Voghera Airfield
| Voghera-Rivanazzano Airport Aeroporto di Voghera-Rivanazzano |
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | LILH | ||
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| Height above MSL | 129 m (423 ft ) | ||
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| Distance from the city center | 5 km south of Voghera | ||
| Street | A7 , SP461 | ||
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| opening | 1956 | ||
| operator | Aeroclub Voghera | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 16/34 | 1000 m × 30 m asphalt | ||
The Voghera airport ( it .: Aeroporto di Voghera-Rivanazzano Terme ) is located in the northern Italian region of Lombardy , around five kilometers south of the city of Voghera , in the area of the municipality of Rivanazzano Terme .
Infrastructure and use
The airfield, located at the foot of the Ligurian Apennines in the Po Valley, has a 1000 meter long, asphalt runway (16/34) running in north-south direction . To the west of the runway is an asphalt apron with a hangar and some other facilities. The airfield is primarily used for general aviation . It is operated by the local aero club, which also has a flight school here.
history
A first airfield was created in Voghera during the First World War. In 1926 a section of the Aeroclub of the Province of Pavia was established there . In 1951 the Aeroclub Voghera was founded, which established the Voghera-Rivanazzano airfield until 1956. At first he only had a 600 meter long grass runway. The first major expansion measures took place in the 1980s. In 1993 the slope and the apron were paved.
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Official websites
- Details on ulm.it
- Aero Club Voghera