Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (IATA: TRS, ICAO: LIPQ), also known as Ronchi dei Legionari Airport, is a secondary airport located 0.3 NM (0.56 km; 0.35 mi) west of Ronchi dei Legionari (Gorizia),[1] near Trieste in Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy. In 2007 the airport was renamed Friuli – Venezia Giulia "Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà" Airport, in honor of the 19th-century humanitarian explorer of Africa known in English as Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, namegiver of Brazzaville. In 2008, Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport handled almost 16,000,000 passengers, most who were headed to Adriatic airports or transferring to Trieste Da Vinci International Airport.