The new development plan of Rome Fiumicino airport

The new Sustainable Development Plan of Rome Fiumicino International Airport emerges as one of the most strategic infrastructure projects for the future of Italian mobility. According to the study prepared by the "Franco Fontana" Research Center in Strategic Change of Luiss Guido Carli, the complete implementation of the Masterplan could generate up to 300,000 new jobs in Italy and about 70 billion euros of added value over the entire time horizon until 2046, the year the concession ended.

The analysis, edited by Enzo Peruffo and Alberto Petrucci and presented in the Sala delle Colonne of the University in the presence of the CEO of Aeroporti di Roma, Marco Troncone, highlights how crucial the project is not only for the airport sector, but for the entire country system. Any delay in the implementation of the plan would in fact have a significant economic impact: each lost year would cost about 2 billion euros to the national economy.

A 9 billion Masterplan for a hub with 100 million passengers

The project, entirely self-financed, is part of the growth strategy of ADR - a Mundys Group company that manages Fiumicino and Ciampino - with the aim of adapting the airport to the expected demand of 100 million passengers by 2046.

The Luiss study evaluated three levels of impact:

• construction phase: direct contribution to employment and the infrastructure supply chain.
• management phase: benefits generated by the operation of an expanded and efficient airport.
• Catalytic effects: economic repercussions linked to the increase in international flows, tourism and the attractiveness of the territory.

In addition to these results, there are indirect benefits, including an increase in international trade, estimated at between 0.54% and 0.98% of GDP, amounting to an additional €10.9–19.6 billion.

Impacts on Lazio, Rome and Fiumicino

The local impact is particularly significant:

• Lazio Region: 18 billion euros of added value and over 67,000 jobs.
• Province of Rome: 14 billion and 53,200 new jobs.
• Municipality of Fiumicino: 5 billion and 13,450 jobs.

Numbers that confirm how the Roman hub represents a strategic catalyst for economic and tourist development for the entire territory.

Noise reduction and new Archaeological Park

The Masterplan also integrates significant environmental interventions with a view to sustainability. Shifting the center of gravity of flight operations eastwards would allow a reduction in noise impact of up to 80%, moving take-off and landings away from residential areas.

At the same time, a cultural enhancement project is planned that will return an 85-hectare archaeological park to the citizenry, included in a broader landscape protection program.

Fiumicino's Sustainable Development Plan therefore represents much more than an infrastructural expansion: it is a decisive lever for Italy's international competitiveness, for the growth of tourism and for the quality of services offered to passengers. An investment that promises concrete benefits in the short and long term, generating value for Rome, Lazio and the whole country.