Rome Urbe Airport

Rome Urbe Airport

Aeroporto di Roma-Urbe
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorENAC
LocationRome, Lazio, Italy
OpenedApril 21, 1928
(96 years ago)
 (1928-04-21)
Elevation AMSL55 ft / 17 m
Coordinates41°57′07″N 012°29′56″E / 41.95194°N 12.49889°E / 41.95194; 12.49889
Websiteenac.gov.it
Map
LIRU is located in Rome
LIRU
LIRU
Location of airport on map of Rome
Location of airport on map of Lazio
LIRU is located in Lazio
LIRU
LIRU
Location of Lazio region in Italy
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,080 3,543 Bitumen
Source: Rome's Aeroclub Website[1]

Rome Urbe Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Roma-Urbe, ICAO: LIRU)[2] is a small civilian airport in Rome, situated in the northern part of the city, between Via Salaria and the Tiber River, about 2.7 NM (5 km, 3.1 mi) inside the Greater Ring Road (Italian: Grande Raccordo Anulare or GRA), the circular motorway around the city.[3][4][5]

Roma-Urbe Airport: control tower and apron in front of the new terminal.
ENAV control tower of Roma-Urbe airport.

The airport offers services to private and general aviation flights, as well as a heliport.[6] The airport facilities host the Rome Urbe weather station, the Aeroclub of Rome[7] and the AvioNews press agency.[8] Since 2021, the military area of the airport has been home to the Italian Air Force Band.

  1. ^ "AeroClub Roma". aeroclubroma.it. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. ^ "Roma Urbe Airport". Roma Urbe Airport. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  3. ^ "Urbe Airport unofficial website". Urbe Airport. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  4. ^ "Apertura di un nuovo aeroporto in Roma per aeroplani e idrovolanti". Scribd.com. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  5. ^ "LIRU/Rome Urbe General Airport Information". acukwik.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  6. ^ "Urbe Airport Unofficial Website". urbeairport.com.
  7. ^ "AeroClub Roma". aeroclubroma.it.
  8. ^ "Avionews - Press agency for the aeronautical, helicopter, aerospace and defense sector". avionews.com.