# Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG)

> Perugia (PG), IT · IATA: PEG · ICAO: LIRZ · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PEG` |
| ICAO | `LIRZ` |
| City | Perugia (PG) |
| Country | IT |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 212 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 43.09590, 12.51320 |

## Description

Passenger numbers reached 534,210 in 2024 and jumped about 20% in the first nine months of 2025 at Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (IATA: PEG, ICAO: LIRZ), Umbria's only commercial airport, some 12 km east of Perugia near Sant'Egidio. Ryanair leads the schedule alongside Wizz Air Malta and Aeroitalia, and has announced new routes aiming for more than 700,000 passengers by 2028. Named after Saint Francis, the field sits barely half an hour from Assisi and serves pilgrims and tourists as much as business travellers. No air freight is handled here, however: Umbrian shipments — Perugina chocolate, Norcia truffles — move by road to Rome Fiumicino (FCO, ~190 km) or Florence (FLR, ~150 km). The E45 dual carriageway and the Foligno–Terontola railway provide surface links.

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