Piacenza Air Base

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Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Location Piacenza
Elevation  AMSL 456 ft / 139 m
Coordinates 44°54′47″N009°43′24″E / 44.91306°N 9.72333°E / 44.91306; 9.72333 Coordinates: 44°54′47″N009°43′24″E / 44.91306°N 9.72333°E / 44.91306; 9.72333
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LIMS
Location in Italy
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
12/309,8282,996 Asphalt
Sources: World Aero Data [1]

Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base( ICAO : LIMS) was a military airport located in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, which was closed on 1 September 2017. [2]

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References

  1. "Airport information for Piacenza-San Damiano Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Fantigrossi, Air Force Captain Massimo. "Cerimonia di avvicendamento al Comando Aeroporto di Piacenza. Nasce il Distaccamento Aeroportuale". Aeronautica. Italian Air Force. Retrieved 12 May 2018.