Decimomannu Air Base
Decimomannu Air Base |
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IATA: DCI – ICAO: LIED
 Decimomannu
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Location | Decimomannu, Sardinia, Italy | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 100 ft / 30 m | ||
| Coordinates | 39°21′15″N 008°58′20″E / 39.35417°N 8.97222°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 17L/35R | 2,990 | 9,810 | Asphalt |
| 17R/35L | 2,611 | 8,565 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Decimomannu Air Base (IATA: DCI, ICAO: LIED) is an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) air force base located approximately 5 km (2.7 NM) north of Decimomannu a comune in the Province of Cagliari on the island of Sardinia in Italy.
The base is a front-line NATO training facility primarily used since 1979 for Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) of various NATO air force fighter aircraft.
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History [edit]
During World War II Decimomannu Airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force 319th Bombardment Group, which flew B-26 Marauder medium bombers from the field between 1 November 1943 and 21 September 1944.[3][4][5]
Facilities [edit]
The airport resides at an elevation of 100 feet (30 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17L/35R measuring 2,990 by 45 metres (9,810 ft × 148 ft) and 17R/35L measuring 2,611 by 23 metres (8,566 ft × 75 ft).[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b Airport information for LIED from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for DCI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency. - ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
- ^ Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
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