Given Rome’s central position with respect to the country as a whole, the Rome airport system serves a very large, consolidated catchment area.

Rome is the largest city in Italy, with a population of about 4 million and a higher than average per capita income with respect to the rest of Italy: two elements which, together with the countless historical and cultural treasures offered by the city, represent an excellent basis for starting new flights to any destination.

Rome is among the principal travel destinations on an international level: in 2025 the city recorded the arrival of 22,9 million people (data source: Rome Tourism Board).

Taking a broader view, the 12 million inhabitants of the area within a radius of about 250 km of Rome, constitute a catchment area which can be described as “natural”; thanks to efficient and extensive road, motorway and rail connections (with a station at Fiumicino airport), Rome airports are easily accessible from all the main metropolitan areas of central Italy.

Furthermore, Fiumicino Airport is an intermodal hub that promotes air-rail integration: in addition to Leonardo Express connections with Rome city and regional services, Fiumicino Airport offers links with high-speed “Frecce Trenitalia”. 

For the long-haul flights, in the absence of overlapping hubs in the territory, the catchment area served by Fiumicino airport covers a population of about 32 million people, including southern Italy and the islands. In fact, Leonardo da Vinci Airport, offers flight connections all over Italy.