Connectivity

Connectivity

Based on the latest available data, Malpensa holds 28th position in the ranking of the 30 best globally connected airports (selected on a network that includes 3,873 airports worldwide), with a connectivity index of 2.69.
At level of European connectivity (referring to a sample of 480 continental airports), Malpensa is ranked 24th, with an index of 1.90.
An indicator that can give a more accurate measure of the degree of accessibility to Europe by individual airports is based on the minimum travel time to reach other European airports.
Travel time includes both flight times and waiting times at intermediate airports (in the event that more than one flight is required to reach a particular destination). The number of linked airports to Malpensa airport per day in 2015 was 390, with average travel time of 312 minutes. Similar performance to Fiumicino: 392 connected airports with average time of 306 minutes.
Linate airport also shows good connectivity in relation to travel time, connected with 387 airports reachable in an average time of 332 minutes.

Accessibility to European GDP
Malpensa is the only Italian airport among the top 20 in the continental ranking based on the share of European GDP that can be reached quickly.
In 2015, it was ranked 11th, with 78.30% of European GDP reachable within 2 hours of travel and a further 20.9% reachable within 2-4 hours.

Reachable European GDP based on travel time

RankAirportGDP % within 2 hoursGDP % 2-4 hours
1Frankfurt91.258.30
2Paris CDG89.2910.00
3Munich87.6311.75
4Amsterdam87.1912.23
5Brussels87.0212.17
6Zurich85.6613.78
7Dusseldorf84.1815.26
8Stuttgart82.4316.85
9Geneva81.9817.13
10Basel80.5018.13
11MILAN Malpensa78.3020.87

Source: ICCSAI Fact Book 2016


Travel times
In addition to the overall capacity to reach European network, indication of the share of Europe that can be reached in a short time also plays a significant role.
The figure is particularly important for those airports whose traffic is mainly business customers.
Considering in particular the set of destinations for which you can take a return flight within the day (day trip) remaining at a destination at least 4 hours, Milan airport system sees Linate in 12th position, with a network of 150 destinations and an average time of 732 minutes, and Malpensa in 20th place with a network of 180 destinations and an average time of 744 minutes.

European network accessible with a day trip

RankAirportNumber of airportslinked within the dayAverage time
1Frankfurt184653’
2Munich206676’
3Amsterdam222683’
4Paris CDG187684’
5Zurich196709’
6Paris Orly165717’
7Dusseldorf207720’
8London Heathrow203720’
9Copenhagen224722’
10Hamburg194725’
11Rome Fiumicino175727’
12Milan Linate150732’
13Lyon165733’
14Vienna180734’
15Brussels209738’
16Berlin184741’
17Barcelona206742’
18Oslo209742’
19Basel157743’
20Milan Malpensa180744’

Source: ICCSAI Fact Book 2016