Ferrara-Aguscello Airport
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | LIDV | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 6 m (20 ft ) | ||
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| Distance from the city center | 5 km southeast of Ferrara | ||
| Street | Via Prato delle Donne, SS16 , RA8 | ||
| train | Gaibanella station (1 km south) | ||
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| opening | 1973 | ||
| operator | Associazione Aeroporto Aguscello | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 10/28 | 750 m × 50 m grass | ||
The airfield Ferrara Aguscello ( Italian Aeroporto di Ferrara Prati Vecchi d'Aguscello ) is located in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna , about five kilometers southeast of the city center of Ferrara near the village Aguscello.
Infrastructure and use
The airfield is located in the Po Valley between the motorway slip road 8 in the north and the Ferrara – Rimini railway line and Strada Statale 16 Adriatica in the west and south. The airfield can only be reached from these long-distance routes via smaller local roads.
The airfield has a grass runway around 750 meters long and 50 meters wide with the orientation 10/28. To the north of the runway and the parallel grass runway are smaller handling facilities and hangars. The airfield is used for general aviation . The Luftsportverein Gruppo Volo Aguscello has its headquarters on site. Another association restores old aircraft.
In addition to the Ferrara-Aguscello airport, the city also has the Ferrara-San Luca airport, two kilometers south of the city center , which has a grass runway and an asphalt runway . The closest commercial airport is Bologna Airport .
history
Ferrara-Aguscello airfield was opened in 1973 as a private glider airfield .