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Siena-Ampugnano Airport (closed)
Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano
Summary
Airport typeMilitary / Public
ServesSiena, Tuscany, Italy
Elevation AMSL634 ft / 193 m
Coordinates43°15′23″N 011°15′18″E / 43.25639°N 11.25500°E / 43.25639; 11.25500
Websitewww.siena-airport.it (no longer operational)
Map
SAY is located in ItalySAYSAYLocation of airport in Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,393 4,570 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers3745
Passenger change 11-12Decrease -23.0%
Aircraft movements2492
Movements change 11-12Decrease -20.8%
Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL
Statistics from Assaeroporti

Siena-Ampugnano Airport (Template:Lang-it) (IATA: SAY, ICAO: LIQS) was a small military airfield near Siena, in Tuscany, Italy. All employment has been terminated in 2014.

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. 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″. As of January 2017, the field is mentioned as being operated by Sky Services. There are however indications of rather high rates, opposed to limited levels of service.

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.

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).

References

  1. EAD Basic
  2. Associazione Italiana Gestori Aeroportuali
  3. All employments terminated. Information by the Siena Comune
  4. Peter Popham (19 January 2008). "Plans for a new airport bringing cheap flights to Tuscany provoke furious opposition". The Independent.
  5. Committee against Expansion of Ampugnano Airport-Siena
  6. https://www.skyservices.it/article/siena
  7. http://www.euroga.org/forums/trips-airports/7298-siena-liqs-any-recent-experiences
  8. 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

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