IATA: CIA – ICAO: LIRA
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public, Rome Ciampino Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino or Giovan Battista Pastine Airport) is a joint civilian, commercial and military airport near Rome in Italy.
Operator		Aeroporti di Roma SpA
Serves		Rome
Location		Ciampino, The airport is situated 6.5 NM (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) south southeast of central Rome, just outside the Greater Ring Road (Italian: Grande Raccordo Anulare or GRA) the circular motorway around the city.
History		Ciampino Airport was opened in 1916 and is one of the oldest airports still in operation. It was Rome's main airport until 1960, with traffic amounting to over 2 million passengers per year. Since the opening of Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, Ciampino has been handling almost exclusively charter and executive flights
Coordinates
Website		www.adr.it
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
15/33	2,208	7,244	Bitumen

DSp Pictures
Year	Pentax	Spot Location
Year	Digital	Spot Location
2005 & 06		Inside the aircrafts & apron

Spottting at CIA in 2005 & 2006

construction

Web information :

After decades of stagnation in scheduled traffic, low-cost carriers have boosted Ciampino; it is now one of the busiest and fastest growing airports in Italy. Passenger traffic in 2007 was 5,402,000 (9,24% up from 2006; 2006 itself had seen an increase of 16,75% compared to 2005). Traffic has grown so much that noise complaints are now forcing the Italian Ministry of Transport to look for a third airport for Rome, which could take over some part of the excess traffic of Ciampino. Passenger traffic in 2008 was 4.788.931 with a decrease of 11,31% compared to 2007.

In November 2007, it was decided that Rome Viterbo Airport will become Rome's third commercial airport.

The terminals were extended at the beginning of 2007.

World War II

During World War II, the airport was captured by Allied forces in June 1944, and afterward became a United States Army Air Forces military airfield. Although primarily used as a transport base by C-47 Skytrain aircraft of the 64th Troop Carrier Group, the Twelfth Air Force 86th Bombardment Group flew A-36 Apache combat aircraft from the airport during the immediate period after its capture from German forces.

When the combat units moved out, Air Transport Command used the airport as a major transshipment hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel for the remainder of the war.

[Accidents and incidents

On 10 January, 1954, BOAC Flight 781, a De Havilland Comet, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ciampino Airport, en route to London Heathrow Airport. There were no survivors.

On 8 April, 1954, South African Airways Flight 201, another Comet, crashed not far from Ponza. Both crashes were attributed to manufacturing defects in the Comet.

On 21 December, 1959, Vickers Viscount I-LIZT of Alitalia crashed short of the runway on a training flight excercise in landing with two engines inoperative. Both people on board were killed.

On 10 November, 2008, Ryanair Flight 4102 from Hahn suffered damage during landing. The cause of the accident was stated to be birdstrikes affecting both engines. The port undercarriage of the Boeing 737-8AS collapsed. The aircraft involved was Boeing 737-8AS EI-DYG. There were 6 crew and 166 passengers on board. The airport was closed for over 24 hours as a result of the accident.Two crew and eight passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries. As well as damage to the engines and undercarriage, the rear fuselage was also damaged by contact with the runway.

[Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
EasyJet	Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin-Schönefeld, Bristol, Geneva, Lyon, Madrid, Newcastle, Paris-Orly
Ryanair	Alghero, Billund, Bratislava, Brussels South--Charleroi, Cagliari, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Girona, Glasgow-Prestwick, Hahn, Ibiza, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Liverpool, London-Stansted, Madrid, Milan-Orio al Serio, Oslo-Torp, Paris-Beauvais, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Stockholm-Skavsta, Trapani, Valencia, Venice-Treviso, Weeze, Wroclaw, Zaragoza
Wizz Air	Bucharest-Băneasa, Katowice, Prague

Roma, Ciampino (CIA / LIRA) Italy

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