Airports / Italy / MXP
Milan Malpensa International Airport
LIMC / MXPFerno (VA), ItalyELEV 768 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cameri Air Base (LIMN) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Milan Malpensa International Airport (LIMC / MXP) sits in Ferno (VA), Italy, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 768 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MXP for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Cameri Air Base (LIMN, 7 nm), Varese-Venegono Airport (LILN, 9 nm), and Lugano Airport (LUG, 24 nm).
Planning a trip? The Milan, Italy destination guide covers routes, aircraft options, and what to expect on the ground. In directories and search listings it also appears under MIL and Silvio Berlusconi. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ferno (VA).
Field capability
ICAO
LIMC
IATA
MXP
FAA / Local
MI12
Elevation
768 ft
Coordinates
45.6306° N · 8.7281° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Italy fields
state range 6–1,791 ft
At 768 ft, MXP sits higher than 85% of the 73 Italy fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 7nmLIMNCameri Air BaseCameri (NO)
- 9nmLILNVarese-Venegono AirportVenegono Superiore (VA)
- 24nmLUGLugano AirportAgno
- 26nmLINMilano Linate AirportSegrate (MI)
- 28nmLILEBiella-Cerrione AirfieldCerrione (BI)
- 41nmBGYIl Caravaggio International AirportOrio al Serio (BG)
Destinations served
Location
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