Siena-Ampugnano Airport
Siena-Ampugnano Airport (closed) Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano | |||||||||||
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IATA: SAY – ICAO: LIQS | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military / Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Siena, Tuscany, Italy | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 634 ft / 193 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°15′23″N 011°15′18″E / 43.25639°N 11.25500°E | ||||||||||
Website | www.siena-airport.it (no longer operational) | ||||||||||
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SAY Location of airport in Italy | |||||||||||
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Siena-Ampugnano Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano) (IATA: SAY, ICAO: LIQS) was a small military airfield near Siena, in Tuscany, Italy. All employment has been terminated in 2014.[3]
2008 the site has been proposed for a new international airport capable of handling 4 million passengers a year by 2020. Since 2003 the project has met widespread local opposition.[4][5] Upon request about current status and future of the airport in November 2016 the Siena Comune confirmed by eMail: ″the airport of Siena is not operating″.
History
During World War II, the facility was known as Malignano Airfield. It was a major United States Air Force Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the Italian Campaign.[6]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 634 feet (193 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,393 by 30 metres (4,570 ft × 98 ft).[7]
References
- ↑ EAD Basic
- ↑ Associazione Italiana Gestori Aeroportuali
- ↑ All employments terminated. Information by the Siena Comune
- ↑ Peter Popham (19 January 2008). "Plans for a new airport bringing cheap flights to Tuscany provoke furious opposition". The Independent.
- ↑ Committee against Expansion of Ampugnano Airport-Siena
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4, and Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ↑ Airport information for LIQS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
External links
- Official website: English, Italian
- Accident history for SAY at Aviation Safety Network