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Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport
Aeroporto internazionale di Genova "Cristoforo Colombo"
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeroporto di Genova S.p.A.
ServesGenoa
LocationSestri Ponente, Liguria, Italy
Opened1962; 64 years ago (1962)
Elevation AMSL4 m (13 ft)
Coordinates44°24′48″N 008°50′15″E / 44.41333°N 8.83750°E / 44.41333; 8.83750
Websitewww.airport.genova.it
Map
GOA/LIMJ is located in Liguria
GOA/LIMJ
GOA/LIMJ
Location of airport in Italy
GOA/LIMJ is located in Italy
GOA/LIMJ
GOA/LIMJ
GOA/LIMJ (Italy)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,916 9,564 Bitumen
Statistics (2024)
Passengers1,335,095
Aircraft Movements15,941
Cargo (tons)826.9
Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]

Genoa Christopher Columbus Airport or Genova City Airport (IATA: GOA, ICAO: LIMJ) — commonly Genoa-Sestri Ponente Airport after the city district where it is located — is an international airport built on an artificial peninsula, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west[1] of Genoa, Italy.

Overview

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The airport began construction in 1954 and opened in 1962, at a cost of 12.8 billion lira. Building an offshore airport was not a strange or unique solution only for Genoa. Among the most conspicuous examples are other airports in Nice, Venice, Gibraltar, or Hong Kong.

The current terminal building was opened in 1986. It is the most important airport in Liguria and it serves the city and Port of Genoa, as well as a considerable population in Southern Piedmont (Asti and Alessandria Provinces, southern areas of Cuneo Province). In 2018, with 1,455,626 passengers having passed through the airport,[3] Genoa is the 21st busiest Italian airport by passenger traffic.[citation needed]

It is currently operated by Aeroporto di Genova S.P.A., which has recently upgraded the airport complex. The airport is named after the notable Genoese navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), who is recalled in the monument La Vela di Colombo.[4][5] The airport was the manufacturing base for Piaggio Aerospace, an Italian aircraft design and production company.[citation needed]

In January 2022, Volotea announced the closure of its Genoa base after five years, leading to the cancellation of 14 routes.[6]

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroitalia Rome–Fiumicino,[7] Salerno[8]
Seasonal: Alghero,[9] Olbia[9]
Air Dolomiti Munich (ends 24 October 2026)[10]
Airidea Trieste (suspended)[11]
Seasonal: Alghero (ends 30 August 2026),[12] Olbia (ends 31 August 2026)[13]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal Charter: Vienna (ends 17 October 2026)[14]
Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt (begins 28 March 2027)[15]
Eurowings Seasonal Charter: Salzburg (begins 29 August 2026)[16]
ITA Airways Rome–Fiumicino[17]
Seasonal: Olbia[18]
KLM Amsterdam[19]
Ryanair Bari,[20] Cagliari,[20] Catania,[20] Charleroi (ends 28 October 2026),[21] Lamezia Terme,[20] London–Stansted,[20] Naples,[20] Palermo,[20] Tirana[22]
Seasonal: Brindisi,[20] Bucharest–Otopeni,[20] Manchester[20]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen[23]
Volotea Madrid,[24] Naples,[25] Paris–Orly[26]
Seasonal: Olbia[26]
Vueling Barcelona[27]
Wizz Air Tirana[28]
Seasonal: Budapest,[29] Kraków,[30] Warsaw–Chopin[31]

Statistics

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PassengersYear0300,000600,000900,0001,200,0001,500,0001,800,0001995200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

Ground transportation

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Car

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Genoa Airport can be reached by travelling in the city's inner roads and by the A10 Motorway, with the closest exit being 'Genova Aeroporto'. Taxi stands can be found just outside the airport. For groups of at least 3 people, taxi fares can be fixed between the airport and the city's main railway stations.[citation needed]

Train

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The closest railway station to the airport is Genova Sestri Ponente-Aeroporto, served by Trenitalia regional trains to/from Piazza Principe/Brignole, Savona and Ventimiglia. The station is then connected to the airport by a bus service called Airlink, operated by AMT Genova.[citation needed]

Bus

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AMT also operates Volabus, a bus service linking the airport with the Genova Piazza Principe and Genova Brignole railway stations. As of 1 August 2020, regional bus operator ATP resumed its Airport Shuttle service between the airport and the other localities in Genoa's Metropolitan City.[citation needed]

Incidents and accidents

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  • On 25 February 1999, Alitalia Flight 1553, a Dornier 328, operated by Minerva Airlines, operated a flight from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport. On landing on runway 29, the aircraft overshot the end of the runway and crashed into the sea, due to excessive tailwind and late touchdown. Four of the 31 passengers and crew died in the accident.[32]

References

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  1. 1 2 "EAD Basic". Ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Traffic Data 2019" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Statistiche Dicembre 2017". 24 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Genova - La Vela di Columbo". statues.vanderkrogt.net.
  5. ↑ Aloi, Bruno (12 May 2021). "Gino Giannetti. "La Vela di Colombo". 1992". Comitato Nazionale Cristoforo Colombo.
  6. ↑ Sena, Gastón (29 January 2022). "Italy: Volotea to close its base in Genoa". Aviacionline (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Aeroitalia apre base a Genova, voli quotidiani per Roma dal 2026". Il Sole 24 ORE. 17 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Aeroitalia sbarca a Salerno con 4 rotte nazionali" [Aeroitalia lands in Salerno with 4 domestic new routes]. italiavola.com (in Italian). 20 February 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Aeroitalia apre la nuova base operativa a Genova con voli per Roma Fiumicino, Alghero e Olbia". Italiavola.com (in Italian). 9 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Lufthansa taglia la Genova-Monaco dall'orario invernale: si perde un collegamento strategico". VolaGenova - Notizie, Commenti & Rumors (in Italian). 20 August 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Cosa è cambiato nel network AIRIDEA". Italiavola & Travel (in Italian). 20 August 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Cosa è cambiato nel network AIRIDEA" (in Italian). 19 March 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Cosa è cambiato nel network AIRIDEA" (in Italian). 19 March 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Costa Crociere attiva il charter da Vienna". VolaGenova - Notizie, Commenti & Rumors (in Italian). 19 March 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Discover Airlines (Gruppo Lufthansa): nuovo volo diretto Genova – Francoforte dall'estate 2027" (in Italian). 20 August 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Salisburgo–Genova: nuovo charter Eurowings per MSC Crociere". VolaGenova - Notizie, Commenti & Rumors (in Italian). 19 March 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "ITA Airways launches its seasonal routes". 3 June 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Ita Airways all'Itb: nell'estate fino a 47 frequenze settimanali tra Italia e Germania". TravelQuotidiano. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Al via la stagione estiva dell'Aeroporto di Genova, voli raddoppiati e nuove destinazioni" (in Italian). 28 March 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Porcu, Mattia (15 March 2025). "Summer 2025, Ryanair will fly 11 routes from Genoa: all the details". The Flight Club. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "Genova : quattro rotte mancheranno per l'inverno". Italiavola & Travel. 18 July 2026.
  22. ↑ Glover, Amy (5 June 2026). "All 15 New Ryanair Routes From UK And EU Destinations". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  23. ↑ Orban, André (2 January 2024). "SAS to serve 130 destinations across 40 countries in Summer 2024".
  24. ↑ Bettini, Marta (5 December 2025). "Voli Genova Madrid Volotea: decolla la nuova rotta con due frequenze settimanali". Trasporti-Italia.com (in Italian). Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Volotea, da dicembre nuovo collegamento aereo Napoli-Bordeaux - Notizie - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  26. 1 2 Porcu, Mattia (17 October 2024). "Volotea, more flights between Genoa and Paris-Orly during summer 2025". The Flight Club. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  27. ↑ Seppone, Nicola (31 March 2023). "Genoa Airport, summer season kicks off: connections to London increase and flight to Barcelona returns". The Flight Club. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  28. ↑ "Tirana supera i 20 mila passeggeri a giugno: traffico in crescita del 61%". VolaGenova - Notizie, Commenti & Rumors. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  29. ↑ "Orario voli Anticipa anche Wizzair, pronta l'estate 2026". 13 May 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  30. ↑ "Wizz Air cancella anche Varsavia: salgono a quattro i collegamenti internazionali persi nell'orario invernale" (in Italian). 19 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  31. ↑ "Wizz Air cancella anche Varsavia: salgono a quattro i collegamenti internazionali persi nell'orario invernale" (in Italian). 19 august 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  32. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Dornier 328-110 D-CPRR Genoa-Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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