cagliari, Catania, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Crotone, Dublin, Edinburgh,[35] Eindhoven, Fès, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Kraków, Lamezia Terme, Lanzarote, Lisbon, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Malta,[36] Manchester, Marseille, Olbia,[37] Palermo, Porto, Reggio Calabria,[38] Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Sofia, Stockholm–Arlanda, Tel Aviv, Tenerife–South, Thessaloniki, Tirana,[39] Trapani,[40] Valencia,[41] Vienna, Warsaw–Chopin,[42] Wrocław, Zaragoza
Seasonal: Alicante,[43] Amman–Queen Alia, Chania,[44] Corfu, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kos, Menorca,[45] Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Prague,[43] Preveza/Lefkada,[46] Rhodes, Toulouse,[47] Zadar
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen[48]
Seasonal: Stockholm–Arlanda
Swiss International Air Lines Zurich[49]
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon
Transavia Seasonal: Eindhoven
TUI fly Belgium Marrakech
Tunisair Tunis
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Twin Jet Lyon[50]
Volotea Seasonal: Olbia
Vueling Barcelona
Wizz Air Bucharest–Otopeni, Catania, Chișinău,[51] Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Iași, Kraków,[52] Skopje,[53] Sofia, Timișoara, Tirana, Warsaw–Chopin

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at BLQ airport. See Wikidata query.
Passenger numbers at Bologna-Borgo Panigale[54]
Year Passengers Handled Change % Aircraft Movements Change % Cargo (tonnes) Change %
2000 3,524,789   6.1% 61,909   2.0% 25,034   2.3%
2001 3,440,051   −2.2% 56,746   −0.8% 26,197   4.7%
2002 3,414,475   −0.7% 54,956   −3.2% 24,959   −4.7%
2003 3,562,010   4.3% 56,738   3.2% 28,211   13.0%
2004 2,908,271   −18.4% 44,804   −21.0% 21,106   −25.2%
2005 3,690,953   26.9% 54,157   20.9% 25,469   20.7%
2006 4,001,436   8.4% 63,585   17.4% 32,465   27.5%
2007 4,361,951   9.0% 66,698   4.9% 18,700   −42.4%
2008 4,225,446   −3.1% 62,042   −7.0% 26,497   41.7%
2009 4,782,284   13.2% 64,925   4.7% 27,329   3.1%
2010 5,511,669   15.3% 70,269   8.2% 37,800   38.3%
2011 5,885,884   6.8% 69,153   −1.6% 43,788   15.8%
2012 5,958,648   1.2% 67,529   −2.4% 40,645   −7.2%
2013 6,193,783   4.0% 65,392   −3.2% 44,150   8.6%
2014 6,580,481   6.2% 65,058   −0.5% 41,789   −5.4%
2015 6,889,742   4.7% 64,571   −0.7% 40,999   −1.9%
2016 7,680,992   11.5% 69,697   7.9% 47,709   16.4%
2017 8,198,156   6.7% 71,878   3.1% 56,132   11.8%
2018 8,506,658   3.8% 71,503   0.2% 52,681   6.1%
Domestic destinations by passenger traffic (2018)[55]
Position City Passengers
1 Catania 395,367
2 Rome 295,627
3 Palermo 285,648
4 Brindisi 177,379
5 Bari 167,098
6 Lamezia Terme 165,553
7 Cagliari 126,093
8 Napoli 105,199
9 Alghero 104,677
International destinations by passenger traffic (2018)
Position City Passengers
1   Barcelona, Spain 340,319
2   Frankfurt, Germany 302,331
3   Paris, France 298,522
4   London, United Kingdom (Heathrow) 293,385
5   Madrid, Spain 285,343
6   Amsterdam, Netherlands 226,935
7   London, United Kingdom (Stansted) 221,658
8   Munich, Germany 203,185
9   Bucharest, Romania 188,553
10   Istanbul, Turkey 183,785

Ground transportation

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By monorail

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Marconi Express monorail

The airport is about 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Bologna Centrale railway station. Opened in 2020, the Marconi Express monorail connects the airport to Bologna Centrale railway station with a travel time of approximately 7.5 minutes.[56]

Soon after its inauguration, the service started suffering significant disruptions, culminating with its suspension between November 2021 and February 2022, with surreptitious substitution via normal buses, despite oblivious customers paying the full fare for a service they never received.[57][58] As of February 2022, the issues persists, and normal buses are still integrating the service.[59]

By car

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Motorways:

By bus

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A shuttle bus service, route Aerobus (BLQ), used to run between the station and the airport before the advent of Marconi Express. In case of events at the Bologna Fiere trade fair venue, BLQ operated a direct connection between the Airport and the bus terminus Fiera Viale Aldo Moro.[61] Route BLQ has been withdrawn as of 18 November 2020, with the introduction of the Marconi Express[62]

The only TPER bus connections available to and from the airport are routes 54, between the Airport and Borgo Panigale; and 944, between the Airport and the Maggiore Hospital, calling at Via della Birra, Via del Triumvirato, Pontelungo, and Santa Viola. Route 944 is extended to Bologna Centrale railway station in its last two departures at 00.15 and 00.45, while its first two departures from the railway station are at 5.20 and 5.30; due to the people mover being yet to begin service.[63]

From the nearby Via della Birra and Via del Triumvirato, it is possible to board suburban routes (also operated by TPER), 81, 81A, 91 and 91A to Longara, Padulle, Bagno di Piano and Calderara di Reno.

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

By train

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The nearest railway station is Calderara-Bargellino railway station, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the airport. However, there is no public transport connection between the two. Passengers coming by rail are expected to change for the Monorail at Bologna Central Station.

See also

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References

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