Oristano Airport
| Oristano-Fenosu airfield Aeroporto di Oristano-Fenosu “Ernesto Campanelli” |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | LIER |
| IATA code | FNU |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 11 m (36 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 4 km east of Oristano |
| Street | SS 131 , SP 70, SP 57 |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1930 |
| operator | SOGEAOR SpA |
| surface | 136 ha |
| Start-and runway | |
| 14/32 | 1199 m × 30 m asphalt |
The Oristano-Fenosu airfield ( Italian Aeroporto di Oristano-Fenosu “Ernesto Campanelli” ) is located near the west coast of Sardinia , four kilometers east of Oristano , on the highway-like state road 131 .
Infrastructure and use
The airfield has an almost 1200 meter long asphalt runway that runs from northwest to southeast (14/32). There are no taxiways running parallel to the runway. In the north, at threshold 14, is the apron with various smaller handling facilities. The airfield is mainly used for general aviation and the local aero club. Commercial regional air traffic was also handled seasonally in Oristano. A small police squadron of the Polizia di Stato , responsible for all of Sardinia, is stationed at the airfield .
history
Oristano-Fenosu airfield was built as a military airfield in the 1930s . At the time, it was supplemented by a seaplane base for flying boats located very close to Santa Giusta . During the Second World War , other military airfields were built in the area around Oristano, including at Guspini and Milis . After the war these facilities were all abandoned. The relatively extensive airfield of Fenosu remained the property of the Italian Air Force . In 1977 it was approved for civil use by the local air sports club. After the military had withdrawn completely in 1981, the expansion of the airfield began in the 1990s with the support of the Oristano province . The previous grass runway was paved and various handling facilities were built. In 1997 the operating company Sogeaor was founded with the intention of opening the airfield to commercial air traffic. In 2004 an ambitious expansion project was presented, which could only be partially realized in the further course. Commercial regional air traffic with scheduled flights to Rome and Pisa began in 2010, but was discontinued in 2011.
Oristano airfield is named after the air force officer Ernesto Campanelli, who came from Nuoro but grew up in Oristano. In 1925 he flew as a non-commissioned officer and aircraft mechanic with the aviation pioneer Francesco De Pinedo from Italy to Australia and Japan and back again. He later also took part in the Italo Balbos long-haul flights .
Others
- The airspace to the southwest of Oristano airfield is largely closed (R54 / D40). Combat aircraft coming from the Decimomannu military airfield practice dogfights there. Particularly noteworthy is the restricted area R59 around the Capo Frasca peninsula near Oristano, which serves as an air-to-ground shooting range .
- A few kilometers north of the Oristano-Fenosu airfield near Solarussa there is a small airfield with a 400-meter-long grass runway for light aircraft. A third airport in the province of Oristano is located near Tresnuraghes .
- Around 35 kilometers northeast of Oristano airfield, near Abbasanta , there is a heliport that is only used by the police and fire brigade .
- The nearest major commercial airports are in Cagliari in the south of the island and in Alghero in the north. Both are around 100 kilometers away.
Web links
- Official websites (Italian / English / Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Campanelli's biography on the website of the Aeroclub Cagliari ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Position: ⊙ ; Details on ulm.it
- ↑ Position: ⊙ ; Details on ulm.it
