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Palermo-Punta Raisi (PMO)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 1 |
| Country: |
Italy (IT) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
38°10'33"N / 13°21'0"E |
| Alternative spelling: |
Palermo, Palermo-Punta Raisi |
| Service telephone: |
+39 91 7020-273 |
Access to public transport: |
Take the A29/E90 towards Pozillo to the exit "Puntaraisi-Aeroporto" and follow the signs to the airport. |
| Address: |
Aeroporto Falcone-Borsellino, via Cristoforo Colombo, 90045 Cinisi (Palermo), Italia |
Passengers: |
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| Operating Company: |
Gestione Aeroporto Palermo S.p.A. |
Take-off and landing: |
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| Parking spaces: |
Yes; paid short and long-term parking, a total of 1100 spaces. |
Stations: |
Take trains to Palermo Centrale and then take the "Trinacria Express" Shuttle train to the airport. |
| Altitude of runway: |
20 m |
Length of runway: |
3000 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Palermo (7 km)
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Operating airlines:
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Air One, Ryanair, Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane, TUIfly, Air France, Deutsche Lufthansa, Wind Jet, KLM
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Alternative airports:
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Trapani-Birgi (TPS) 81 km, Catania (CTA) 170 km, Pantelleria (PNL) 194 km |
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Description:
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Palermo Falcone-Borsellino Airport is also known as Palermo-Punta Raisi and is the largest airport on the island of Sicily by traffic volume and at the same time also one of the largest in the country. Besides Palermo there are 2 more airports in Sicily: Catania-Fontanarossa on the east coast and Trapani on the west coast.
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Location:
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The airport is directly on the north west coast and is about 20 miles from Palermo. Passengers arriving by car please take the A29/E90 towards Pozzillo to the exit "Puntaraisi-Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino" and then follow the signs to the airport.
Rail passengers take trains to Palermo Centrale, or Palermo Notarbartolo and then the "Trinacria Express" that serves the airport between 4.45 a.m. and 9 p.m. the journey takes about 45 minutes from P.-Centrale. There is also a shuttle bus from Palermo Centrale between 4 a.m. and 11 p.m. operated by "Autolinee Prestia e Comandè" at 30 minute intervals.
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History:
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Destinations:
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Regular scheduled flights from Palermo - Falcone-Borsellino are currently operated by Air Berlin to Berlin-Tegel, Hamburg, Hanover, Dusseldorf, Nuremberg and Vienna, Air Malta to Malta, Air One to Genoa, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino, Turin, Lampedusa, Pantelleria and Naples, Alitalia to Milan-Malpensa and Rome-Fiumicino, Brussels Airlines to Brussels, Clickair to Barcelona, Club Air to Foggia, easyJet to Milan-Malpensa and London-Gatwick, Evolavia to Ancona, Meridina / Eurofly to Florence, Bologna, Cagliari, Madrid, Milan-Linate, New York-JFK, Paris, Verona and Trapani, Helvetic Airways to Zurich, myair.com to Bergamo and Venice, Ryanair to London Stansted, TUIfly to Berlin-Tegel, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Munich, Zurich Olbia and Transavia to Amsterdam and Paris-Orly, Tunisair to Tunis and Wind Jet to Barcelona, Paris, Forli, Milan, Parma, Pisa, Rome and Verona.
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