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Amendola Airport ( ICAO : LIBA ) is an Italian military airport located in Puglia, 15 km northeast of the city of Foggia , along the Strada statale 89 Garganica, in the hamlet of Amendola between the municipalities of San Giovanni Rotondo, Manfredonia and San Marco in Lamis. The structure, named in memory of the pilot lieutenant Luigi Rovelli, gold medal for military valor , is equipped with a 2720 m long asphalt runway. With its area of 1050 hectares it is the largest military airport in Italy, in Europe second only to Ramstein Air Base. The airport is managed by the Air Force and according to the Ministerial Decree of 25 January 2008 published in the Official Journal of 7 March 2008 the airport is classified as a MOB (Main Operating Base) of the first group and as such carries out exclusively military activities, not being open to commercial traffic.
The very large military airport is mainly located in the territory of San Giovanni Rotondo and partly in Manfredonia, in the Tavoliere countryside. Built in an area located at a considerable distance from the nearest urban centers, this aspect has led to the birth of a small urban agglomeration ("Villaggio Azzurro" in the municipal portion of San Marco in Lamis) built to accommodate military personnel and employees of the airport base.