FCO Airport Code, Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport
FCO is the IATA airport code for Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, the main international gateway for Rome, Italy. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, LIRF.
What airport is FCO?
FCO is the IATA airport code for Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, in Rome, Italy. The same airport has the ICAO code LIRF.
It ranks among the busiest airports in the world by scheduled connections, sitting at number 23 in our dataset. Its ICAO code LIRF begins with L, the prefix ICAO assigns to southern Europe.
| IATA airport code | FCO |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | LIRF |
| Airport | Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport |
| City | Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Main airlines | AZ, U2, BV |
| Runways | 3 |
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Where is FCO airport located?
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) is in Rome, Italy, at coordinates 41.80453, 12.252.
It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, at 41.80° N, 12.25° E. It is close to sea level at 13 ft (4 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at FCO
It has 3 runways. The longest is 12,801 ft (3.90 km), designated 16L/34R.
Which airlines fly to FCO?
The open route dataset lists AZ (Alitalia), U2 (easyJet), BV (Blue Panorama Airlines), VY (Formosa Airlines), DY (Norwegian Air Shuttle), FR (Ryanair) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the FCO code comes from
FCO stands for FiumiCinO, the coastal town where Rome's main airport was built in 1961, not for the airport's official name honouring Leonardo da Vinci. Rome's older Ciampino keeps CIA, and the pair are a textbook case of codes naming places rather than the people on the signage.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport?
The IATA code for Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome is FCO. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Rome?
The 3-letter IATA code for Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome is FCO.
What is the ICAO code for Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport?
The ICAO code for Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is LIRF. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code FCO.
What is the difference between FCO and LIRF?
FCO is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. LIRF is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport.
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Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Rome and Italy and the wider region:
Popular routes from FCO
Distance and typical flight time from Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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