Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) Information

Where is Rome Ciampino Airport? The famed city of the Roman Empire, Vatican City and La Dolce Vita (the sweet life) has earned Rome the nickname of the Eternal City.

The historic centre of Rome is one big UNESCO World Heritage Site, overflowing with beauty: ornate statues, opulent monuments, millenium-old churches, fascinating ruins, graceful fountains and grand old palaces. As one of Europe's most visited cities, Rome attracts visitors from around the world.

Airport Rome Ciampino (IATA: CIA, ICAO: LIRA), officially Rome Ciampino G.B. Pastine International Airport, also known as Ciampino G.B. Pastine Airport, Rome G.B. Pastine International Airport, or simply Rome Ciampino Airport, is located in the Comune of Ciampino, 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) southeast of central Rome, Lazio, Italy. The airport sits just outside the Greater Ring Road that runs around the city. CIA Airport is shared with the military.

Ciampino Airport is Italy's 10th busiest airport, and Rome's second busiest, with 4,497,376 passengers in 2012. CIA is the secondary Rome Airport: Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) is the city's main and far busier airport. 

The low-cost carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air are currently the only carriers operating at Ciampino Airport.

Among the cities that with flights to Rome Ciampino Airport are Barcelona, Bari, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Corfu, Dublin, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Glasgow, Gothenburg, Hahn, Ibiza, Kraków, London, Madrid, Manchester, Marrakech, Marseille, Nottingham, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Porto, Seville, Stockholm, Thessaloniki, Valencia, Vilnius, Warsaw and Wroclaw.

Your best bet for a Rome Ciampino Airport transfer is the bus. Details on all options are included in this guide.

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This is a relatively small airport and it closes overnight. No sleeping here, as you will be locked out of the airport until it opens again for the first check-in around 04:30.

• Official CIA Rome Ciampino International Airport Website