# Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)

> Venezia (VE), IT · IATA: VCE · ICAO: LIPZ · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `VCE` |
| ICAO | `LIPZ` |
| City | Venezia (VE) |
| Country | IT |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 2 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| Cargo Rank | #3 |
| GPS | 45.50530, 12.35190 |

## Description

Eyewear from Luxottica, machinery from the Veneto, fashion from the northeast's workshops: the export weight of its region has made Venice Marco Polo (IATA: VCE, ICAO: LIPZ) Italy's third-largest cargo airport, handling about 61,600 tonnes in 2024 — up some 30 percent on 2023. Most tonnage travels as bellyhold on intercontinental services — Delta and United to North America, Emirates to Dubai — backed by a dedicated cargo area with customs clearance. Passenger traffic runs at around 12 million a year. Operator SAVE Group also runs Treviso and Verona, marketing the northeast's airports as one system. A European one-off: Marco Polo sits directly on the lagoon, and passengers reach Venice by water taxi or scheduled boat. For trucks, the SS14 connects to the A27 and A4 motorways, with Mestre 13 kilometres away. Behind Milan Malpensa (731,641 t) and Rome Fiumicino (271,580 t), Venice is the largest cargo gateway in northeastern Italy.

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