Siena–Ampugnano Airport Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano | |||||||||||
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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 | https://www.skyservices.it/article/welcome-to-siena-airport | ||||||||||
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Siena–Ampugnano Airport ( Italian: Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano) ( IATA: SAY, ICAO: LIQS) [3] was a small military airfield in Ampugnano, near Siena, in Tuscany, Italy. All employment has been terminated in 2014. [4]
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. [5] [6] 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″[ citation needed]. As of January 2017, the field is mentioned as being operated by Sky Services. [7] There are however indications of rather high rates, opposed to limited levels of service. [8]
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. [9]
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).
Siena–Ampugnano Airport Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
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 | https://www.skyservices.it/article/welcome-to-siena-airport | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2012) | |||||||||||
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Siena–Ampugnano Airport ( Italian: Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano) ( IATA: SAY, ICAO: LIQS) [3] was a small military airfield in Ampugnano, near Siena, in Tuscany, Italy. All employment has been terminated in 2014. [4]
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. [5] [6] 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″[ citation needed]. As of January 2017, the field is mentioned as being operated by Sky Services. [7] There are however indications of rather high rates, opposed to limited levels of service. [8]
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. [9]
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).