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'''Ghedi Air Base''' (''{{lang-it|Base aerea di Ghedi}}'') is a base of the [[Italian Air Force]] in [[Ghedi]], about 15 kilometres from [[Brescia]], [[northern Italy]]. It shares facilities with a munitions squadron of the [[United States Air Force]] that is attached to the 52d Fighter Wing in Spangdahlem, Germany
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| IATA =
| ICAO = LIPL
| type = Military
| owner = Italy
| operator = [[Aeronautica Militare Italiana]]
| city-served =
| location = [[Ghedi]], [[Brescia]], [[Italy]]
| elevation-f = 333
| elevation-m = 101
| website =
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Ghedi Air Base
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| built = 1909
| r1-number = 13/31
| r1-length-f = 9,813
| r1-length-m = 2,991
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| footnotes = Sources:[[DAFIF]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=IT41860&sch=LIPL|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141229223710/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=IT41860&sch=LIPL|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 29, 2014|title=World Aero Data: GHEDI -- LIPL|website=worldaerodata.com|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>
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'''Ghedi Air Base''' ({{langx|it|Base aerea di Ghedi}}, {{airport codes||LIPL|p=n}}) is a base of the [[Italian Air Force]] in [[Ghedi]], about 15 kilometres from [[Brescia]], [[northern Italy]].

It is home to the [[6º Stormo]] of the [[Italian Air Force]] with the [[102º Gruppo]] (''Papero''), the [[154º Gruppo]] (''[[Diavoli Rossi]]'') and the [[155º Gruppo]] (''Le linci'') equipped with the [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado IDS]].

It is one of six active air bases in five European countries with [[B61 nuclear bomb]]s in underground [[Weapon Storage Security System (WS3)|WS3 Weapon Storage and Security System]] inside aircraft shelters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panorama.it/news/oltrefrontiera/armi-nucleari-italia/|title = Armi nucleari in Italia: Dove, come, perché|date = 24 April 2013}}</ref> and as of 2019 housed more than 40 nuclear weapons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/ita/un-arsenale-atomico-alle-porte-della-svizzera/4359306|title=Un arsenale atomico alle porte della Svizzera|first1=S. W. I.|last1=swissinfo.ch|first2=a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting|last2=Corporation|website=TVSvizzera|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>

The commander since 2017 is the Italian Air Force Colonel Luca Maineri.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/comunicazione/notizie/Pagine/CAMBIOCOMANDOAEROPORTODIAVIANO.aspx|title=Cambio di comando all'Aeroporto di Aviano|website=www.aeronautica.difesa.it|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
Air bases with US nuclear weapon vaults in Europe per [[nuclear sharing]]:
*[[Aviano Air Base]], Italy
*[[Büchel Air Base]], Germany
*[[Kleine Brogel Air Base]], Belgium
*[[Volkel Air Base]], NL
*[[Ramstein Air Base]], Germany
*[[RAF Lakenheath]], England
*[[Araxos Air Base]], Greece
*[[Balikesir Air Base]], Turkey
*[[Incirlik Air Base]], Turkey
*[[Akıncı Air Base]], Turkey


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140409145932/http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=132%3ACONTENT%3A0%3A%3ANO%3A%3AP4_INST_ID%2CP4_INST_TYPE%3A20172%2CINSTALLATION Information on the base]
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* [http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=132:CONTENT:0::NO::P4_INST_ID,P4_INST_TYPE:20172,INSTALLATION Information on the base]


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Latest revision as of 23:23, 15 November 2024

"Luigi Olivari" Ghedi Air Base[1]
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerItaly
OperatorAeronautica Militare Italiana
LocationGhedi, Brescia, Italy
Built1909
Elevation AMSL333 ft / 101 m
Coordinates45°25′56″N 010°16′04″E / 45.43222°N 10.26778°E / 45.43222; 10.26778
Map
LIPL is located in Italy
LIPL
LIPL
Location of Ghedi Air Base
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 9,813 2,991 Asphalt
Sources:DAFIF[2]

Ghedi Air Base (Italian: Base aerea di Ghedi, ICAO: LIPL) is a base of the Italian Air Force in Ghedi, about 15 kilometres from Brescia, northern Italy.

It is home to the 6º Stormo of the Italian Air Force with the 102º Gruppo (Papero), the 154º Gruppo (Diavoli Rossi) and the 155º Gruppo (Le linci) equipped with the Tornado IDS.

It is one of six active air bases in five European countries with B61 nuclear bombs in underground WS3 Weapon Storage and Security System inside aircraft shelters.[3] and as of 2019 housed more than 40 nuclear weapons.[4]

The commander since 2017 is the Italian Air Force Colonel Luca Maineri.[5]

See also

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Air bases with US nuclear weapon vaults in Europe per nuclear sharing:

References

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  1. ^ "Centesimo anniversario della fondazione dell'aeroporto Luigi Olivari di Ghedi". giornalemetropolitano.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ "World Aero Data: GHEDI -- LIPL". worldaerodata.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Armi nucleari in Italia: Dove, come, perché". 24 April 2013.
  4. ^ swissinfo.ch, S. W. I.; Corporation, a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting. "Un arsenale atomico alle porte della Svizzera". TVSvizzera. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Cambio di comando all'Aeroporto di Aviano". www.aeronautica.difesa.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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