Northern Italy's gateway, named after radio pioneer Marconi.
Opened
1931
Location
Bologna, Italy
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport is the main international airport serving Bologna and the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. Named in honor of Guglielmo Marconi, the Nobel Prize-winning inventor of radio who was born near Bologna, the airport handles both leisure and business traffic connecting the region to major European and intercontinental destinations.
The airport is located approximately 6 kilometers northwest of Bologna's city center and serves as an important hub for the Po Valley, drawing passengers from cities such as Modena, Ferrara, and Parma. It is classified as a Category C airport under Italian regulations and is one of the busiest airports in northern Italy outside of Milan and Venice.
Terminals
The airport operates a single integrated passenger terminal that handles both Schengen and non-Schengen flights.
Getting to & from
The airport is connected to Bologna Centrale railway station and the city center by the Marconi Express people-mover service, as well as taxis and bus links.
Airlines here
Key carriers include Ryanair, Wizz Air, easyJet, ITA Airways, Lufthansa, and various other European and charter airlines.
Notable facts
- ›Named after Guglielmo Marconi, pioneer of radio communication, who was born in Bologna in 1874.
- ›The Marconi Express automated people-mover opened in 2020, providing a direct rail link to Bologna Centrale station.
- ›The airport handled approximately 9 million passengers in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ›It serves as an important gateway for visitors to the Motor Valley, home to Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Ducati.
- ›The airport has undergone significant expansion and modernization since the early 2000s to accommodate growing traffic.
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