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Guidonia Air Base

Guidonia (RM), Italy

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Elevation

289 ft

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Location

Guidonia (RM) · 62 · Italy

Position

41.990°, 12.741° · 289 ft elev.

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Historic Italian Air Force base near Rome.

Opened

1935

Location

Guidonia Montecelio, Italy

Guidonia Air Base (ICAO: LIRG) is a military airfield located in Guidonia Montecelio, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy. It serves as an installation of the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) and is not open to commercial passenger traffic. The base has deep historical roots in Italian aviation history, having been established in the early twentieth century and playing a significant role during World War II. The surrounding town of Guidonia itself was founded in part to support the aviation activities at the base. Today, Guidonia Air Base continues to function as a military facility and hosts aviation-related research and training activities. It is not accessible to the general public and has no commercial airline operations.

Notable facts

›Guidonia Air Base is operated by the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare).
›The town of Guidonia was founded in 1939 and named in honor of aviation pioneer Fausto Guidoni.
›The base played an active role in Italian military aviation during World War II.
›It has historically been associated with aeronautical research and experimental aviation in Italy.
›The base is not open to civilian or commercial traffic.

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Guidonia Air Base is a military airport in Guidonia Montecelio, Province of Rome, near Rome. It is home to the Italian Air Force's main logistic center.

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Guidonia Air Base

Airport in Guidonia Montecelio, Rome

Guidonia Air Base is a military airport in Guidonia Montecelio, Province of Rome, near Rome. It is home to the Italian Air Force's main logistic center.

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