Editing Transport in San Marino (section)

=== 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 and the heliport has been replaced by a [[parking lot]].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>