Rome Fiumicino has once again been named Europe’s best airport. Venice has also been recognised

Rome Fiumicino is the best airport in Europe, confirming its position at the forefront of international air travel. Leonardo da Vinci Airport has received the ACI Europe Best Airport Award 2026 for the eighth time since 2018 – and for the fifth consecutive year – in the category for airports handling over 40 million passengers. This was announced in a statement by ADR (Aeroporti di Roma), the airport management company owned by the Mundys Group.

The award, organised by ACI Europe, the international association representing European airports, was presented on Tuesday 23 June 2026 during the annual congress held in Prague (Czech Republic), where European airports were honoured for their excellence in staff performance, digital transformation and the sustainability of airport infrastructure. The awards were based on the assessment of an independent jury comprising eight institutional representatives from the aviation sector, including the European Commission, Eurocontrol, EASA, ECAC and the SESAR Joint Undertaking.

This accolade follows on from the ‘Best European Airport’ award won in February as part of ACI World’s Airport Service Quality programme, which is based on feedback provided directly by passengers, and confirms the strength of the Fiumicino model, which, in 2025, exceeded the 51 million passenger mark for the first time and is aiming to reach 53 million passengers this year.

Leonardo da Vinci Airport is now looking to the future with a €9 billion sustainable development plan, designed to meet an estimated passenger demand of up to 100 million passengers a year by 2046 and to further strengthen Italia’s connectivity. The Masterplan sets out an industrial strategy that positions Italia’s leading airport amongst the largest hubs in the Western world, with the aim of further consolidating its role in serving Rome, tourism and the country’s competitiveness.

Marco Troncone, CEO of ADR, says: “Confirming Rome Fiumicino’s position at the top of the European airports once again means being able to maintain a business model that combines quality of service, operational efficiency, applied innovation and environmental sustainability. This latest achievement is down to our staff and the entire airport community, but it looks, above all, to the next phase of development at Leonardo da Vinci, which is a project of primary national interest. The forecasts for traffic growth and Rome’s global centrality require, in fact, adequate infrastructure, targeted investment and a long-term vision. We want to consolidate the role of the Fiumicino hub as a strategic platform for the country’s competitiveness: working towards this goal means strengthening Italia’s connectivity, supporting tourism and the economy, and capturing a growing share of intercontinental traffic.”