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Galileo Galilei Airport
Aeroporto Galileo Galilei
Pisa-San Giusto Airport
Aeroporto di Pisa-San Giusto |
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| IATA: PSA – ICAO: LIRP
Location of airport in Italy
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public / Military |
| Operator |
Aeronautica Militare Italiana / Società Aeroporto Toscano S.p.A. |
| Serves |
Pisa, Italy |
| Elevation AMSL |
6 ft / 2 m |
| Coordinates |
43°41′02″N 010°23′33″E / 43.68389°N 10.3925°E / 43.68389; 10.3925Coordinates: 43°41′02″N 010°23′33″E / 43.68389°N 10.3925°E / 43.68389; 10.3925 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 04R/22L |
2,993 |
9,820 |
Asphalt |
| 04L/22R |
2,792 |
9,160 |
Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF |
Galileo Galilei Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Galileo Galilei) (IATA: PSA, ICAO: LIRP) is an airport located in Pisa, Italy. It is one of the two main airports in Tuscany, together with Peretola Airport in Florence. It is named after Galileo Galilei, the famous scientist and native of Pisa. It is also known as Pisa-San Giusto Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Pisa-San Giusto) for its location in the San Giusto district, 1 km (0.6 mi) from the Pisa city centre. The airport was first developed for the military in the 1930 and 1940s.
Galileo Galilei Airport
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Galileo Galilei Airport
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Galileo Galilei Airport
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Overview
The airport is 2 km (1.2 mi) from central railway station, and has a railway station of its own. Connections with Pisa are available by train and bus; bus and train connections to and from Santa Maria Novella railway station in Florence are also available.
Besides civilian operations, the airport is also used extensively by the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) and is a base for, amongst others, the C-130 Hercules and C-27J Spartan transport aircraft. The airport is home to 46ª Brigata Aerea Silvio Angelucci (46th Air Brigade). During World War II the airport was used as a base for the 15th Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces.
Airport growth
In 2006 and 2007 the airport was the fastest growing among Italy’s top 15 airports with passenger numbers up 30% in 2006 and 24% in 2007. It is now Italy’s 11th busiest airport handling 3,963,717 in 2008 and about 4,018,000 passengers in 2009 with a growth of 1,4 %.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 6 feet (2 m) above mean sea level. It has 2 asphalt paved runways: 04R/22L measuring 2,993 by 45 metres (9,820 × 148 ft) and 04L/22R measuring 2,792 by 43 metres (9,160 × 141 ft).
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Berlin |
Cologne/Bonn [seasonal] |
| Air France operated by Régional |
Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Albanian Airlines |
Tirana |
| Alitalia |
Rome-Fiumicino |
| Belle Air |
Tirana |
| British Airways |
London-Gatwick [seasonal], London-Heathrow |
| Delta Air Lines |
New York-JFK [seasonal] |
| easyJet |
Berlin-Schönefeld, Bristol, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Lyon, Paris-Orly |
| Elbafly |
Elba |
| FlyOristano |
Oristano |
| Iberia operated by Air Nostrum |
Madrid |
| Jet2.com |
Belfast-International, Edinburgh, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Lufthansa Regional operated by Air Dolomiti |
Munich |
| Meridiana Fly |
Sharm el-Sheikh |
| Neos |
Mahon |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle |
Copenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen |
| Ryanair |
Alghero, Alicante, Bari, Billund, Bournemouth [ends 30 October], Bratislava, Brindisi, Brussels South-Charleroi, Cagliari, Constanţa, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Fez, Fuerteventura, Girona, Glasgow-Prestwick, Gothenburg-City, Hahn, Ibiza, Lamezia Terme, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Krakòw, Leeds/Bradford, Lille, London-Stansted, Lübeck, Maastricht/Aachen [seasonal], Madrid, Malaga, Malta, Marrakech, Memmingen, Oslo-Torp, Palermo, Paris-Beauvais, Porto, Reus, Santander, Seville, Stockholm-Skavsta, Tenerife-South [begins 3 November], Trapani, Valencia, Weeze, Zadar [seasonal] |
| Thomson Airways |
London-Gatwick, Manchester [both seasonal] |
| Transavia.com |
Amsterdam |
| Transavia.com Denmark |
Copenhagen [ends 9 October] |
| Vueling Airlines |
Barcelona |
| Wind Jet |
Catania, Moscow-Domodedovo, Palermo, St Petersburg |
| Wizz Air |
Bucharest-Băneasa, Budapest, Cluj-Napoca |
Accidents and incidents
On 23 November 2009, Italian Air Force Lockheed KC-130J Hercules MM62176 crashed just after take-off. All five crew were killed.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Italy
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| ICAO ID |
LIRP
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| Time |
UTC+1(+2DT)
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| Latitude |
43.683917
43° 41' 02.10" N
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| Longitude |
10.392750
010° 23' 33.90" E
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| Elevation |
6 feet
2 meters
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| Type |
Joint (Civil and Military)
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| Magnetic Variation |
001° E (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
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| Alternate Name |
S GIUSTO
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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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 |
119.1
122.1
257.8
234.1
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GND
Opr 0700-1200Z++, 1300-1900Z++ Mon-Sat.
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121.6
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| APP |
122.1
126.075
124.275
233.05
338.4
(124.275 emerg use only)
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| Communications Remarks |
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| APP |
Opr 0001-0700Z++,1200-2400Z++ Mon; 0001-1200Z++, 1900-2400Z++ Tue, Fri; 0700-1200Z++,1300-2400Z++ Wed, 0001-1900Z++ Thu; H24 Sat, Hol.
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 04R/22L |
9820 x 148 feet
2993 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
085FBWT |
YES
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| 04L/22R |
9160 x 141 feet
2792 x 43 meters |
ASPHALT |
087FCWT |
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 |
PIN |
PISA |
020X |
- |
2.8 NM |
217.3
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| VOR-DME |
PIS |
PISA |
058X |
112.1 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
PIS |
PISA |
- |
379 |
7.0 NM |
035.2
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Oil |
O-117, 1100, Reciprocating Engine Oil (MIL L 6082)
O-128, 1100,(Dispersant)Reciprocating Engine Oil(MIL L 22851 Type II)
O-133, 1010, jet Engine Oil (MIL l 6081)
O-147, MIL L 6085A Lubrication Oil, Instrument Synthetic
O-156, MIL L 23699 (Synthetic Base)Turboprop/Turboshaft Engine
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| Other Fluids |
LHOX, Low and high pressure oxygen servicing
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| JASU |
MC-1A
AC:115/208v,400 cycle, 3 phase, 37.5kva,0.8pf, 108 amp, 4 wire, DC: 28v, 500 amp, 14kw
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Bird act. Hvy copter tfc in area. Pilots ldg Rwy-22L are advs not to mistake a portion of Pisa-Florence hwy mrk by hi ints yellow lgt 2.6 NM btn R-065 and R-080of PIS as rwy. Three lit twr 1300-1600' aft thld Rwy22, 1230-1535' rt RCL, 105'MSL.
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| FLUID |
LHOX and LOX avbl Mon-Fri with 24 hr PN, Sat and hol with 72 hr PN by Base OPS.
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| FUEL |
A-1 (Eni S.p.A. avbl 0500-2030Z++, OT 2 hr PN before end of work hr, $120 ea occurence, C+39 50 45172). (NC-100LL, J8).
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| JASU |
1(A-1A) 1(MC-1A) 1(MD-3)
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| LGT |
PAPI Rwy 04R MEHT 62', 22L MEHT 68'.
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| NS ABTMT |
Wi safety limits, thrust reversers must be minimized at ev ldg. Fr 2200-0500Z++acft must use entire rwy len. APU not auth til 60 min before ETD or 20 min aftATA.
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| OIL |
O-117-128-133-147-156
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| RSTD |
48 hr PN for ldg for NATO acft with PPR fr Base OPS C039-050-928-243/244/212 btn0600-1400Z++. Rpt PPR Nr in FPL. All US mil acft info by msg to OLI-DET 5-625Pisa AB. PPR 24 hr PN to ITAF Base OPS via AFTN address LIRPYOYX (incl acft type, msn no, call sign, arr fr, ETA, ETD, destn, rqr svc (fuel RON, trans, etc).
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| TRAN ALERT |
No US mil PAX trml svc avbl.
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