Galileo Galilei International Airport (IATA: PSA, ICAO: LIRP) is an airport located in Pisa, Italy. It is one of the two main airports in Tuscany, together with Peretola Airport in Florence. It is named after Galileo Galilei, a famous scientist and native of Pisa. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... A poppy field in Tuscany. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Florences skyline Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, astronomer, and philosopher who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. ...

There are train and bus links between this airport and Florence, and the train line provides shuttle runs between the airport and the final station which is Florence city terminal. Tickets are available in the airport and must be validated prior to boarding the train (by inserting the ticket into the small stamping machines on the terminal), otherwise an on the spot fine is reliably served. Florences skyline Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ...

Airlines and Destinations

The following airlines serve Galileo Galilei International Airport:

• Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Air One (Catania, Naples, Rome-Fiumicino)
• Alitalia (Milano-Malpensa, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Fiumicino)
• Belle Air (Tirana)
• British Airways (London-Gatwick)
• Delta Air Lines (New York-JFK) [starts June 1, 2007]
• easyJet (London-Gatwick [starts 3 April 2007], Paris-Orly)
• ElbaFly (Elba Island)
• Finnair (Helsinki) [starts May 11, 2007]
• HLX.com (Cologne/Bonn, Hanover, Stuttgart)
• Iberia
  • Air Nostrum (Barcelona, Madrid)
• Interstate Airlines (Reggio Calabria)
• Jet2.com (Belfast, Edinburgh, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle)
• Lufthansa
  • Lufthansa Regional operated by Air Dolomiti (Munich)
• Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo)
• Ryanair (Alghero, Billund, Bournemouth, Bremen [starts April 1, 2007], Brussels-Charleroi, Doncaster-Sheffield, Dublin, Eindhoven, Fridrichshafen, Girona, Glasgow-Prestwick, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Liverpool, London-Stansted, Lübeck, Malta, Oslo-Torp, Seville, Trapani, Valencia)
• Thomsonfly (Coventry, Doncaster-Sheffield)
• transavia.com (Amsterdam)

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External links

• Galileo Galilei International Airport (official site)
• World Aero Data airport information for LIRP