Trento Airport
| Trient-Mattarello Airport | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | LIDT |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 186 m (610 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 5 km south of Trento |
| Street | A22 , SS12 |
| Local transport | bus |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Aeroporto Caproni SpA |
| Start-and runway | |
| 18/36 | 980 m × 30 m asphalt |
The Trient-Mattarello airport ( it: Aeroporto di Trento-Mattarello “Gianni Caproni” ) is located in the Italian Alps , about five kilometers south of the city center of Trento and about one kilometer north of the village of Mattarello on the east bank of the Adige . The airfield is named after the aviation pioneer Giovanni Battista Caproni .
Infrastructure and use
The airfield, located in the Adige Valley directly on the Brennerstaatsstrasse , has a runway that is almost a kilometer long and runs in a north-south direction . On the main apron there is a small terminal building for general aviation and the Museo dell'aeronautica Gianni Caproni .
The autonomous province of Trento operates the airport through the company Aeroporto Caproni SpA , which also has a flying school at the airport . Other small businesses provide various services on site by light aircraft and helicopters , in particular air taxi services and the transportation of goods to inaccessible mountain areas. Several provincial rescue helicopters are stationed at the airfield .
history
The Trient-Mattarello airfield replaced the old Trient-Gardolo airfield in the 1970s .
photos
Tower and terminal of the airfield
Starfighter dedicated to General Licio Giorgeri as Gate Guardian
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Official website (Italian / English / German)
- Pictures of the airfield on Airliners.net