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Palermo International Airport
Palermo International Airport, also known as Falcone-Borsellino Airport and Punta Raisi Airport is located at Punta Raisi , 32km (19 miles) west of Palermo, the capital city of the Italian island of Sicily.
The IATA airport code is PMO, the ICAO airport code is LICJ
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Falcone-Borsellino
The airport was given the name Falcone-Borsellino in memory of the two leading anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino who were murdered by the mafia in the early 1990s. A 1.90m diameter plaque featuring their portraits can be found to the right of one the main outside entrance to the departure hall, set into a mosaic of Sicily. Created by the sicilian sculptor Tommaso Geraci, it bears the inscription Giovanni Falcone - Paolo Borsellino - Gli Altri - L'orgoglio della Nuova Sicilia (Giovanni Falcone - Paolo Borsellino - The Others - The Pride of the New Sicily).
Airlines
Airlines using the airport include:
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Also See
- Catania-Fontanarossa Airport - Sicily's other international airport
- List of airports
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