FCO · Rome, Italy
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 41.8045° N, 12.2520° E
Rome Fiumicino Airport
Main airport serving Rome, Italy
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for FCO
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 4372; ident LIRF; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
adr.it
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Rome Fiumicino Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
24 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
FCO / LIRF
OurAirports ident
LIRF
GPS / local code
LIRF / RM11
ISO region
IT-62
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
adr.it
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q19101
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Rome · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
24 km
Approximate distance to central Rome.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Rome
Languages
Italian, Catalan
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
301,336 km²
Passenger volume
51 million passengers
Terminals
2 active passenger terminals
Runways
4 runways
Longest runway
12,801 ft / 3,902 m
Runway surface
asphalt (3)
Opened / operator
1961 · Aeroporti di Roma
Owner / entity
Q19101
Hub airlines
ITA Airways
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
24 source-backed signals
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Rome, Italy. Rome's built-up core sits roughly 24 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Rome (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO / LIRF) is at 41.8045° N, 12.2520° E, elevation 13 ft (4 m), serving Rome, Italy.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Rome is in Italy (capital Rome); regulated by Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC); on Europe/Rome (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: Italian, Catalan; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Rome: 24 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for FCO.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO / LIRF)
Rome Fiumicino Airport · Main airport serving Rome, Italy
Known label 1
ROM
Alternate airport-name cue retained for FCO, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Rome Fiumicino Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for FCO, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Fiumicino Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for FCO, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
LIRF · LIRF · RM11 · IT-62
adr.it · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the busiest airport in the country, the eighth-busiest airport in Europe and the world's 39th-busiest airport with over 51 million passengers served in 2025.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for FCO; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Fiumicino
fiumicino · 3.9 km from FCO
Italy · Europe/Rome · +0h · population 34,556 · city coordinates 41.7709, 12.2366
2. Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica
acilia-castel-fusano-ostia-antica · 8.0 km from FCO
Italy · Europe/Rome · +0h · population 129,362 · city coordinates 41.7634, 12.3308
3. Lido di Ostia
lido-di-ostia · 8.3 km from FCO
Italy · Europe/Rome · +0h · population 85,301 · city coordinates 41.7321, 12.2765
4. Casal Palocco
casal-palocco · 10 km from FCO
Italy · Europe/Rome · +0h · population 32,706 · city coordinates 41.7484, 12.3473
5. Infernetto
infernetto · 12 km from FCO
Italy · Europe/Rome · +0h · population 29,838 · city coordinates 41.7346, 12.3616
6. Spinaceto
spinaceto · 16 km from FCO
Italy · Europe/Rome · +0h · population 24,219 · city coordinates 41.7786, 12.4424
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. CIA LIRA
Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport · Rome
28 km from FCO · Europe/Rome · +0h · elevation 427 ft (130 m) · airport coordinates 41.7988, 12.5953
2. NAP LIRN
Naples International Airport · Napoli
198 km from FCO · Europe/Rome · +0h · elevation 294 ft (90 m) · airport coordinates 40.8860, 14.2908
3. FLR LIRQ
Florence Airport, Peretola · Firenze (FI)
239 km from FCO · Europe/Rome · +0h · elevation 142 ft (43 m) · airport coordinates 43.8086, 11.2028
Route-time reference set
1. FCO-NAP
Napoli · 198 km · 1h 5m
Europe/Rome · +0h from FCO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. FCO-FI
Firenze (FI) · 239 km · 1h 8m
Europe/Rome · +0h from FCO; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
4 runways
Longest runway 12,801 ft / 3,902 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (3)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for FCO.
Runway identifiers
07/25 · 16L/34R · 16R/34L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. CIA LIRA
Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport · Rome · 28 km from FCO
large airport · Europe/Rome · italy · 427 ft (130 m) · 41.7988, 12.5953
2. NAP LIRN
Naples International Airport · Napoli · 198 km from FCO
large airport · Europe/Rome · italy · 294 ft (90 m) · 40.8860, 14.2908
3. FLR LIRQ
Florence Airport, Peretola · Firenze (FI) · 239 km from FCO
large airport · Europe/Rome · italy · 142 ft (43 m) · 43.8086, 11.2028
4. BLQ LIPE
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Bologna · 314 km from FCO
large airport · Europe/Rome · italy · 123 ft (37 m) · 44.5354, 11.2887
5. BRI LIBD
Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Bari · 383 km from FCO
large airport · Europe/Rome · italy · 193 ft (59 m) · 41.1389, 16.7606
6. GOA LIMJ
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport · Genova (GE) · 401 km from FCO
large airport · Europe/Rome · italy · 13 ft (4 m) · 44.4120, 8.8407
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Rome Fiumicino is Italy's busiest airport and the main international gateway for Rome.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FCO.
Source note 2
The airport is operated by Aeroporti di Roma and named for Leonardo da Vinci.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FCO.
Source note 3
It is the busiest airport in the country, the eighth-busiest airport in Europe and the world's 39th-busiest airport with over 51 million passengers served in 2025.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FCO.
Country and authority
FCO sits in Italy (Italian Republic), whose capital is Rome. Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Southern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Italian, Catalan. Currency context: EUR (€). FCO is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
FCO is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with ROM, Rome Fiumicino Airport, Fiumicino Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Main airport serving Rome, Italy. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the busiest airport in the country, the eighth-busiest airport in Europe and the world's 39th-busiest airport with over 51 million passengers served in 2025.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q19101 · Roma Fiumicino Airport. Administrative area: Fiumicino. Named after: Rome · Leonardo da Vinci · Fiumicino. Entity official-site cross-check: adr.it
Field and clock profile
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is a near sea-level field at 13 ft (4 m), positioned at 41.8045° N, 12.2520° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 4 runways and a longest runway of 12,801 ft / 3,902 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Rome (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Fiumicino is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.9 km. CIA Rome is the closest retained airport alternative at 28 km.
Country airport peers
FCO is compared with CIA Rome at 28 km, NAP Napoli at 198 km, FLR Firenze (FI) at 239 km, BLQ Bologna at 314 km, BRI Bari at 383 km inside the retained Italy airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
FCO-NAP Napoli: 198 km, about 1h 5m, +0h. FCO-FI Firenze (FI): 239 km, about 1h 8m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LIRF backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. adr.it is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
51 million passengers
Airline role
ITA Airways
Terminal footprint
2 active passenger terminals
Runway footprint
4 runways · longest 12,801 ft / 3,902 m
Runway identifiers
07/25, 16L/34R, 16R/34L
OurAirports classifies FCO as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Rome.
FCO (LIRF) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 51 million passengers, operating from a near sea-level field at 13 ft (4 m).
FCO also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as rome's main international airport and the principal hub for ita airways..
FCO's runway record lists 4 runways, with the longest runway at 12,801 ft / 3,902 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (3).
Aeroporti di Roma is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for FCO.
- Rome Fiumicino is Italy's busiest airport and the main international gateway for Rome.
- The airport is operated by Aeroporti di Roma and named for Leonardo da Vinci.
- It is the busiest airport in the country, the eighth-busiest airport in Europe and the world's 39th-busiest airport with over 51 million passengers served in 2025.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at adr.it, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for FCO
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
FCO uses Europe/Rome (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is about 24 km from central Rome; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
CIA Rome is the closest retained alternate at 28 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
adr.it is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place FCO inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
FCO ranks #5 in the curated Italy airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 12 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
FCO shares Europe/Rome with BGY Orio al Serio (BG) IT · BLQ Bologna IT · BRI Bari IT · CIA Rome IT · FLR Firenze (FI) IT · GOA Genova (GE) IT. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
FCO is 13 ft (4 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BNE 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · DOH 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · GOA 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · HBA 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta) · HNL 13 ft (4 m) (0 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
FCO's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are CIA 28 km +0h · NAP 198 km +0h · FLR 239 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | NAP | 198 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Firenze (FI) | FI | 239 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
FCO to NAP
Napoli
Distance 198 km; estimated travel window 1h 5m; destination zone Europe/Rome is +0h from FCO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
FCO to FI
Firenze (FI)
Distance 239 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone Europe/Rome is +0h from FCO. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Rome is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from FCO, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Fiumicino
fiumicino · 3.9 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica
acilia-castel-fusano-ostia-antica · 8.0 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lido di Ostia
lido-di-ostia · 8.3 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Casal Palocco
casal-palocco · 10 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Infernetto
infernetto · 12 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Spinaceto
spinaceto · 16 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ladispoli
ladispoli · 22 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rome
rome · 24 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Esquilino
esquilino · 24 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cerveteri
cerveteri · 25 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pomezia
pomezia · 26 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Casal Bertone
casal-bertone · 26 km · Europe/Rome
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is associated in the current source trail with ITA Airways, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Napoli (NAP), Firenze (FI) (FI). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Rome's main international airport and the principal hub for ITA Airways..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 51 million passengers.
- Terminal footprint: 2 active passenger terminals.
- Runway footprint: 4 runways; longest runway 12,801 ft / 3,902 m; identifiers 07/25, 16L/34R, 16R/34L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (3); 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Aeroporti di Roma.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1961.
- Network role: ITA Airways.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from FCO. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International AirportCIA
Rome · large airport
- Distance
- 28 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 427 ft (130 m)
Compare against CIA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Naples International AirportNAP
Napoli · large airport
- Distance
- 198 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 294 ft (90 m)
Compare against NAP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Florence Airport, PeretolaFLR
Firenze (FI) · large airport
- Distance
- 239 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 142 ft (43 m)
Compare against FLR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) in?▾
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is in the Europe/Rome timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport?▾
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport uses IATA code FCO and ICAO code LIRF.
Where is Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport located?▾
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is located in Rome, Italy at coordinates 41.8045° N, 12.2520° E, with an elevation of 13 ft (4 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport from central Rome?▾
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport sits roughly 24 km from the nearest mapped city center for Rome.
Which route reference is most useful from FCO?▾
Napoli (NAP) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 5m, destination timezone Europe/Rome, and a +0h difference from FCO.
Which authority regulates FCO?▾
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport sits inside Italy, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC).
What other airports in Italy are close peers to FCO?▾
FCO's curated peers in Italy on this site include CIA Rome, NAP Napoli, FLR Firenze (FI), plus 3 more.
How many runways does Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport have?▾
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 4 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,801 ft / 3,902 m; identifiers include 07/25, 16L/34R, 16R/34L.