Milan Bergamo Airport
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Milan Bergamo Airport<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Template:Airport codes), also formerly known as Orio al Serio International Airport, is the third-busiest international airport in Italy.<ref name="Stats" /> The airport is also officially called Il Caravaggio International Airport after the Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, who originally hailed from the nearby town of Caravaggio.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The airport served almost 17.4 million passengers in 2024 and is one of Ryanair's four largest operating bases, along with Dublin Airport, London Stansted Airport, and Brussels South Charleroi Airport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The airport is located in Orio al Serio, Template:Convert southeast of Bergamo and Template:Convert northeast of Milan. Together with Milan Malpensa Airport and Milan Linate Airport, it forms the Milan airport system serving the Milan metropolitan area, that with 56.9 million passengers in 2024 constitutes the largest airport system in Italy by number of passengers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2024, Milan Bergamo Airport launched a digital twin initiative to simulate airport operations in real time and support infrastructure planning and emergency management.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Overview
The airport is managed by SACBO, a company partially owned by SEA – Aeroporti di Milano, the operator of Linate and Malpensa airports. SEA, the company that runs the latter two airports, also holds a 31% stake in SACBO.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The airport has one passenger terminal and two jet-bridge gates.Template:Citation needed
The terminal is split into two zones, A (Gates A1-A15) and B (Gates B1-B5). Gates A13 and B5 are equipped with boarding bridges; the remaining gates are remote gates.
In March 2021, DHL Aviation announced plans to relocate their hub from Bergamo to Milan Malpensa Airport where DHL opened new logistics facilities.<ref>airliners.de Template:In lang 25 March 2021.</ref> In early 2022, DHL confirmed the end of all operations at Bergamo.<ref>ch-aviation.com -DHL Express ends Bergamo, Italy operations 21 January 2022.</ref>
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate scheduled and charter services in Bergamo:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Cargo
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Statistics
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Traffic
| Year | Passengers | Movements | Cargo tons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4,356,143 | 51,635 | 136,339 |
| 2006 | 5,244,794 (+20.4%) | 56,358 (+9.1%) | 140,630 (+3.1%) |
| 2007 | 5,741,734 (+9.5%) | 61,364 (+8.9%) | 134,449 (−4.4%) |
| 2008 | 6,482,590 (+12.9%) | 64,390 (+4.9%) | 122,398 (−9.0%) |
| 2009 | 7,160,008 (+10.4%) | 65,314 (+1.4%) | 100,354 (−18.0%) |
| 2010 | 7,661,061 (+7.2%) | 67,167 (+6.3%) | 106,050 (+6.5%) |
| 2011 | 8,419,948 (+9.7%) | 71,514 (+5.7%) | 112,556 (+5.3%) |
| 2012 | 8,801,392 (+5.5%) | 72,420 (+4.3%) | 116,730 (+4.0%) |
| 2013 | 8,882,611 (+0.9%) | 69,974 (−3.4%) | 115,950 (−0.7%) |
| 2014 | 8,696,085 (−2.1%) | 66,390 (−5.1%) | 122,488 (+5.6%) |
| 2015 | 10,404,625 (+18.6%) | 76,078 (+12.4%) | 121,045 (−1.8%) |
| 2016 | 11,159,631 (+7.3%) | 79,953 (+5.1%) | 117,765 (−2.7%) |
| 2017 | 12,336,137 (+10.5%) | 86,113 (+7.7%) | 125,948 (+6.9%) |
| 2018 | 12,938,572 (+4.9%) | 89,533 (+4.0%) | 123,032 (−2.3%) |
| 2019 | 13,857,257 (+7.1%) | 95,377 (+6.5%) | 118,964 (−3.3%) |
| 2020 | 3,833,063 (−72.3%) | 38,668 (−59.5%) | 51,543 (−56.7%) |
| 2021 | 6,467,296 (+68.7%) | 51,879 (+34.2%) | 26,044 (−49.5%) |
| 2022 | 13,155 806 (+130,4%) | 88,846 (+71,3%) | 20,827 (-20%) |
| 2023 | 15,974,386 (+21.4%) | 101,696 (+14.5%) | 21,101 |
Busiest domestic routes
| Rank | Rank Template:Nowrap |
Airport | Passengers | Airline(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Steady |
Naples, Campania |
Template:Decrease 445,368 | |
| 2 | Template:Increase 2 |
Brindisi, Apulia |
Template:Increase 417,513 | |
| 3 | Template:Increase 2 |
Palermo, Sicily |
Template:Increase 415,216 | |
| 4 | Template:Decrease 2 |
Bari, Apulia |
Template:Increase 409,862 | |
| 5 | Template:Decrease 2 |
Catania, Sicily |
Template:Increase 388,104 | |
| 6 | Template:Steady |
Cagliari, Sardinia |
Template:Increase 386,340 | |
| 7 | Template:Steady |
Lamezia Terme, Calabria |
Template:Increase 340,902 |
Busiest European routes
Busiest non-EU routes
| Rank | Rank Template:Nowrap |
Airport | Passengers | Airline(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Steady |
London-Stansted, United Kingdom |
Template:Increase 514,951 | |
| 2 | Template:Steady |
Tirana, Albania |
Template:Increase 363,105 | |
| 3 | Template:Steady |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Template:Increase 344,066 | |
| 4 | Template:Steady |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
Template:Increase 165,621 |
Accidents and incidents
- On 30 October 2005, Trade Air Flight 729 crashed near Bergamo, Italy, shortly after taking off in poor weather. The flight was a night-time cargo flight from Bergamo to Zagreb operated by a Let L-410 Turbolet with the registration 9A-BTA. All three people on board, two pilots and a passenger, were killed.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- On 5 August 2016, during the night, Boeing 737-476 (SF) registered HA-FAX, operated by ASL Airlines Hungary, overshot while landing on runway 28 in Bergamo and came to a stop on a parking lot and on a secondary highway lane that is around the airport, Template:Convert from the runway end. No one was injured, but some cars were destroyed and the plane sustained substantial damages. The plane was removed from the street the same day. The air traffic remained unvaried without delays.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- On 1 October 2024, four tires of a Ryanair-operated Boeing 737 MAX 8 burst on the runway after landing, forcing the plane to a stop and damaging 450 meters of the runway.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Flights were temporarily suspended.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- On 8 July 2025, a man died after trespassing into the runway and getting sucked into the engine of a departing Volotea aircraft headed to Asturias, Spain in a suspected suicide.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The man was identified as a 35-year old from Calcinate, who had a history of substance abuse and had attended rehabilitation programs. The Bergamo Prosecutor's office is investigating the case of "incitement to suicide" and the security measures at the airport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ground transportation
Car
The A4 is one of the main road networks that links the airport.
Bus
There are several public transportation links to and from downtown Milan, including express coaches. The main coach operators at Milan Bergamo Airport include ATB, Orioshuttle, Terravision, Flibco and Autostradale, offering frequent services to central Milan as well as other major cities and regional destinations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> There are further connections to/from Bergamo city center, Arezzo, Bologna, Brescia, Monza, Turin, Malpensa Airport, Milan Trade Exhibition Center, Parma, Turin, and Verona. Tickets can be purchased online, at airport ticket offices, or directly from the driver, with timetables and fares available on the airport’s official website.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Railway
While a railway station is currently being built at Bergamo airport, scheduled to open in 2026,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the current nearest railway station is Bergamo railway station, Template:Convert away. There is no official shuttle between the airport and the railway station. A bus service operated by ATB connects to the airport, about 10 minutes from the train station.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
References
External links
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