| Marche Airport | |
| Nativename: | Italian: Aeroporto delle Marche |
| Iata: | AOI |
| Icao: | LIPY |
| Pushpin Map: | Italy |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Italy |
| Pushpin Label: | AOI/LIPY |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Ancona International Airport S.p.A. |
| City-Served: | Ancona, Italy |
| Elevation-F: | 49 |
| Elevation-M: | 15 |
| Coordinates: | 43.6161°N 13.3622°W |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 04/22 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,962 |
| R1-Length-F: | 9,718 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 467,622 |
| Stat2-Data: | 93.8% |
| Stat3-Data: | 10,791 |
| Stat4-Data: | 20.4% |
| Stat-Year: | 2022 |
| Footnotes: | Source: DAFIF[1] Statistics from Assaeroporti[2] |
Marche Airport (Italian: Aeroporto delle Marche),[3] formerly Ancona Falconara Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Ancona-Falconara), is an airport serving Ancona and the Marche region of central Italy. The airport is located approximately 12km (07miles) west of Ancona, in Falconara Marittima. It was also known as Raffaello Sanzio Airport, named after Raffaello Sanzio (1483–1520), the Italian painter and architect.[4]
During World War II, Falconara Airfield was a military airfield used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force for B-25 Mitchell combat operations by the 321st Bombardment Group between 1 Apr and 1 Sep 1945. After the war ended, the airfield was turned over to local authorities.
The airport lies at an elevation of 49feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 2962mx45mm (9,718feetx148feetm).
The following airlines operate scheduled services:[5]
The following cargo services are operated at the airport:[6]
The airport is connected to Ancona and Falconara Marittima via piazza Cavour, piazza Kennedy, Ancona railway station, Ancona Torrette railway station, Falconara Marittima railway station, normally in coincidence with the operating flights.[7]
The airport is found on Strada statale 76 della Val d'Esino in directions of both Jesi and Falconara Marittima. People travelling on the Autostrada A14 need to exit at "Ancona Nord" and join Strada statale 76 della Val d'Esino.[8]
A small railway station, Castelferretti-Falconara Aeroporto, is situated just outside the airport. Regional trains bound to Ancona, Jesi, Fabriano, Foligno, Orte and Rome departs from there.