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Pisa International Airport

Pisa International Airport is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pisa International Airport rather than just read about it. In short: Pisa International Airport (IATA: PSA, ICAO: LIRP) — also named Galileo Galilei Airport — is an international airport located in Pisa, Italy. It is one of the two major airports in Tuscany, the other being Florence Airport.

Key takeaways

Pisa International Airport belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Pisa International Airport to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Pisa International Airport from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Pisa International Airport (IATA: PSA, ICAO: LIRP) — also named Galileo Galilei Airport — is an international airport located in Pisa, Italy. It is one of the two major airports in Tuscany, the other being Florence Airport. Pisa is ranked 10th in Italy in terms of passenger numbers. It is named after Galileo Galilei, the scientist and native of Pisa. The airport was first developed for the military in the 1930s and 1940s. The airport was used by 5,233,118 passengers in 2017. It serves as a focus city of Ryanair.

History During the end of World War II the airport was used as a base for the 15th Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces. Delta Air Lines commenced direct flights to New York in June 2007. The route ended in 2016.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 6 feet (2 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt-paved runways: 04R/22L measuring 3,002 by 45 metres (9,849 ft × 148 ft) and 04L/22R measuring 2,793 by 43 metres (9,163 ft × 141 ft). The terminal building has 16 gates (numbered 01–11 and 21–25), one of which (Gate 23) is equipped with a jetbridge; however, this is used by few airlines only. Gates 1–11 are on the ground floor and are for Schengen flights. Shuttle buses are used to take passengers to the plane. Gates 21–25 are non-Schengen and are on level one. Walk-boarding, bus-boarding and boarding by jetway are used here. Besides civilian operations, the airport is also used extensively by the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) and is a base for, amongst others, the C-130 Hercules and C-27J Spartan transport aircraft. The airport is home to 46ª Brigata Aerea Silvio Angelucci (46th Air Brigade).

Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Pisa Airport:

Statistics In 2006 and 2007, the airport was the fastest growing among Italy's top 15 airports, with passenger numbers up 30% in 2006 and 24% in 2007. In 2008 it was Italy's 11th-busiest airport, handling 3,963,717 and 4,011,525 passengers in 2010. In 2011 the growth rose to 11.3% and the airport carried 4,526,723 passengers.

Ground transport Since 2017 the airport has its own Pisa Mover shuttle service to and from Pisa Centrale railway station. A return ticket costs ten euros and the shuttle takes five minutes. The airport also has five passenger and one coach parking areas. Flibco coach operator offer regular shuttle services between Pisa International Airport and Florence city centre, making use of clearly marked bus stops outside the terminal with multiple daily departures, online ticketing and flexible rebooking options.

Accidents and incidents On 27 January 1952, Seaboard & Western Airlines Douglas C-54A-5-DO overshot the runway on landing. Fire consumed the aircraft. The plane was carrying 50 cows, 47 of which were killed. On 23 November 2009, Italian Air Force Lockheed KC-130J Hercules MM62176 of the based 46 Aerobrigata crashed just after take-off. All five crew members were killed.

See also Pisa Aeroporto railway station Florence Airport, Peretola – the second Tuscan international airport Marina di Campo Airport – another Tuscan airport

References

External links Media related to Pisa International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

Official website Toscana Aeroporti website News about the airport "Current weather for LIRP". NOAA/NWS. Accident history for PSA at Aviation Safety Network

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pisa International Airport

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pisa International Airport claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pisa International Airport before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pisa International Airport ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pisa International Airport

In research: Pisa International Airport appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pisa International Airport in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pisa International Airport is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1911 establishments in Italy, Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy, Airports established in 1911, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pisa International Airport outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Pisa International Airport matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Pisa International Airport?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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