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Encyclopedia > Galileo Galilei International Airport
Galileo Galilei International Airport
IATA: PSA - ICAO: LIRP
Summary
Airport type Public & Military
Serves Pisa
Elevation AMSL ft (2 m)
Coordinates 43°41′02″N, 10°23′33″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04R/22L 9,820 2,993 Asphalt
04L/22R 9,160 2792 Asphalt

Galileo Galilei International Airport (IATA: PSAICAO: 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 (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... This article discusses the Italian city. ... 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 or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) 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 (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... This article discusses the Italian city. ... Tuscany (Italian: ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... KDFSAJFKASJDKFJASDKLJFDKLASJFLKJASKLFJLAKSJFLKSJALFKJSKLJFto the Sun-centered solar system which Galileo supported. ...


There is a train line which links the airport to Pisa's central station and Santa Maria Novella Station in Florence. Also, a direct bus link between this airport and Florence city center exists. Londons Heathrow Express runs non-stop from Paddington Station to Heathrow Airport. ... ... 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 (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of March 2004). ... Air One is a scheduled and charter airline based in Rome, Italy. ... Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane (ISE: IT0003331888) (IATA: AZ, ICAO: AZA, and Callsign: Alitalia) is the national airline of Italy. ... MD-82 of Belle Air at the airport of Tirana Belle Air is an airline based in Tirana, Albania offering international flights to several cities in Italy. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Delta Air Lines, Inc. ... easyJet (LSE: EZJ) is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ... Finnair Airbus A320-200 Finnair MD-11, decorated with Moomin characters Finnair is Finlands largest airline and the national flag carrier. ... Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A., (IBEX-35:IBLA) (Iberia Airlines of Spain in English), usually shortened to Iberia, is the largest airline of Spain, based in Madrid. ... Air Nostrum Dash 8 Air Nostrum is a regional airline based in Valencia, Spain, operating as an Iberia Regional partner. ... Jet2. ... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced ) is the largest German airline, and the second-largest in Europe (behind Air France-KLM, but before British Airways). ... Lufthansa Regional Avro-RJ85 Lufthansa Regional CRJ-100 Lufthansa Regional is a subsidiary of Lufthansa, the largest German airline. ... Air Dolomiti is a subsidiary of German national airline Lufthansa but is based in Italy. ... Norwegian Air Shuttle (OSE: NAS) is a Norwegian low-cost airline, with headquarters at Fornebu outside the countrys capital Oslo and its main base at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. ... Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin. ... Thomsonfly (formerly Britannia Airways) is the low fares airline of Thomson Holidays with bases across the United Kingdom. ... transavia. ... Tuifly is the alliance that links the 7 airlines of TUI Airlines, the largest leisure fleet in Europe with more than one hundred aircraft and number 6 in the ranking of largest European fleet. ... Windjet is a scheduled and charter passenger airline based in Catania in Italy. ...

External links

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


 
 

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