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Il Caravaggio International Airport

Orio al Serio (BG) · Italy · Europe/Rome

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2Runways
9,429Longest (ft)
782Elevation (ft)
78Route Records
7Airline Records
UTC+1Timezone
27Mapped Stands
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Route Intelligence

28Regional Hub
Shortest route
PSRAbruzzo Airport507.3 km
Ryanair
Longest route
TFSTenerife Sur Airport3,026 km
Ryanair
Nearest international
HHNFrankfurt-Hahn Airport509.4 km
Ryanair
Longest international
TFSTenerife Sur Airport3,026 km
Ryanair
Longest domestic
CTACatania-Fontanarossa Airport1,014.6 km
Ryanair

Airport Connectivity Score

28/100

Regional Hub

Destinations served78 destinations
Airline diversity7 airlines
Haul mix coverage2 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

10/289,429 ftAsphaltLIT
12/302,343 ftAsphalt

Haul Mix

short-haul
58
medium-haul
20

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
LINMilano Linate Airport41.9 km
Nearest same country
LINMilano Linate Airport41.9 km
Nearest international
LUGLugano Airport72.2 km
Farthest airport
CHTInia William Tuuta Memorial Airport19,485.7 km
Within 500 km: 92 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 305 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 670 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1LINMilano Linate Airport41.9 kmL
2VBSBrescia Gabriele d'Annunzio Airport55.3 kmM
3LUGLugano Airport72.2 kmM
4MXPMilan Malpensa International Airport76.4 kmL
5VRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport96.7 kmL
6SMVEngadin Airport97.1 kmM
7PMFParma Airport104.4 kmM
8BZOBolzano Airport152.6 kmM
9GOAGenoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport155.6 kmL
10TRNTurin Airport168.9 kmL

ATC Frequencies4

APPMILANO APP126.75 MHz
ATISATIS112.6 MHz
GNDORIO GND120.5 MHz
TWRORIO TWR126.875 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

738
62
320
16
737
1

Live Departures & Arrivals8

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SWU602DH8D2,600 ft
TJD402BE404,750 ft
RYR7BEB38M5,750 ft
ITY353A20N3,775 ft
RYR15BQB38M8,550 ft
RYR9KJB38M9,175 ft
AEZ21CLB7383,500 ft
BAW580MA3209,250 ft

Source: adsb.lol — community ADS-B network. Approximate local traffic within 40nm, not a definitive schedule.

Aircraft Spotted Here

Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 at Dusseldorf Rhein-Ruhr Int'l Airport - EDDLPhoto: Alexander Schürmann via JetPhotosHawker Beechcraft 400XP at Milano Linate - LIMLPhoto: Matei Ioan Dascalu via JetPhotosBoeing 737-8-200 MAX at Dublin - EIDWPhoto: Conor Ewings via JetPhotosAirbus A320-271N at Milano Linate - LIMLPhoto: Alberto Cucini via JetPhotosBoeing 737-8-200 MAX at East Midlands Airport - EGNXPhoto: Jack gower via JetPhotosBoeing 737-8-200 MAX at Budapest Liszt Ferenc - LHBPPhoto: Simon De Rudder via JetPhotos

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Airline Records in Dataset7

3OAir Arabia Maroc
BVBlue Panorama Airlines
IGMeridiana
PCPegasus Airlines
FRRyanair
W6Wizz Air
WUWizz Air Ukraine

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Airport HistoryEst. 1972

Bergamo's airport, commercially branded Milan Bergamo and officially renamed Il Caravaggio International Airport after the Baroque painter born nearby, began as a military airfield in 1937 before civil flights started in the early 1970s. Ryanair's arrival in 2003 turned it into Italy's leading low-cost hub and, by passenger count, the country's third-busiest airport, now operated by SACBO with SEA (Milan's airport operator) as a minority shareholder.

✦Bergamo's airport carries two names in everyday use: the commercial 'Milan Bergamo Airport' brand for travelers, and the official 'Il Caravaggio International Airport' name honoring the painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
✦It has become one of Ryanair's busiest bases anywhere in Europe, a striking reversal for a facility that began purely as a 1930s military airfield.
1937
Airport Established for Military Use

The airfield at Orio al Serio near Bergamo is built for military purposes.

1970
Transition to Civil Use Begins

The airport begins transitioning from a purely military facility toward civil aviation operations.

1972
First Scheduled Civilian Flight

Itavia operates the airport's first civilian flight, a direct service to Rome Ciampino, inaugurated with political officials in attendance.

1980
SEA Takes Stake in SACBO

Milan airport operator SEA (Società Esercizi Aeroportuali) acquires a shareholding in SACBO, the company managing Bergamo airport, linking Bergamo into Milan's broader airport system (a stake it still holds, around 31%).

2003
Ryanair Arrives

Ryanair begins operations at Bergamo, triggering exponential passenger growth and establishing the airport as 'the Italian airport par excellence for low-cost flights,' eventually becoming one of Ryanair's largest bases.

2009
Commercial Terminal Expanded

The terminal's commercial area is expanded in December 2009 with new retail, shops and food and beverage facilities to handle rising passenger volumes.

2019
Non-Schengen Area Expanded; Renamed Il Caravaggio

The non-Schengen flight zone is enlarged, and the airport adopts the official name 'Il Caravaggio International Airport' (commercially still marketed as Milan Bergamo), honoring painter Caravaggio, born in the nearby town.

2024
17.4 Million Passengers

The airport handles 17.4 million passengers, up 8.6% year-on-year, confirming its status as Italy's third-busiest airport and a launch of a 'digital twin' initiative for real-time operations simulation.

English Wikipedia and the airport's own official history page (aeroportobergamo.com), verified via web search August 2026. Some very early WWII-era operational details were not independently corroborated beyond the airport's own history summary and were left out rather than stated as fact.