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| Gioia del Colle Air Base
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| Italian Eurofighter Typhoon |
| IATA: none – ICAO: LIBV |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Military |
| Location |
Gioia del Colle, Italy |
| Coordinates |
40°45′51″N 016°56′00″E / 40.76417°N 16.9333333°E / 40.76417; 16.9333333 |
| Source:World Aero Data [1] |
Gioia del Colle Air Base (ICAO: LIBV) is an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) base located in the province of Bari, Apulia, Italy, located approximately 4 km south-southeast of Gioia del Colle. The base is a NATO facility and hosts personnel and aircraft of both the Italian Air Force, as well as other nations in the alliance.
The base is the home of the 36th Stormo, flying the Eurofighter Typhoon.
World War II
During World War II the air base was captured by the British Eighth Army in October 1943 and used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force and Fifteenth Air Forces. It was known as Gioia del Colle Airfield by the Americans. Known combat units operating from the airfield were:
- 1st Fighter Group, 8 December 1943-8 January 1944, P-38 Lightning
- 57th Fighter Group, 25-30 September 1943, P-40 Warhawk
- 451st Bombardment Group, 10 January-5 March 1944 B-24 Liberator
The airfield was also used by troop carrier units working with British paratroopers (8th Troop Carrier Squadron) and also by Air Technical Service Command as a maintenance and supply depot. (41st/38th Air Depot). It was turned over to the Allied Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force (Aviazione Cobelligerante Italiana, or ACI) in September 1945.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Italy
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| ICAO ID |
LIBV
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| Time |
UTC+1(+2DT)
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| Latitude |
40.767833
40° 46' 04.20" N
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| Longitude |
16.933333
016° 56' 00.00" E
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| Elevation |
1187 feet
362 meters
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| Type |
Military
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| Magnetic Variation |
002° E (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY
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| Alternate Name |
A RAMIREZ
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| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October
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| Communications
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| TWR |
122.1
122.45
257.8
275.325
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GND
Opr 0715-1515Z++ Mon-Thu, 0715-1145Z++ Fri, OT lcl acft only.
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369.475
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APP
Convl APP svc avbl H24. Rdr APP opr 0630-1830Z++ Mon-Thu, OT 24 hr PN.
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122.1
130.65
379.525
362.3
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 14R/32L |
9846 x 148 feet
3001 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
YES
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| 14L/32R |
9829 x 98 feet
2996 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| TACAN |
GIO |
GIOIA DEL COLLE |
125X |
- |
2.5 NM |
143.9
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| NDB |
GIO |
GIOIA DEL COLLE |
- |
328 |
2.4 NM |
143.0
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Oil |
O-133, 1010, jet Engine Oil (MIL l 6081)
O-148, MIL L 7808 (Synthetic Base), Turboprop/Turboshaft Engine
O-156, MIL L 23699 (Synthetic Base)Turboprop/Turboshaft Engine
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| Other Fluids |
HPOX, High pressure oxygen servicing
LOX, Liquid oxygen servicing
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Multi obst on/near arpt. Pwr lines cross final apch Rwys 14 wi 1NM.
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| FLUID |
HPOX LOX.
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| FUEL |
Avbl 24 hr PN. J8.
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| LGT |
PAPI Rwy 14R GS 2.5 , PAPI RWY 14L GS 2.8 MEHT 33', PAPI Rwy 32L GS 2.5 , PAPI Rwy 32R GS 2.8 .
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| NS ABTMT |
VFR dep Rwy 32 turn ASAP hdg 290 to avoid town of Gioia del Colle.
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| OIL |
133-148-156
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| RSTD |
PPR 24 hr PN thru Base OPS.
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