Cervia Air Base

Cervia Air Base
F-16-ADF of the Italian Air Force
IATA: none ICAO: LIPC
Summary
Airport type	Military
Location	Cervia, Italy
Elevation AMSL	18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	44°13′27″N 012°18′26″E / 44.22417°N 12.30722°E / 44.22417; 12.30722
Map
Cervia Location of airport in Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 3,050 10,007 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

Cervia Air Base (ICAO: LIPC) is an air base of the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare). It is located in northern Italy, approximately 6 km (3.2 NM) southwest of Cervia, in the province of Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna). It was the home of the 5th Fighter Wing, which flew leased US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 Falcon. It is also a NATO air base and is visited by other NATO air forces on a routine basis. After Italy returned the leased F-16 to the US Air Force the 5th Fighter Wing was disbanded and in its place the 1st Special Air Brigade moved to Cervia. Along with the 1st Special Air Brigade arrived the 15th CSAR Wing - the Italian air force's Combat Search and Rescue wing.