Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport

Trieste Airport (IATA: TRS, ICAO: LIPQ)[3] (Italian: Aeroporto di Trieste) is an international airport located 0.3 NM (0.56 km; 0.35 mi) west of Ronchi dei Legionari (Province of Gorizia),[1] near Trieste in Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy. The airport has a catchment area of approximately 4 million people, stretching beyond the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region into neighboring Slovenia, Austria and Croatia.

Trieste Airport

Aeroporto di Trieste
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeroporto FVG S.p.A.
ServesTrieste
LocationRonchi dei Legionari, Italy
Elevation AMSL39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates45°49′39″N 013°28′20″E
Websitetriesteairport.it
Map
TRS is located in Italy
TRS
TRS
Location of the airport in Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers209,115
Passenger change 19-20Decrease -73.3%
Aircraft movements4,599
Movements change 19-20Decrease -66.7%
Cargo (tons)76.15
Cargo change 19-20Decrease -72.5%
Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]
Statistics from Assaeroporti[2]

Overview

The first official documents citing the airfield of Ronchi dei Legionari date back to 30 November 1935, when the 4th Fighter Wing of the Royal Italian Air Force was based here. Commercial operations officially began on 2 December 1961. In 2016 the airport was officially renamed Trieste Airport. In recent years the airport has witnessed growth in low-cost and cargo traffic.[4]

The airport is owned and operated by Aeroporto Friuli Venezia Giulia S.p.A., a jointly owned company controlled by F2i and the Friuli-Venezia Giulia government.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Trieste:

AirlinesDestinations
Air Dolomiti Frankfurt
Iberia Seasonal charter: Madrid[5]
ITA Airways Milan–Linate,[6] Rome–Fiumicino
Seasonal: Olbia
Ryanair Bari, Catania, London–Stansted, Malta, Naples, Palermo, Valencia
Seasonal: Barcelona, Cagliari,[7] Charleroi, Dublin
Wizz Air Tirana[8]

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at TRS airport. See Wikidata query.

Ground transportation
Terminal interior

The airport is connected to the national railway and highway networks thanks to the Intermodal Transit Hub completed in March 2018, serving as an air-road-rail interchange.

Rail

Trieste Airport railway station links the passenger terminal directly to the Venice–Trieste railway thanks to a 425-meter long raised walkway.

Road

A bus terminal with 16 platforms, a multi-storey car park with 500 lots and a grade level car park with 1000 lots provide rapid access to and from the A4 Trieste-Turin highway for public and private motor vehicles. In the southern direction, this highway also offers connections to Slovenia's A1 Motorway with two crossings at Fernetti and Rabuiese, linking the airport with the highway networks in Croatia, Hungary and the Balkans. At the interchange near Palmanova, the A4 branches off to Autostrada A23 linking to Austria's Süd Autobahn A2 via Udine and Tarvisio.

References
  1. EAD Basic
  2. Associazione Italiana Gestori Aeroportuali
  3. "Friuli Venezia Giulia airport". Turismo FVG. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. "Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport travel guide". www.worldtravelguide.net. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. "IBERIA ADDS TRIESTE CHARTERS IN NS23".
  6. "ITA Airways: da oggi in vendita i voli in continuità territoriale fra Trieste e Milano Linate" (PDF). Trieste Airport (in Italian). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23
  8. "WIZZ AIR PER LA PRIMA VOLTA A TRIESTE AIRPORT: ANNUNCIATO IL COLLEGAMENTO TRIESTE - TIRANA". Trieste Airport. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

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