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Venice Marco Polo Airport (IATA: VCE, ICAO: LIPZ) is an airport located on the Italian mainland near Venice, Italy.
The airport is located on the Italian mainland near Venice, Italy, in Tessera.
With 6,342,178 passengers in 2006, Venice Airport is the 4th busiest Italian Airport in terms of air traffic.
The airport was named after the Venetian traveller Marco Polo, who is considered the European rediscoverer
of China. It is considered one of the three most important airports in northern Italy (with the two international
airports of Milan, Malpensa and Linate).
Venice Marco Polo Airport is connected to the nearby railway station of Venice-Mestre and to the bus terminal of
Venice-Piazzale Roma by scheduled bus services, and to Piazza San Marco by water taxi.
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