Arezzo Airport
| Arezzo Aeroporto di Arezzo Airport |
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | LIQB | ||
| IATA code | QZO | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 248 m (814 ft ) | ||
| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 2 km west of Arezzo | ||
| Street | A1 , SS679, SP21, Via Calamandrei, Via Baracca | ||
| train | Arezzo Central Station, Arezzo Pescaiola, Arezzo Via Chiari | ||
| Local transport | bus | ||
| Basic data | |||
| opening | 1917 | ||
| operator | Aero Club Arezzo | ||
| surface | 45 ha | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 12/30 | 660 m × 30 m asphalt | ||
The airfield Arezzo ( it .: Aeroporto di Arezzo-Molin Bianco "Ermanno Bartolini" ) is located in the central Italian region of Tuscany , about 2 km west of the provincial capital of Arezzo .
Infrastructure and use
The airfield has a 660 meter long and 30 meter wide asphalt runway with the orientation 12/30. An asphalt taxiway leads from the landing threshold 12 to an apron in the north-west of the airfield. To the east there is a heliport and another asphalt apron, which is connected to the other facilities by a grass runway. All three aprons have small hangars and handling facilities.
The airfield is used for general aviation and as a base for a flying unit of the Italian fire brigade equipped with helicopters . Apart from the base, the local aviation clubs operate the airfield. These are the Aero Club Arezzo “Luciano Centini” and the parachute club Paracadutismo Etruria that emerged from it . A company has also set up shop at the airfield that offers various services with its helicopters. The Aero Club has a flight school at the airport, the Parachute Club offers skydiving courses and the company mentioned also trains helicopter pilots.
history
The airfield was built in 1917 as a factory airfield for the company SACFEM (Società Anonima Costruzioni Ferroviarie e Meccaniche) . In 1923 the Italian Air Force took it over and used it for training purposes. It was largely destroyed in World War II. After the reconstruction, it remained formally a military airfield for several years , but was mainly used for civilian purposes.