Rome - Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO)

Although this airport is officially named Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino International Airport, it is better known but its shorter name Rome Fiumicino Airport. This airport is the largest airport in Italy and serves the capital of Rome. With well over 40 million passengers a year Rome Fiumicino is one of the busiest airports in Europe. The airport is the home of the national airline Alitalia, responsible for about 50% of flights, and is a large hub for Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling.
The Fiumicino Airport replaces the old Rome Ciampino Airport, which is still in use today for low-cost airlines. Operations at Fiumicino started in 1960 just in time for the Summer Olympics held in Italy that year. The airport is named after one of the most famous Italians, the painter, inventor and mathematician Leonardo da Vinci, who designed a flying machine and helicopter as early as 1480.