Marco Polo International Airport
Encyclopedia
Venice Marco Polo Airport is an airport
located on the Italian mainland 4.3 NM north of Venice
, Italy
, in Tessera, a frazione
of the comune of Venice
nearest to Mestre
. The airport was named after the Venetian traveller Marco Polo
, who is considered the Europe
an rediscoverer of China
.
A modern terminal, opened in 2002 but is already at full capacity, hosting all scheduled and charter flights, including some long-haul flights to the Middle East and North America.
The airport is managed by SAVE S.p.A., a company partially owned by local authorities which also controls the smaller Treviso Airport
, dedicated mainly to low-cost carrier
s. The stock is traded on the Borsa Italiana
(Milan Stock Exchange).
The airport is connected to the nearby railway station of Venice Mestre and to the bus terminal of Piazzale Roma
in Venice by scheduled bus services, to several destinations in the Venice itself by the Alilaguna water shuttle (Blue, Red and Orange lines), and to Piazza San Marco
by the express Gold Line water taxi
.
has three floors, the ground floor for arrivals and the first floor for departures. The departure area has 70 check-in
desks and has two lounges
airside for customers. The two departure lounges are the "Tintoretto Lounge" for SkyTeam
customers and the "Marco Polo Room" for customers of all other companies. The third floor of the terminal has offices for the operating company and airlines.
Due to runway upgrade works taking place at the low-cost airport of Venice-Treviso between 1 June and 4 December 2011, all flights are operating from Venice-Marco-Polo during this period.
Busitalia Sita Nord buses regularly connects the Airport to the city of Padua
.
Some additional buses are operated by Terravision
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located on the Italian mainland 4.3 NM north of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, in Tessera, a frazione
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of the comune of Venice
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
nearest to Mestre
Mestre
Mestre is a city part of the comune of Venice, in Veneto, northern Italy.The city is connected to Venice by a large rail and road bridge, called Ponte della Libertà ....
. The airport was named after the Venetian traveller Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveler from the Venetian Republic whose travels are recorded in Il Milione, a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China. He learned about trading whilst his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, travelled through Asia and apparently...
, who is considered the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an rediscoverer of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
Overview
With 6,868,968 passengers having passed through the airport in 2010, it is the fifth Italian airport in terms of air traffic.A modern terminal, opened in 2002 but is already at full capacity, hosting all scheduled and charter flights, including some long-haul flights to the Middle East and North America.
The airport is managed by SAVE S.p.A., a company partially owned by local authorities which also controls the smaller Treviso Airport
Treviso Airport
-Ground transportation:*A public urban bus service, operated by ACTT, connects the airport with the railway station in the centre of Treviso*A bus services connecting with flights for Transavia and Ryanair, operated by BARZI BUS SERVICE in 40 minutes by highway...
, dedicated mainly to low-cost carrier
Low-cost carrier
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline is an airline that generally has lower fares and fewer comforts...
s. The stock is traded on the Borsa Italiana
Borsa Italiana
The Borsa Italiana S.p.A., based in Milan, is Italy's main stock exchange. It was privatised in 1997 and is a part of the London Stock Exchange Group plc since 2007. In 2005, the companies listed on the Borsa were worth US$890 billion...
(Milan Stock Exchange).
The airport is connected to the nearby railway station of Venice Mestre and to the bus terminal of Piazzale Roma
Piazzale Roma
Piazzale Roma is a square in Venice, Italy.The square acts as the main bus station for Venice. There are bus links to Venice Marco Polo Airport and Treviso Airport. The square is close to the main Santa Lucia railway station for Venice, linked by the Ponte della Costituzione, a modern footbridge...
in Venice by scheduled bus services, to several destinations in the Venice itself by the Alilaguna water shuttle (Blue, Red and Orange lines), and to Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco , is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as "the Piazza". All other urban spaces in the city are called "campi"...
by the express Gold Line water taxi
Water taxi
A water taxi or water bus, also known as a commuter boat, is a watercraft used to provide public transport, usually but not always in an urban environment. Service may be scheduled with multiple stops, operating in a similar manner to a bus, or on demand to many locations, operating in a similar...
.
Terminal, airlines and destinations
The airport terminalAirport terminal
An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from aircraft....
has three floors, the ground floor for arrivals and the first floor for departures. The departure area has 70 check-in
Airport check-in
Airport check-in uses service counters found at commercial airports handling commercial air travel. The check-in is normally handled by an airline itself or a handling agent working on behalf of an airline...
desks and has two lounges
Airport lounge
An airport lounge is a lounge owned by a particular airline . Many offer private meeting rooms, phone, fax, wireless and Internet access and other business services, along with provisions to enhance comfort such as free drinks and snacks...
airside for customers. The two departure lounges are the "Tintoretto Lounge" for SkyTeam
SkyTeam
SkyTeam, branded as SKYTEAM, is an airline alliance with its centralised management team, SkyTeam Central, based at the World Trade Center Schiphol Airport on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands...
customers and the "Marco Polo Room" for customers of all other companies. The third floor of the terminal has offices for the operating company and airlines.
Due to runway upgrade works taking place at the low-cost airport of Venice-Treviso between 1 June and 4 December 2011, all flights are operating from Venice-Marco-Polo during this period.
Cargo airlines
Accidents and incidents
- On March 6, 1967 a Short BrothersShort BrothersShort Brothers plc is a British aerospace company, usually referred to simply as Shorts, that is now based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1908, Shorts was the first company in the world to make production aircraft and was a manufacturer of flying boats during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s...
SC.7 Skyvan 2-102Short SC.7 Skyvan-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 . London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.-External links:****...
operated by Soc Aeralpi crashed while attempting to land in bad weather, crashing into the sea - all 3 on board survived. - On March 11, 1967 a de Havilland CanadaDe Havilland CanadaThe de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. company was an aircraft manufacturer with facilities based in what is now the Downsview area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
Twin OtterDe Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterThe DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC...
operated by Aeralpi crashed into a hill while flying from Marco Polo airport while on approach to Belluno AirportBelluno Airport-Accidents and incidents:* On March 11, 1967 a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Aeralpi crashed into a hill while flying from Venice Marco Polo Airport while on approach to Belluno Airport in bad weather....
in bad weather. - On September 14, 1993, an Italian Air ForceAeronautica MilitareThe Italian Air Force is the air force of the Italian Republic. It has held a prominent role in modern Italian military history...
PiaggioPiaggio AeroPiaggio Aero Industries is an aircraft manufacturing company born from the former Rinaldo Piaggio SPA, an Italian company. The company is one of the world's oldest airplane manufacturers, and its planes have been well known from the early days of aviation history.Today, Piaggio Aero Industries is...
PD.808, crashed while attempting to land in bad weather killing all 3 on board. - On November 7, 1999 Air DolomitiAir DolomitiAir Dolomiti S.p.A. Linee Aeree Regionali Europee is an Italian regional airline with its head office in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona, Italy. It is a partner of Lufthansa Regional linking 13 Italian destinations to the Lufthansa secondary hub Munich, as well as operating a few other flights in...
Flight 2708, a Fokker 100 flying from Marco Polo Airport with 44 on board suffered maingear failure while approaching Barcelona Airport, but landed safely on a foam carpet.
Transport
From the Venice airport, the buses ACTV and ATVO bring passengers to the two Venice railway stations:- Venice Santa Lucia (from where the Piazzale RomaPiazzale RomaPiazzale Roma is a square in Venice, Italy.The square acts as the main bus station for Venice. There are bus links to Venice Marco Polo Airport and Treviso Airport. The square is close to the main Santa Lucia railway station for Venice, linked by the Ponte della Costituzione, a modern footbridge...
square can be reached in 10 minutes on foot across the "Ponte della Costituzione" bridge) - Venice Mestre (on the mainland, convenient for connections to MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, VeronaVeronaVerona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, and the rest of Italy).
Busitalia Sita Nord buses regularly connects the Airport to the city of Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
.
Some additional buses are operated by Terravision
Terravision
Terravision, founded in 2002 in Rome, is an airport transfer company operating in Europe. The company currently operates out of 14 low cost European airports....
.