Grazzanise Air Base

Grazzanise Air Base

Aeroporto Militare Grazzanise "Carlo Romagnoli"
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorItaly
ServesCaserta, Italy
Elevation AMSL30 ft / 9 m
Coordinates40°03′39″N 018°4′55″E / 40.06083°N 18.08194°E / 40.06083; 18.08194
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06R/24L 2,991 9,813 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

Grazzanise Air Base (also known as "Carlo Romagnoli Airport") (ICAO: LIRM) is an Italian Air Force air base 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) south of Grazzanise, in the Province of Caserta in the region of Campania, located about 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Caserta (the airport for this city), and 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of Naples, Italy.

It has two, parallel runways (06/24) with the main, asphalt runway being 06R/24L, 2,991 metres (9,813 ft) x 30 metres (98 ft), at elevation 9 metres (30 ft).[2] The parallel concrete runway is for limited helicopter operations, as it has no taxiway connection to the rest of the base. There is a dispersal and hangar area on the eastern end for nine aircraft, with larger maintenance hangars and parking areas at each end.

Navigation aids sited at the field are TACAN and NDB.[2]

Units

The main base complex is about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 miles) north-west of the airfield. It is the base for:

Previous use

The air base was formerly the site of operations for squadrons equipped with the North American F-86 Sabre, Fiat G.91 and Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. An F-86 and an F-104[4] are mounted on a pole within the 2nd NATO Signal Squadron compound north of the air base.

References

  1. ^ "Airport information for LIRM". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ a b GRAZZANISE[usurped], World Aero Data/DAFIF
  3. ^ 2ND NATO Signal Battalion Changes Command, USA-A Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Brien, JFC Naples media release, 2020-01-08
  4. ^ Preserved in Italy, I-F-S.nl