Florence Airport, Peretola — Firenze (FI), Italy

Florence Airport, operating under the code FLR and formally named for the explorer Amerigo Vespucci, occupies a compact site in the Peretola district just a few kilometers from Florence's historic center. Its short single runway has constrained the airport for decades, preventing many long-haul aircraft from using the field and fueling a long-running, often contentious debate over expansion into nearby farmland and protected areas. Despite these physical limits, FLR remains a convenient entry point for travelers heading straight into the heart of Tuscany, sparing them the longer transfer required from Pisa or Bologna. Regional trains and buses connect the terminal to central Florence within minutes. Airlines serving FLR tend to operate smaller regional jets suited to the runway's constraints, linking the city to other major European centers and supporting Tuscany's enormous tourism and wine-export economy.