# Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA / LIMJ)

**Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport** (IATA: GOA, ICAO: LIMJ) is a large airport in Genova (GE), Liguria, Italy. It opened on 17 Jul 1985. It has one runway, 2,915 m (9,564 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 1.6 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/limj

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GOA / LIMJ
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Genova (GE), Liguria, Italy
- Opened: 17 Jul 1985
- Elevation: 4 m / 13 ft
- Coordinates: 44.4120, 8.8407
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,915 m / 9,564 ft
- Passengers: 1,585,262 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Rome
- Website: http://www.airport.genova.it
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genoa_Cristoforo_Colombo_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431383
- Weather station: LIMJ · WMO 16120
- Ident: LIMJ

## Timeline

- 17 Jul 1985: Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport opens.
- 25 Feb 1999: Alitalia Flight 1553. 4 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,915 m / 9,564 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 105° / 285° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,259,010 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,353,623 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,261,065 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,240,962 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,460,789 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,539,240 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 397,174 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 613,629 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 1,230,706 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,287,315 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 1,342,363 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,585,262 | Eurostat |

## Routes

28 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [TRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipq.md) Trieste Airport · Italy · 396 km / 246 mi · Airidea
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 401 km / 249 mi · Aeroitalia
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 493 km / 306 mi · Air Dolomiti
- [CAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liee.md) Cagliari Elmas Airport · Italy · 574 km / 357 mi · Ryanair
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 593 km / 368 mi · Ryanair, Volotea, Wizz Air
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 651 km / 405 mi · Vueling
- [QSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liri.md) Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport · Italy · 652 km / 405 mi · Aeroitalia
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 689 km / 428 mi · Volotea
- [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 741 km / 460 mi · Ryanair
- [PMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licj.md) Falcone–Borsellino Airport · Italy · 779 km / 484 mi · Ryanair
- [SUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lica.md) Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport · Italy · 867 km / 539 mi · Ryanair
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 928 km / 577 mi · KLM
- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 932 km / 579 mi · Ryanair
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 946 km / 588 mi · Ryanair, Wizz Air
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,046 km / 650 mi · Ryanair
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,106 km / 687 mi · Volotea

### Seasonal (10)

- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 395 km / 245 mi · Aeroitalia, Volotea
- [AHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liea.md) Alghero-Fertilia Airport · Italy · 423 km / 263 mi · Aeroitalia
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 625 km / 388 mi · Discover Airlines
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 749 km / 465 mi · Ryanair
- [BDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libr.md) Brindisi Airport · Italy · 854 km / 531 mi · Ryanair
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 872 km / 542 mi · Wizz Air
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 1,037 km / 644 mi · Wizz Air
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 1,241 km / 771 mi · Wizz Air
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,281 km / 796 mi · Ryanair
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 1,367 km / 849 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal charter (2)

- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 494 km / 307 mi · Eurowings
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 722 km / 449 mi · Austrian Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GOA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (11)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 12
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 5
- XZ [Aeroitalia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroitalia) · 4
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 4
- EN [Air Dolomiti](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-dolomiti) · 1
- Airidea · 1
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter
- 4Y [Discover Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/discover-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1 · seasonal charter
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.6M (2025) | #660 of 3,974 | #171 in Europe | #24 in IT |
| Longest runway | 2,915 m / 9,564 ft | #1,490 of 29,858 | #236 in Europe | #26 in IT |
| Elevation | 4 m / 13 ft | =42,081 of 43,403 | =5,684 in Europe | =517 in IT |
| Age | Opened 1985 | =8,826 of 15,079 | =1,256 in Europe | #97 in IT |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in IT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 122.825 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [LIMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limr.md) Novi Ligure Eugenio Mossi Airfield · 41 km / 26 mi
- [LIMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limg.md) Riviera Villanova d'Albenga International Airport · 70 km / 43 mi
- [LIMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lims.md) Piacenza San Damiano Air Base · 89 km / 56 mi
- [CUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limz.md) Cuneo International Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [LIQW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liqw.md) Sarzana-Luni Bartolomeo Arrigoni Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [LIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liml.md) Milano Linate Airport · 120 km / 74 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Genoa_Cristoforo_Colombo_Airport&oldid=1376639725), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/limj/data