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| ⚫ | '''Falconara Airbase''' {{airport codes|AOI|LIPY}} is a joint-use civil airport and [[Italian Air Force]] (''Aeronautica Militare'') facility in [[Italy]], located approximately {{Convert|3|km|mi}} west of [[Falconara Marittima]] in the [[province of Ancona]], about {{Convert|200|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-northeast of [[Rome]]. |
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|caption=Location of Falconara Airport, Italy}} |
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As for passenger traffic, six airlines operate there, as well as international charter companies. Since year 2000, the number of passengers has been around 400,000-600,000. In the decade 2014-2024, Ancona Airport has fluctuated between the twenty-fifth and twenty-seventh Italian position for passenger traffic. |
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As for the cargo sector, DHL Aviation, FedEx Express and UPS Airlines fly regularly, and in the decade 2014-2024, Ancona Airport has fluctuated between the ninth and eleventh Italian position for cargo traffic. |
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The airport is used for [[general aviation]], with no commercial airline service. Along with the Italian Air Force, It is also the headquarters of the Italian Army's 84th Infantry Battalion. |
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==World War II== |
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During [[World War II]], '''Falconara Airfield''' was a military airfield used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Twelfth Air Force]] for [[B-25 Mitchell]] combat operations by the [[321st Bombardment Group]] between 1 Apr and 1 Sep 1945. |
During [[World War II]], '''Falconara Airfield''' was a military airfield used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Twelfth Air Force]] for [[B-25 Mitchell]] combat operations by the [[321st Bombardment Group]] between 1 Apr and 1 Sep 1945. After the war ended, the airfield was turned over to local authorities. |
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After the war ended, the airfield was turned over to local authorities. |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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* Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975 |
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* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|orig-year=1969|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |edition= reprint|year=1982|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-405-12194-6|oclc=72556|lccn=70605402}} |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:Defunct World War II USAAF Fields - Italy]] |
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[[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy]] |
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[[Category:Falconara Marittima]] |
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| Coordinates | 43°36′58.83″N 013°21′44.35″E / 43.6163417°N 13.3623194°E | ||||||||||
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Falconara Airbase (IATA: AOI, ICAO: LIPY) is a joint-use civil airport and Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) facility in Italy, located approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Falconara Marittima in the province of Ancona, about 200 km (120 mi) north-northeast of Rome.
As for passenger traffic, six airlines operate there, as well as international charter companies. Since year 2000, the number of passengers has been around 400,000-600,000. In the decade 2014-2024, Ancona Airport has fluctuated between the twenty-fifth and twenty-seventh Italian position for passenger traffic.
As for the cargo sector, DHL Aviation, FedEx Express and UPS Airlines fly regularly, and in the decade 2014-2024, Ancona Airport has fluctuated between the ninth and eleventh Italian position for cargo traffic.
World War II
[edit]During World War II, Falconara Airfield was a military airfield used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force for B-25 Mitchell combat operations by the 321st Bombardment Group between 1 Apr and 1 Sep 1945. After the war ended, the airfield was turned over to local authorities.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. 521p. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
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