# Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)

> Bologna, IT · IATA: BLQ · ICAO: LIPE · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BLQ` |
| ICAO | `LIPE` |
| City | Bologna |
| Country | IT |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 37 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 44.53540, 11.28870 |

## Description

Ducati, Lamborghini and the "Packaging Valley" of machine builders: Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (IATA: BLQ, ICAO: LIPE) serves one of Europe's most export-intensive industrial regions. Freight accordingly means machinery, automotive components and spare parts, processed through a dedicated cargo area with customs clearance and express stations. In 2025 the airport handled around 53,700 tonnes of cargo and mail, down 4.7 percent year on year amid global tariff uncertainty, keeping Bologna in fourth place among Italy's cargo airports. With around 10 million passengers a year, the airport ranks among Italy's eight busiest; Ryanair maintains a base here. The operating company, Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi di Bologna, is listed on the Milan stock exchange — a rarity among Italian airports. Since 2020 the Marconi Express people mover has linked the terminal to the central station, one of Italy's key high-speed rail nodes, in seven minutes. Trucks use the ring road and the A14 motorway; the city centre is just 6 kilometres away. The patron fits the place: radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi, Nobel laureate of 1909, was born in Bologna.

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