Turin-Aeritalia airport
| Turin-Aeritalia airport | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | LIMA | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 287 m (942 ft ) | ||
| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 6 km northwest of Turin | ||
| Street | A55 , SS25 , SS24 , Corso Marche | ||
| Local transport | Bus, Metro (Marche) | ||
| Basic data | |||
| opening | July 10, 1916 | ||
| operator | Aeroclub Turin | ||
| Runways | |||
| 10L / 28R | 1074 m × 30 m asphalt | ||
| 10R / 26L | 750 m × 40 m grass | ||
The airport Turin-Aeritalia ( it: Aeroporto di Torino-Aeritalia “Edoardo Agnelli” ) is located in the northern Italian region of Piedmont , about six kilometers northwest of the city center of Turin , in the area of the municipality of Collegno . The aerodrome named after Edoardo Agnelli is used by the Aeroclub Turin and general aviation . Until 1953 it was the commercial airport of Turin.
Location and transport links
The airfield is located on the Dora Riparia river , just under three kilometers east and south-east of the A55 motorway (city bypass), between Via Torino Pianezza ( SS24 ) in the north and Corso Francia ( SS24 ) in the south on Corso Marche and where it branches off to the airport Strada della Berlia . The Marche station of the Turin metro is located about one kilometer south of the airport on Corso Francia .
Infrastructure
Various smaller airfield buildings are located in the northeast and southeast of the airfield. The around one kilometer long, asphalt runway 10L / 28R is connected to the small apron in the northeast via a taxiway running parallel to it. Immediately south of the above-mentioned tracks is a 750 meter long grass runway. A wider paved runway running in the southwest is closed and has been partially removed.
history
The airfield was opened on July 10, 1916 as a factory airfield for the aircraft manufacturer Pomilio and was the second airport in Turin after the now-closed Turin-Mirafiori airfield. The first airmail flight from Turin to Rome-Centocelle took place on May 22, 1917 . In 1918 the airfield was taken over by Ansaldo , then in 1927 by the aircraft division of the Fiat group . At that time, the emerging commercial air traffic in Italy was mainly handled with flying boats that used a section of the Po river in Turin . From 1929 conventional aircraft of the Avio Linee Italiane used the airfield for scheduled flights, especially to Rome. During World War II , the airfield and Fiat production facilities there were targeted by Allied air raids . After the reconstruction, commercial air traffic could be resumed on May 5, 1947. On July 30, 1953, commercial air traffic was relocated to the new Turin-Caselle airport . The Aeroclub with general aviation and the Fiat production facilities remained on site. In 1958 the architect Carlo Mollino renovated the terminal building. The production facilities were taken over by the aircraft manufacturer Aeritalia in 1969 . The airport also got its name from the latter company. Aeritialia (Alenia Aeronautica) moved a large part of its facilities to Turin-Caselle. The facilities at Turin-Aeritalia airport were converted into a modern research and development center by the Finmeccanica group .
Incidents
- On May 4, 1949, a Fiat G.212CP of the Avio Linee Italiane ( aircraft registration I-ELCE) flew on its approach to Turin Airport against the hill of the Superga pilgrimage church . All 31 inmates were killed, including almost the entire team of the Grande Torino football club (see Superga plane crash ).
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Aeroclub Turin
- Glider flight in Turin-Aeritalia
- Pictures of the airfield on Airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ^ Accident report Fiat G.212 I-ELCE , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 23, 2017.