Rivolto Air Base

Rivolto Air Base

Basa Aerea di Rivolto
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Owner/OperatorItalian Air Force
LocationCodroipo, Udine, FVG, Italy
OccupantsFrecce Tricolori
Elevation AMSL179 ft / 55 m
Coordinates45°58′54″N 13°03′03″E / 45.98167°N 13.05083°E / 45.98167; 13.05083
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LIPI is located in Italy
LIPI
LIPI
Rivolto Air Base
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 9,810 2,900 asphalt concrete

Rivolto Air Base (IATA: none, ICAO: LIPI) is an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) air base located in Codroipo, province of Udine (Italy). It is the home base of the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic display team. Besides a military airport it is an important air force Meteorological Service station. Rivolto Air Base was founded after the Italian Royal Decree N. 2207 of 1923, authorised the establishment of new airports and expropriate land for their construction.[1]

  1. ^ Bertolini, Lilia. "La storia dell'aeroporto di Rivolto: gli inizi" (PDF). Progetto Integrato Cultura del Medio Friuli. Retrieved January 25, 2011.