Italy Airport and Flight Statistics

Italy operates 44 commercial airports nationwide, processing millions of passengers and flights daily. This extensive network connects cities across the country and serves as a crucial hub for international travel and commerce between Europe, Africa, North America, and global destinations.

Over 1.50 million flights operate through Italian airports each year.

• Italian airports logged 1.77 million operations in 2025, a 2.9% increase from the previous year.
• Before the pandemic, the airports handled 1.64 million operations in 2019.
• Flight operations declined to 703,756 in 2020 (down 58% due to COVID-19), then gradually recovered to 947,383 in 2021, 1.47 million in 2022 (achieving 90% of pre-pandemic levels), and 1.60 million in 2023 (marking 98% recovery).
• Italian airports reached 1.72 million operations in 2024, up 7.5% from the previous year.

Italian airports handled over 200 million passengers for the first time in 2024.

• In 2025, Italian airports recorded 230.1 million passengers, a 5% increase from the previous year and 19.2% above the 2019 level.
• Before the pandemic, the airports processed 193.1 million passengers in 2019.
• Annual processing dropped to a pandemic low of 52.9 million passengers in 2020, then recovered to 80.5 million in 2021, 164.6 million in 2022, and reached 197.2 million in 2023.
• In 2024, Italian airports processed 219.1 million passengers, up 11.1% from 2023.

The top 5 busiest Italian airports collectively handle over 100 million passengers each year.

• In 2025, the top 5 busiest Italian airports handled approximately 125.3 million passengers combined, representing over 54% of total Italian airport traffic.
• Rome Fiumicino (FCO) remains Italy's busiest airport with 51.3 million passengers in 2025.
• Milano Malpensa and Bergamo Airport completed the top 3 busiest airports in Italy with 31.4 million and 16.9 million passengers in 2025.

From May to October, Italian airports experience peak travel, with each of these months seeing over 20 million passengers in 2025.

• August had the highest passenger traffic at 24.39 million, closely followed by July with 23.83 million and September with 22.47 million.
• In contrast, January (13.56 million) and February (13.49 million) were among the quietest months.

• Italian airports reported a flight cancellation rate of 1.33% in 2024.
• Around 49.2% of Italian flights were on time in 2024.
• Italian airports experienced varying levels of flight delays. Minor delays of up to 5 minutes affected 12% of flights, while delays ranging from 5 to 30 minutes were more common, impacting 28.5% of flights. Additionally, major delays of up to 3 hours were recorded for 10.3% of flights.

• Rome Fiumicino – Madrid Barajas was the busiest route highlighted from Italian airports in 2025, carrying 1.98 million passengers.
• Catania Fontanarossa – Rome Fiumicino ranked second, with 1.87 million passengers.
• Milan Malpensa – Barcelona El Prat followed as the third-largest highlighted route, carrying 1.29 million passengers.
• Rome Fiumicino – Paris Orly was the next-busiest route shown, with 1.04 million passengers.
• Rome Fiumicino – Palermo Punta Raisi completed the top five among the highlighted passenger routes, with 828,909 passengers.