Falconara Airbase

Falconara Airbase Aeronautica Militare Falconara
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Location	Falconara, Italy
Coordinates	43°36′58.83″N 013°21′44.35″E
Map
Falconara Airbase
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 9,718 2,962

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

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.

Further reading

• 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.