Ghedi Air Base

Ghedi Air Base (Italian: Base aerea di Ghedi, ICAO: LIPL) is a base of the Italian Air Force in Ghedi, about 15 kilometres from Brescia, northern Italy.

"Luigi Olivari" Ghedi air base[1]
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerItaly
OperatorAeronautica Militare Italiana
LocationGhedi, Brescia, Italy
Built1909
Elevation AMSL333 ft / 101 m
Coordinates45°25′56″N 010°16′04″E
Map
LIPL
Location of Ghedi Air Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 9,813 2,991 Asphalt
Sources:DAFIF[2]

It is home to the 6º Stormo of the Italian Air Force with the 102º Gruppo (Papero), il 154º Gruppo (Diavoli Rossi) e il 155º Gruppo (Le linci) equipped with the Tornado IDS.

It houses more than 40 nuclear weapons type B61.[3]

The commander since 2017 is the Italian Air Force Colonel Luca Maineri.[4]

References
  1. "Centesimo anniversario della fondazione dell'aeroporto Luigi Olivari di Ghedi". giornalemetropolitano.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. "World Aero Data: GHEDI -- LIPL". worldaerodata.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. swissinfo.ch, S. W. I.; Corporation, a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting. "Un arsenale atomico alle porte della Svizzera". TVSvizzera. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. "Cambio di comando all'Aeroporto di Aviano". www.aeronautica.difesa.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.


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