Venice Marco Polo Airport
Venice Marco Polo Airport (IATA: VCE, ICAO: LIPZ) is the international airport of Venice, Italy. It is located on the mainland near the village of Tessera, a frazione of the comune of Venice located about 4.1 nautical miles (7.6 kilometres; 4.7 miles) east of Mestre (on the mainland) and around the same distance north of Venice proper. Due to the importance of Venice as a leisure destination, it features flights to many European metropolitan areas as well as some partly seasonal long-haul routes to the United States, Canada, South Korea and the Middle East. The airport handled 11,184,608 passengers in 2018,[4] making it the fourth-busiest airport in Italy. The airport is named after Marco Polo and serves as a base for Volotea, Ryanair, Wizz Air and easyJet.[5]
Venice Marco Polo Airport Aeroporto di Venezia Marco Polo Aeroporto di Venezia-Tessera | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | SAVE S.p.A. | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Venice and Padua, Italy | ||||||||||||||
Location | Tessera | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°30′19″N 012°21′07″E | ||||||||||||||
Website | veneziaairport.it | ||||||||||||||
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VCE Location of the airport in Italy VCE VCE (Italy) | |||||||||||||||
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Another airport located in the Venice area, Treviso Airport, is sometimes unofficially labelled as Venice – Treviso and mostly serves low-cost airlines, mainly Ryanair and Wizz Air.
Overview
A modern terminal was opened in 2002, but it is already at full capacity. The airport is managed by SAVE S.p.A., a company partially owned by local authorities that also controls the smaller Treviso Airport, dedicated mainly to low-cost carriers. The airport was named after the Venetian traveller Marco Polo.
Terminal
The airport terminal has three floors: the ground floor for arrivals and the second floor for departures. The departure area has 70 check-in desks and has two lounges airside for customers. The two departure lounges are the "Tintoretto Lounge" for SkyTeam customers and the "Marco Polo Room" for customers of all other companies. The third floor of the terminal has offices for the operating company and airlines. The departure gates area is separated for Schengen and non-Schengen flights.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Venice:[6]
Statistics
Ground transportation
The airport is connected to the nearby railway station of Venice Mestre and to the bus terminal of Piazzale Roma in Venice by scheduled bus services; to several destinations in Venice itself by Alilaguna water shuttle (Blue, Red and Orange lines); and to Piazza San Marco by the express Gold Line or water taxi. From the airport it is possible to reach:
- Venice Piazzale Roma by ATVO (provincial company) buses[21] and by ACTV (city company) buses (route 5 aerobus);[22]
- Venice, Lido and Murano by Alilaguna (private company) motorboats;
- Mestre, the mainland and Venice Mestre railway station, providing connections to Milan, Padua, Trieste, Verona and the rest of Italy, by ACTV buses (route 15 and 45)[22] and ATVO buses;
- regional destinations (Treviso, Padua, beaches ...) by ATVO buses and by Busitalia Sita Nord[23] buses (national company).
Accidents and incidents
- On 6 March 1967, a Short Brothers SC.7 Skyvan 2–102, operated by Soc. Aeralpi, crashed while attempting to land in bad weather, crashing into the lagoon. All 3 on board survived.[24]
- On 14 September 1993, an Italian Air Force Piaggio PD.808 crashed while attempting to land in bad weather, killing all 3 on board.[25]
References
- "Easyjet launches Venice base – Business Traveller".
- "New Ryanair Base At Venice Marco Polo Airport". ryanair.com. 7 October 2021.
- "WIZZ AIR CONTINUES ITS EXPANSION IN ITALY WITH THE OPENING OF ITS 7TH BASE IN VENICE". wizzair.com. 6 October 2021.
- "Statistiche Dicembre 2017". 24 January 2018.
- "Easyjet opens Venice base". February 2016.
- veniceairport.it – Seasonal schedule retrieved 30 October 2016
- "New American Airlines Routes: Copenhagen, Naples, Nice, & More!". OneMileAtATime. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_gb
- "EASYJET NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 11DEC22". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- "PLAY Adds Seasonal Venice Service in NS23". AeroRoutes. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "Qatar Airways Removes Venice Schedule In NW23 – 31JUL23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- "Ryanair Removes 1 Aircraft & Closes 6 Routes at Venice Marco Polo Airport Due to Venice Municipality's Excessive Tax Increase – Ryanair's Corporate Website". 28 June 2023.
- "Ryanair Removes 1 Aircraft & Closes 6 Routes at Venice Marco Polo Airport Due to Venice Municipality's Excessive Tax Increase – Ryanair's Corporate Website". 28 June 2023.
- "Ryanair Removes 1 Aircraft & Closes 6 Routes at Venice Marco Polo Airport Due to Venice Municipality's Excessive Tax Increase – Ryanair's Corporate Website". 28 June 2023.
- "Ryanair".
- "Ryanair Removes 1 Aircraft & Closes 6 Routes at Venice Marco Polo Airport Due to Venice Municipality's Excessive Tax Increase – Ryanair's Corporate Website". 28 June 2023.
- "Ryanair".
- "SAS NS23 EUROPEAN NETWORK ADDITIONS". AeroRoutes. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- "Wizz Air".
- "Tirana International Airport".
- "Venice Airport bus service".
- "linee urbane – ACTV".
- "Information" (PDF). www.fsbusitalia.it.
- "ASN Aircraft accident Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 2–102 I-TORE Venezia". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
- "ASN Aircraft accident Piaggio PD.808TP MM61953 Venezia". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
External links
Media related to Venice Marco Polo Airport at Wikimedia Commons