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Malpensa International Airport
Aeroporto di Milano-Malpensa
IATA: MXP – ICAO: LIMC
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSEA - Aeroporti di Milano
LocationMilan, Italy
Elevation AMSL767 ft / 234 m
Coordinates45°37′50″N 008°43′41″E / 45.63056, 8.72806
Websitewww.sea-aeroportimilano.it
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
mft
17L/35R3,91512,844Asphalt
17R/35L3,91512,844Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Malpensa International Airport (IATA: MXP, ICAO: LIMC) is located in the province of Varese, at more than 45 Km far from Milan, Italy. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 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 A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum DAFIF or the Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File is a complete and comprehensive database of up-to-date aeronautical data including information on airports airways An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around See Edgard Varèse for the composer Varese (vaˈreze in Italian Varès in the local Lombard Dialect; Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It is one of 3 international airports in the Milan area. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land

The airport is connected to Milan by the Milano-Varese highway as well as by the "Malpensa Express" train starting from the Milan Northern Cadorna railways station and taking about 40 minutes. It is also connected to Linate Airport by a scheduled bus service. Linate Airport is one of the two major Airports of Milan, Italy along with Malpensa International Airport. The Milan airport system has a third international airport, Orio al Serio Airport, which serves low-cost traffic. Orio al Serio International Airport is an Airport located in Orio al Serio, near Bergamo, Italy, and it serves the low-cost traffic

Malpensa handled over 23. 8 million passengers in 2007 (over 33 million with Linate, the second airport of Milan, closer to downtown and over 39 million with Orio al Serio Airport, Milan's low cost airport). Linate Airport is one of the two major Airports of Milan, Italy along with Malpensa International Airport. Until early 2008, Malpensa remains the top Italian airport in terms of international traffic, together with Rome Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in terms of total passengers. As far as hub transit passengers are concerned it is also the second airport in Italy after Rome, according to ASSAEROPORTI traffic data. It is also leading freight air gateway to Italy. Malpensa serves a population of over 15 million inhabitants.

In late 2007, Alitalia announced the closure of its major hub operations at Malpensa, after deciding to focus most of its hub operations at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci International Airport. AlitaliaLinee Aeree Italiane SpA ( Italian for Alitalia - Italian Air Lines) ( is the Flag carrier Airline of Italy. Several point-to-point flights will continue between Malpensa and some destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia. Milan will be left with only three long-haul routes operated by Alitalia: New York-JFK, Tokyo-Narita, and Sao Paulo-Guarulhos. John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 is an international Airport located in Narita, Chiba, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport, also known as Cumbica International Airport, is a major Brazilian airport the

Malpensa has two terminals, T1 for commercial traffic and T2 for charter and low-fare traffic. The T1 has two satellites: A - National and European traffic (Schengen area); B - International traffic (extra Schengen area). The term Schengen Agreement is used for two agreements concluded among European states in 1985 and 1990 which deal with the abolition of systematic Border controls The third satellite (C) is under construction and a third runway is going to be built. There is also a dedicated cargo terminal called "CargoCity" with over 410,000 tons of yearly traffic. A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles for onward transportation

Airview of Malpensa International Airport.
Airview of Malpensa International Airport.

Contents

Traffic

YearPassengersMovementsCargo (tons)
Jan-Apr 20086,782,29478,840163,817
200723,885,391267,941486,666
200621,767,267247,456419,128
200519,630,514227,718384,752
200418,554,874218,048361,237
200317,621,585213,554362,587
200217,441,250214,886328,241
200118,570,494236,409323,707
200020,716,815249,107301,045
Source: Assaeroporti

Transport links

Rail

Malpensa Airport is linked to Milan Cadorna Station (connection with Milan's subway, the Suburban and the Regional Railway Service) by the Malpensa Express. WikipediaRoute diagram template - the itwiki article has the details--> Malpensa Express is an Italian rail service that travels Trains depart from Terminal 1 every 30 minutes and the journey lasts about 40 minutes.

Bus

Malpensa Shuttle and Malpensa Bus Express connect the airport to Milan Central Station (Trenitalia's National Railway hub) and the Subway. Milan Central Station (in Italian Stazione Centrale di Milano or Milano Centrale) is one of the main European Railway stations It is a Trenitalia is the primary operator of trains within Italy. Trenitalia is owned by Ferrovie dello Stato, itself owned by the Italian Government. Stops at the Milan Fair are provided on request. Travel time is about an hour, but it may take much longer depending on traffic conditions.

A free shuttle bus links Terminal 1 & 2 every 20 minutes 24 hours a day, within the airport.

Malpensa is also connected to Linate Airport and to various Northern cities in Italy and Switzerland by buses. Linate Airport is one of the two major Airports of Milan, Italy along with Malpensa International Airport. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation

Moreover a 30-minute express train links the Milan Northern Cadorna railway station with the airport.

Taxi

Taxis are available at the Arrivals of Terminal 1 & 2.

Car

Malpensa International Airport is connected by a four-lane highway to the A8 motorway (connecting Switzerland to Milan) and as from April 2008, by a four-lane highway to the A4 motorway linking Milan to Turin. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy.

Ground handling

Ground handling services have been slowly deregulated and have seen SEA (the airport authority) create SEA Handling and the arrival of private handler ATA Handling. ATA Handling provides all services apart from bus transport to/from aircraft (subcontracted to SEA Handling) and disabled assistance. Up to 2001 all ground handling services were provided by SEA and TWA. In the first few years of deregulation some airlines put their own staff for customer assistance but Air One and British Airways realised that it was too expensive and so dismissed them. United Airlines stopped flying to Malpensa. To date the only airline with its own check-in staff remains KLM. Passenger handling is provided by SEA Handling, ATA Handling, Aviapartner, Globeground Italia and ICTS Italia. Ramp services are provided by SEA Handling, ATA and recently Aviapartner . SEA Handling provides 80% of ramp services mostly thanks to its major customer Alitalia.

In May 2006, Italy's Civil Aviation Authority took off the limitation of two ramp handlers. Aviapartner and ARE Group announced that they would create a new company called Aviapartner (owned 51% by Aviapartner and 49% ARE Group) to serve Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino. There are fears that luggage mishandling will go up.

Aviapartner has started operating serving Iberia flights and signing more contracts as time has gone on. However, SEA Handling maintains a dominant position and is reorganising itself to be more competitive by going from a monopolistic mentality to free market one.

Security services

Airport security services have been transferred in 2000 from the Polizia di Stato (State Police) to SEA which created an internal division called SEA Airport Security. Up to 2002 SEA was assisted by IVRI in providing security services but the contract was not renewed. SEA Airport Security is supervised by Polizia di Stato (Italian State Police), Guardia di Finanza (Italian Customs Police) and Ente Nazionale Aviazione Civile (Italy's Civil Aviation Authority). The Polizia di Stato (State Police or PdS is one of the National police forces of Italy. The Guardia di Finanza, (/ˈgwardja di fiˈnantsa/ (Financial Guard is an Italian Police force under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance Carabinieri supervise ramp entrance. The Carabinieri (Italian for Carabiniers are the national-level Gendarmerie of Italy who also perform Military police duties Furthermore some airlines rely on private security companies (such as ICTS Italia, SEA Airport Security, Gruppo Sicurezza etc) to provide ID check and airplane guarding.

Airlines and destinations

Terminal 1-A

Terminal 1-B

Terminal 1-B at Malpensa International Airport
Terminal 1-B at Malpensa International Airport

Terminal 1-C

under construction

Terminal 2

Cargo airlines

References

  1. ^ Airport information for LIMC at World Aero Data. Cargoitalia is a Cargo airline based in Milan, Italy. It operates all-cargo scheduled and charter services from Italy to Asia, North Cargolux Airlines International SA, Trading as Cargolux, is a Cargo airline based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Cathay Pacific Airways Limited () is the largest Airline and Flag carrier of Hong Kong. China Airlines Limited ( Chinese: 中華航空公司 ( Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Hángkōng gōngsī commonly abbreviated 華航 is the Flag carrier China Cargo Airlines is a Cargo airline based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. DHL (originally standing for Dalsey Hillblom and Lynn) is a Deutsche Post World Net company of Germany that provides international mail Emirates SkyCargo is a Cargo airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Established in 2003, Etihad Airways ( Arabic: الإتحاد, ʼal-ʻitiħād) is the Flag carrier Airline of Abu Dhabi European Air Transport is a Cargo airline based in Brussels, Belgium. FedEx Express is a cargo airline based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Jett8 Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd is a Cargo airline based in Singapore which was established in March 2006. Korean Air Lines Co Ltd ( Operating as Korean Air, is the national and largest Airline of South Korea; its global headquarters Lufthansa Cargo is the Cargo airline subsidiary of Lufthansa based in Frankfurt, Germany. Malaysia Airlines (MAS ( Malay:Syarikat Penerbangan Malaysia Chinese:马来西亚航空公司) is the Flag carrier of Malaysia. MNG Airlines is a Cargo airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates scheduled and charter services within the Middle East and to the or NCA, is a Cargo airline based in Tokyo, Japan. It operates scheduled cargo services in Asia and to Europe and the North Polar Air Cargo is an American Cargo airline based in Purchase, New York, USA. ZAO "Polet Airlines" (ЗАО «Авиакомпания «Полет» is an Airline based in Voronezh, Russia. Qatar Airways Company QCSC (القطرية is the Flag carrier airline of Qatar, based in Doha. SC „Compania Națională de Transporturi Aeriene Române – TAROM” S The trade winds (also called trades) are the prevailing pattern of easterly winds found in the Tropics near the Earth's Equator. West Air Sweden is a cargo Airline based in Gothenburg, Sweden. World Airways Inc is an American non-scheduled Airline currently headquartered in Peachtree City Georgia. Source: DAFIF. DAFIF or the Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File is a complete and comprehensive database of up-to-date aeronautical data including information on airports airways
  2. ^ Airport information for MXP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF. DAFIF or the Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File is a complete and comprehensive database of up-to-date aeronautical data including information on airports airways
  3. ^ Air China to begin service to Beijing
  4. ^ Air One to begin service to Boston, Chicago
  5. ^ Pricing tickets below costs should stop: Jet Airways boss

External links

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