Flight Report

This page visualizes ADS-B radar data captured at Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO/LIRF) on January 15, 2026, the 65th anniversary of the airport's opening as Rome's primary international gateway. Over the course of that single day, 643 total flights were recorded across 308 arrivals, 326 departures, and 9 touch-and-gos, operated by 248 unique aircraft. Traffic ran continuously from 00:00 to 23:59 CET, averaging 26.8 flights per hour. The busiest single hour was 16:00, which logged 52 movements. Early morning hours from midnight through 05:00 saw minimal activity, while 06:00 through 07:00 produced a sharp ramp-up, with 30 and 40 flights respectively. The top route by total movements was Milano Linate (LIN) with 24 flights, followed by Madrid Barajas (MAD) and Catania Fontanarossa (CTA) tied at 21 each. Paris CDG and Barcelona El Prat each recorded 17 movements. Approach and departure directions were dominated by NW and NNW headings, with NW leading both categories at 48 approaches and 54 departures. The aircraft fleet spanned registrations from 36 countries, with Croatian-registered (HR) aircraft accounting for the largest share at 72 aircraft, ahead of unknown registrations (XX) at 39 and Italian (IT) at 27. The altitude profile across 419,344 ADS-B data points shows two distinct concentration bands. The largest cluster sits below 3,000 feet, reflecting arrival and departure traffic in the terminal environment. A second, larger concentration peaks in the 36,000 to 37,000 foot band with 26,542 data points, representing cruise-level traffic. The highest recorded altitude was 42,175 feet, logged by aircraft A7-ALG on a departure covering 1,413 nautical miles. The longest flight of the day departed to Gran Canaria (LPA), covering 1,620.7 nautical miles over 239.5 minutes. Total distance flown across all tracked legs reached 382,874 nautical miles, with an average leg distance of 595.4 nautical miles and average leg duration of 98.3 minutes.