Florence Airport, Peretola guide

Florence Airport, also known as Amerigo Vespucci Airport, opened on 4 June 1931 and is the second-busiest airport in Tuscany after Pisa. Toscana Aeroporti operates the airport. Its single runway measures 1,560 metres, a length that limits operations to aircraft up to the size of the A320neo and rules out long-haul widebody service. The airport recorded 3.5 million passengers in 2024, a 14% rise on the previous year and a new annual record.

Vueling operates the highest number of weekly departures from Florence, while Volotea serves the largest number of individual routes. Air Dolomiti, ITA Airways and Lufthansa Group carriers add connections to European hubs including Frankfurt, Vienna and Zürich. Toscana Aeroporti's masterplan proposes a new, longer runway of 2,400 metres and a new terminal to handle larger aircraft and higher passenger volumes, though the project remains subject to approval.

The T2 tram line links the terminal directly to Piazza Unità Italiana beside Santa Maria Novella station in central Florence in about 20 to 30 minutes, and taxis and airport buses run the same route. The airport sits on the plain between Florence and Sesto Fiorentino.