Milan Linate Airport

The airport was built next to Idroscalo of Milan in the 1930s when Taliedo Airport, located {{convert|1|km|abbr=on}} from the southern border of Milan and one of the world's first aerodromes and airports, became too small for commercial traffic. Linate was completely rebuilt in the 1950s and again in the 1980s.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

Its name comes from the small village where it is located in the town of Peschiera Borromeo. Its official name is Airport Enrico Forlanini, after the Italian inventor and aeronautical pioneer born in Milan. Linate airport buildings are located in the Segrate Municipality, and the field is located for a large part in the Peschiera Borromeo Municipality.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Since 2001, because of Linate's close proximity to the centre of Milan – only {{convert|7|km|0|abbr=on}} east of the city centre, compared with Malpensa, which is 41 km (25 mi) northwest of the city centre – its capacity has been reduced by law from 32 slots per hour (technical capacity) down to 22 slots per hour (politically decided capacity) and only domestic or international flights within the EU or to the United Kingdom have been allowed.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} That year, 2001, also saw a major accident at Linate with many illegal{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} and non-ICAO-regulation practices{{refn|group=Note|1=For instance, according to an English language pdf file titled "Milan Linate runway incursion", October 2001"{{cite web|url=https://www.icao.int/MID/Documents/2017/PANS%20AD%20Seminar-Workshop/Linate%20Case%20Study.pdf |title=Milan Linate runway incursion|access-date=2024-04-17}} hosted in http://www.icao.int, it pinpointed that ICAO Annex 14 was not complied; in addition ICAO Annex 1 was not fully complied.}} and layouts part of its then operation.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

From 27 July to 27 October 2019, Linate was closed for runway resurfacing and terminal upgrades. The latter project is expected to continue after the airport's reopening, concluding some time in 2021. During this closure, most flights were rerouted to Malpensa, displacing approximately 2.5 million passengers.{{cite web |last=Calder |first=S. |date=9 October 2018 |title=Milan Linate: One of Italy's top airports to close for three months |publisher=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/milan-linate-airport-closing-duomo-italy-ops-group-why-runway-a8575616.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/milan-linate-airport-closing-duomo-italy-ops-group-why-runway-a8575616.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2019}}{{cite web |last=Gibertini |first=V. |date=26 July 2019 |title=Milan's Linate Airport Temporarily Shuts Down, Flights Relocated to Malpensa |publisher=AirlineGeeks |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/07/26/milans-linate-airport-temporarily-shuts-sown-flights-relocated-to-malpensa/ |access-date=27 August 2019}}

In July 2023, Linate Airport was named Europe's Best Airport in the 5-10 Million Passenger category by the Airport Council International.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Milan Linate city airport wins Europe's Best Airport Award 2023 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/airports/18068/milan-airports-sea/news/299661704/milan-linate-city-airport-wins-europes-best-airport-award-2023/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Routes |language=en-GB}} Also as of 2023, the airport had received level 4+ of the Airport Carbon Accreditation.

Linate Airport features one three-story passenger terminal building. The ground level contains the check-in and separate baggage reclaim facilities as well as service counters and a secondary departure gate area for bus-boarding. The first floor features the main departure area with several shops, restaurants and service facilities. The second floor is used for office space.[http://www.milanolinate-airport.com/en/airport/maps milanolinate-airport.com – Maps] retrieved 23 June 2015

The terminal building features five aircraft stands, all of which are equipped with jet-bridges. Several more parking positions are available on the apron which are reached from several bus-boarding gates.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} AIRAC A10/23 (valid from 30 November 2023) has determined the new QFU of the runway in 17/35 (was earlier 18/36) due to magnetic variation, and declass of the "old" 17/35 as taxiway only.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

The following airlines operate scheduled services to and from Linate Airport:{{Cite web|url=https://www.milanolinate-airport.com/en/flights/destinations|title=Flight destinations from Linate | Milan Linate Airport|website=www.milanolinate-airport.com}}

{{Airport-dest-list

| Aer Lingus | Dublin{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220810-aaeicodeshare|title=American/AerLingus Expands Codeshare Service in Aug 2022|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=10 August 2022|accessdate=14 March 2025|language=en}}

| AeroItalia | Cagliari,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240918-xznw24|title=Aeroitalia NW24 Network Additions|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=18 September 2024|accessdate=29 December 2024|language=en-CA}} Olbia{{Cite web|url=https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/9168af3e-67c7-430f-b46c-61b76236d8cb_en?filename=pso_inventory_table_2024-03.pdf|title=LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 March 2024|accessdate=4 January 2025|language=en}}

| Air Dolomiti | Frankfurt,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240527-lhnw24eu|title=Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 May 2024|accessdate=30 December 2024|language=en-ca}} Munich

| Air France | Paris–Charles de Gaulle{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221026-afnw22cdg|title=Air France NW22 Paris CDG Europe Frequency Variations – 23OCT22|website=Aeroroutes}}

| British Airways | London–Heathrow{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-banw24lhreu|title=British Airways NW24 Heathrow – Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}
Seasonal: London–City{{cite web | url=https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/flights-and-holidays/flights/new-routes | title=British Airways - Information Page }}{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231030-uknw23 | title=UK NW23 Network Additions/Removals Summary – 29OCT23 }}

| Brussels Airlines | Brussels{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240527-snnw24eu|title=Brussels Airlines NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24|website=Aeroroutes}}

| easyJet | Amsterdam,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220905-u2nw22ams|title=easyJet NW22 Amsterdam Frequency Changes – 04SEP22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 September 2022|accessdate=1 April 2025|language=en}} Barcelona, Berlin,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220411-u2jul22|title=easyJet July 2022 Frequency Changes as of 08APR22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 April 2022|accessdate=8 April 2025|language=en}} Birmingham,{{cite web |url=https://italiavola.com/2024/12/11/easyjet-presenta-le-basi-di-milano-linate-e-roma-fiumicino/ |title=easyJet presenta le basi di Milano Linate e Roma Fiumicino|date=11 December 2024 |website=md80.it |language=Italian |trans-title=Easyjet announces Linate & Fiumicino bases}} Brussels, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Lisbon, London–Gatwick,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220704-u2jul22ites|title=easyJet July 2022 Italy / Spain Operation Update - 03JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 July 2022|accessdate=7 April 2025|language=en}} Luxembourg, Manchester, Oslo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Milan, Italy|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=683-691}} Tenerife–South (begins 26 April 2025) Vienna
Seasonal: Figari (begins 25 June 2025), Gran Canaria (begins 26 October 2025),{{cite web |url=https://italiavola.com/2025/03/18/easyjet-apre-la-milano-linate-gran-canaria-per-il-prossimo-inverno-al-caldo/ |title=easyJet apre la Milano Linate-Gran Canaria per il prossimo inverno al caldo |date=18 March 2025 |website=Italiavola.com |language= Italian|trans-title=Easyjet opens Milano Linate - Gran Canaria route}} Ibiza (begins 24 June 2025), Palma de Mallorca (begins 23 June 2025), Split (begins 23 June 2025)

| Finnair | Seasonal: Helsinki{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-aynw24eu|title=Finnair NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}

| Iberia | Madrid{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231109-ibnw24fltnbr|title=Iberia NW24 Systemwide Flight Number Changes|website=Aeroroutes}}

| ITA Airways | Alghero, Amsterdam,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-aznw24eu|title=ITA Airways NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=20 May 2024|language=en-CA}} Bari, Brindisi, Brussels, Catania, Düsseldorf, Lamezia Terme, London–City, Munich,{{cite web |url=https://italiavola.com/2025/02/10/ita-airways-apre-la-milano-linate-monaco/ |title=ITA Airways apre la Milano Linate-Monaco |date=10 February 2025 |website=Italiavola.com |language= Italian|trans-title=ITA to open Linate - Munich route}} Naples, Palermo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly, Reggio Calabria, Rome–Fiumicino, Trieste{{Cite web|url=https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/9168af3e-67c7-430f-b46c-61b76236d8cb_en?filename=pso_inventory_table_2024-03.pdf|title=LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 March 2024|accessdate=4 January 2025|language=en}}
Seasonal: Corfu, Hamburg, Heraklion, Ibiza,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231225-azaug24221|title=ITA Airways A220 August 2024 Seasonal Routes Addition|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=25 December 2023|accessdate=29 December 2024|language=en-CA}} Lampedusa,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220518-azjun22sh|title=ITA Airways Short-Haul Frequency Adjustments From June 2022|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=18 May 2022|accessdate=20 May 2024|language=en-CA}} Malta, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Pantelleria, Rhodes, Rostock{{cite web | url=https://www.abendblatt.de/wirtschaft/article235638563/urlaub-flughafen-rostock-nonstop-sommer-ferien-direkt-ziele-airport-hamburger.html | title=Urlaub: Nonstop ans Meer! So lockt der Flughafen Rostock Hamburger an | date=17 June 2022 }}

| KLM | Amsterdam{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221214-klnw22eu|title=KLM NW22 European Service Changes – 11DEC22|website=Aeroroutes}}

| KM Malta Airlines | Malta{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231211-kmns24|title=KM Malta Airlines NS24 Network Overview|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 December 2023|accessdate=30 December 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Lufthansa | Frankfurt{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-lhnw24eu|title=Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}}

| Lumiwings | Foggia{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230425-l9fog|title=Lumiwings 2Q23 Foggia Network Expansion|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=25 October 2024|accessdate=25 April 2023|language=en-CA}}

| Luxair | Luxembourg{{cite web |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230726-lgnw23lux |title=LUXAIR RESUMES MILAN LINATE SERVICE IN NW23 |date= 26 July 2023 |website= aeroroutes.com}}

| {{nowrap|Scandinavian Airlines}} | Copenhagen,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240918-skns25|title=SAS NS25 COPENHAGEN NETWORK EXPANSION|website=AeroRoutes|date=18 September 2024}} Stockholm–Arlanda{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-sknw24eu|title=SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=27 November 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Small Fly Airlines | Seasonal: Elba (begins 1 June 2025){{cite web |url=https://www.elbaisland-airport.it/wp-content/uploads/ORARIO_VOLI_GENERALE_2025.pdf |title=ORARIO VOLI GENERALE 2025 |date=15 April 2025 |website=elbaisland-airport.it |language=Italian}}

| Volotea | Seasonal: Lampedusa, Pantelleria

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The Milan Metro Line 4 connects the airport to the city centre with a travel time of about 15 minutes.{{Cite web|title=How to get to Linate by Underground|url=https://www.milanolinate-airport.com/en/from-to/by-underground|access-date=2022-11-26|website=Milano Linate Airport|language=en}}

The airport can be reached by coach services from other places within the city. Coaches from and to Monza, Brescia and Milan Malpensa Airport are also available.

The ATM bus 73 used to serve a route from Piazza Duomo in the city centre to the Airport, as well as San Felice. The urban section of the line was cut to only serve the neighborhood of Forlanini when the M4 metro opened, and the line was subsequently renamed to the 973. Recently, plans have been set forward to reintorduce service back along the former route to Piazza Cinque Giornate.{{Cite web |title=La linea 73 sarà ripristinata fino a piazza 5 Giornate |url=https://www.milanotoday.it/politica/ripristino-linea-bus-73.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=MilanoToday |language=it}} Other bus lines serve Linate as well, including the ATM 901 and 903, and the suburban buses Z509 and K511.{{Cite web |title=Arrivare a Linate in bus {{!}} Milano Linate |url=https://www.milanolinate-airport.com/it/da-per/in-bus |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.milanolinate-airport.com |language=it}}

The airport is located in Viale Enrico Forlanini next to its intersection with Autostrada A51 (exit 6 Aeroporto Linate). A51 is part of the city's highway ring, so the airport can be reached from any direction.[http://www.milanolinate-airport.com/en/directions-and-parking milanolinate-airport.com – Directions and parking] retrieved 26 June 2016

• On 6 December 1948, an Avio Linee Italiane (ALI) Douglas DC-3 crashed on takeoff in fog. All seven occupants died.{{ASN accident|id=19481206-0|title=I-ETNA|access-date= 15 October 2023}}
• On 8 October 2001, Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 686, bound for Copenhagen Airport, collided with a business jet during severe fog, led the Cessna to taxi inadvertently into the runway in use. This collision later resulted in criminal and legal proceedings against 11 staff, including an air traffic controller, flight safety officials and management officials from the airport.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2962962.stm|title=Eleven on trial over Milan collision|date=4 June 2003|via=news.bbc.co.uk}} All 114 people on both aircraft were killed, as well as four people on the ground. The Linate Airport disaster remains the deadliest air disaster in Italian history.
• On 1 June 2003, a Learjet 45 operated by Eurojet Italia crashed shortly after takeoff because of birdstrikes affecting both engines and loss of control attempting an emergency landing back at Linate. Both pilots were killed.{{ASN accident|id=20030601-0|title=I-ERJC|access-date= 15 October 2023}}
• On 15 June 2005, a light aircraft safely landed on taxiway 'T' after its pilot had mistaken it for runway 36R. Following that incident, a safety recommendation was issued.{{Cite web|url=http://ansv.it/It/Detail.asp?ID=476|title=ANSV}} It suggested the use of different numbers to help differentiate between runways.{{Cite web|url=http://ansv.it/cgi-bin/ita/Racc.%20Linate.pdf|title=ANSV pdf document}} This change was enacted at the beginning of July 2007, when 18R/36L became 17/35 and 18L/36R became 18/36.
• On 3 October 2021, a privately owned Pilatus PC-12 that had just taken off from Linate Airport crashed into an empty building, killing all eight passengers and crew on board. The plane was heading for Olbia on the island of Sardinia, but it came down soon after takeoff on the outskirts of the city near the metro station at San Donato Milanese, near Milan.{{Cite web|title=Plane crashes into building near Milan; all 8 aboard die|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/plane-aboard-crashes-vacant-building-milan-80377259|access-date=2021-10-04|website=ABC News|language=en}} The victims included businessman Dan Petrescu, one of the wealthiest people in Romania at the time; his wife, his son, and five others, including a one-year-old baby.{{Cite web|date=2021-10-03|title=Plane crashed in Milan: on board a Romanian billionaire headed to Olbia with his wife, son and friends|url=https://www.italy24news.com/local/208989.html|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Italy24 News English|language=en-us}}{{Cite web|date=2021-10-03|title=San Donato, Dan Petrescu and the 8 victims of the crashed plane in Milan- Corriere.it|url=https://mirpurnews.co/news/san-donato-dan-petrescu-and-the-8-victims-of-the-crashed-plane-in-milan-corriere-it/|access-date=2021-10-03|website=Mirpurnews|language=en-US}} Several empty parked cars caught fire after the crash near the metro station, emergency workers said. Firefighters worked to extinguish the flames rising from the building, which was reportedly under reforms.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58780359|title=Milan plane crash: Eight dead as private plane hits building|work=BBC News|date=3 October 2021}}

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