Editing Transport in San Marino (section)

== Aviation ==

=== International airports ===
{{See also|Federico Fellini International Airport}}
San Marino has no international airport on its territory. The closest international airport to San Marino is [[Federico Fellini International Airport]], in Rimini's {{Lang|it|frazione}} of [[Miramare di Rimini|Miramare]]; other airports near San Marino are [[Forlì Airport|Luigi Ridolfi Airport]] in [[Forlì]], [[Marche Airport|Raffaello Sanzio Airport]] in [[Ancona]], and [[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport|Guglielmo Marconi Airport]] in [[Bologna]].

San Marino first expressed an interest in entering the management of Fellini Airport in the early 1980s.<ref name=":16" /> Since then, the governments of San Marino and Italy have signed several bilateral agreements concerning San Marino's access to the airport.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" /><ref name=":18" /> As a result of these accords, all air carriers recognised by San Marino have been able to fly to Fellini Airport,<ref name=":16" /> the Sammarinese government has been able to decide commercial routes,<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2009 |title=L'aeroporto di Rimini apre le porte al mondo: Il Titano mette le ali |trans-title=Rimini Airport opens its doors to the world: The Titan gives wings |url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rimini/2009/04/01/162225-aeroporto_rimini.shtml |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=[[Il Resto del Carlino]] |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last=Russo |first=Carlo |date=24 November 2000 |title=Rimini, scalo di stato: San Marino ha un suo aeroporto |trans-title=Rimini, state airport: San Marino has its own airport |url=https://www.italiaoggi.it/archivio/rimini-scalo-di-stato-115042 |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Italia Oggi}}</ref> Sammarinese companies have been able to operate in Italian airports without restrictions,<ref name=":16" /> and the Sammarinese government has been able to carry out customs operations at Fellini Airport in agreement with the Italian authorities.<ref name=":18" />
[[File:Rimini airport terminal 2018.JPG|left|thumb|The terminal of [[Federico Fellini International Airport|Fellini Airport]] in March 2018, since its repainting]]
In 2002, the Sammarinese government acquired a 3% stake in Fellini Airport's management company, Aeradria.<ref name=":72">{{Cite web |last=Rtv |first=San Marino |date=12 February 2004 |title=Aeroporto di Rimini: dalla guerra all'ingresso di San Marino |trans-title=Rimini Airport: From the war to San Marino's entry |url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/aeroporto-rimini-dalla-guerra-ingresso-san-marino-a92887 |access-date=2 November 2023 |website=[[San Marino RTV]] |language=it}}</ref> The airport was officially named Rimini-San Marino Airport.<ref name=":19" /> In June 2018, the subsequent management company, Airiminum, repainted the terminal sign to read {{Lang|it|Aeroporto Internazionale di Rimini e San Marino}} (Rimini and San Marino International Airport), replacing the previous {{Lang|it|Aeroporto Internazionale Federico Fellini}} (Federico Fellini International Airport).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=3 March 2018 |title=Il nuovo look dell'aeroporto: "San Marino" ha preso il posto di "Federico Fellini" |trans-title=The new look of the airport: "San Marino" has taken the place of "Federico Fellini" |url=https://www.riminiduepuntozero.it/il-nuovo-look-dellaeroporto-san-marino-ha-preso-il-posto-di-federico-fellini/ |access-date=1 January 2014 |website=Riminiduepuntozero |language=it-IT}}</ref>

The most significant agreement, ratified on 16 September 2013, provided San Marino a forty-year concession over some areas of Fellini Airport.<ref name=":17" /><ref name=":20">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=12 August 2023 |title=Aeroporto Fellini, sullo scalo internazionale incontro a Roma a settembre |trans-title=Fellini Airport: On the international airport meeting in Rome in September |url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/aeroporto-fellini-sullo-scalo-internazionale-incontro-a-roma-a-settembre-a245543 |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=[[San Marino RTV]] |language=it-SM}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite web |last1=Mincuzzi |first1=Angelo |last2=Oddo |first2=Giuseppe |date=24 April 2014 |title=Una misteriosa cordata estera per l'aeroporto di Rimini-San Marino |trans-title=A mysterious foreign consortium for the Rimini-San Marino airport |url=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2014-07-23/una-misteriosa-cordata-estera-l-aeroporto-rimini-san-marino-194420.shtml?uuid=ABT3cidB |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=[[Il Sole 24 Ore]] |language=it}}</ref> The areas were expected to host a private terminal, with a customs border allowing goods destined for San Marino not to pass through Italian customs.<ref name=":21" /> As of August 2023, Sammarinese authorities still have no presence at the airport.<ref name=":20" />

=== Torraccia Airfield ===
{{Main|Torraccia Airfield}}
[[File:Aeroclub San Marino.png|thumb|[[Torraccia Airfield]] in November 2006]]
[[Torraccia Airfield]] is San Marino's only aviation facility on its territory. It is a small [[general aviation]] [[aerodrome]] in [[Torraccia]], a village east of the {{Lang|it|castello}} of Domagnano, less than {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=off}} from the Italian border.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |date=20 August 2017 |title=Torraccia |url=https://forgottenairfields.com/airfield-torraccia-148.html |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=forgottenairfields.com}}</ref> Torraccia's only [[Poaceae|grass]] [[runway]] was first used in 1981, but the airfield's structure was opened in 1985.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |last=Bollini |first=Marco |date=5 July 2015 |title=San Marino avrà un aeroporto? |trans-title=Will San Marino have an airport? |url=https://www.giornalesm.com/san-marino-avra-aeroporto/ |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=giornalesm.com |language=it-SM}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=Chi Siamo |trans-title=Who we are |url=https://www.aeroclubsanmarino.com/chi-siamo/ |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Aeroclub San Marino |language=it-SM}}</ref> In July 2012, the runway was extended to {{convert|650|m|ft|abbr=off}}.<ref name=":22" />

The airfield is owned and operated by Aeroclub San Marino,<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":03" /><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=13 October 2023 |title=Eliporto Torraccia - Aeroclub San Marino {{!}} Rimini turismo |trans-title=Torraccia heliport - Aeroclub San Marino |url=https://riminiturismo.it/visitatori/come-arrivare/collegamenti/aereo/eliporto-torraccia-aeroclub-san-marino |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=riminiturismo.it |language=it}}</ref> a [[flying club]] with approximately 100 members.<ref name=":32" /> In the summer, between ten and fifteen planes typically land at the airfield per day.<ref name=":03" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=3 July 2015 |title=Torraccia: da aerodromo ad aeroporto |trans-title=Torraccia: From aerodrome to airport |url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/torraccia-aerodromo-aeroporto-a60048 |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=[[San Marino RTV]] |language=it-SM}}</ref> The airfield hosts a [[Flight training|flight school]], recreational flights and sports, and some tourist flights in small aircraft.<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":13" /><ref name=":32" />

=== Borgo Maggiore heliport ===
On 3 September 1950, a [[heliport]] next to Borgo Maggiore's cablecar terminus inaugurated its maiden postal flight from [[Trieste]], followed by a second postal flight to [[Riccione]] for the International Stamp Fair the following day. On 16 October 1958, the heliport welcomed a helicopter bringing the [[polio vaccine]] from [[Aviano Air Base]].<ref name=":8" />

On 24 July 1959, a statue of [[Our Lady of Fátima]] was flown to Borgo Maggiore aboard a helicopter from [[Forlì]]; the statue was used for the aerial cablecar's maiden journey.<ref name=":8" /> On 30 June 1959, a helicopter line running between the Borgo Maggiore heliport and a heliport by Rimini's port was inaugurated.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=29 June 2023 |title=30 giugno 1961 - Inaugurata la linea di elicotteri Rimini - San Marino - San Leo |trans-title=30 June 1961 – The Rimini – San Marino – San Leo helicopter line is inaugurated |url=https://www.chiamamicitta.it/30-giugno-1961-inaugurata-linea-elicotteri-rimini-san-marino-san-leo/ |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Chiamami Città |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Gambetti |first=Nicola |date=5 August 2023 |title=Rimini - San Marino - San Leo in elicottero |trans-title=Rimini – San Marino – San Leo by helicopter |url=https://riminisparita.it/rimini-san-marino-san-leo-in-elicottero/ |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Rimini Sparita |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":8" /> Operated by Compagnia Italiana Elicotteri, the service ran several times per day,<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" /> using a fleet of four-seater [[Bell 47J Ranger]]s and a three-seater [[Bell 47|Agusta-Bell AB-47G]],<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" /><ref name=":8" /> which were serviced at Rimini's airport.<ref name=":14" /> In 1964, the line was extended to [[San Leo]].<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" /> Tickets would cost up to 12,500 lire,<ref name=":11" /> including the cablecar to the City of San Marino and a shuttle to the [[Forte di San Leo|Leonine fortress]]. The service would take fifteen minutes to reach Rimini and ten minutes to reach San Leo. The service closed in 1969,<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" /> and the heliport has been replaced by a [[parking lot]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=30 August 2015 |title=Borgo Maggiore: concerto della banda "Queen Victoria" per rinnovare il gemellaggio con Zurrieq |trans-title=Borgo Maggiore: Concert by the "Queen Victoria" band to renew the twinning with Zurrieq |url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/cultura-c6/borgo-maggiore-concerto-banda-queen-victoria-rinnovare-gemellaggio-zurrieq-a101024 |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=[[San Marino RTV]] |language=it-SM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 September 2023 |title=Ordinanza n.189/2023 |url=https://www.interni.sm/pub1/InterniSM/dam/jcr:c0686586-027f-46da-97f1-8734f8161aa8/Ordinanza%20n.189-2023.pdf |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=State Secretariat for Internal Affairs}}</ref>