Latina Air Base Explained

Latina Airport
Icao:LIRL
Pushpin Map:Italy
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Italy
Pushpin Label:Latina
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Military
Operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana
Location:Latina, Lazio
Elevation-F:93
Elevation-M:28
Coordinates:41.5422°N 12.9089°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-M:1,700
R1-Length-F:5,577
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1]

Latina Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Latina) is a military airport located near Latina, a city in the Lazio region of central Italy. The airport is approximately 9km (06miles) north of Latina. It is also known as Enrico Comani Airport, named after Enrico Comani, an Italian aviator.

The airport is home to the 70th Wing (70° Stormo) of Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana).

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 93feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 1700mx40mm (5,600feetx130feetm).

References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)