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It has two, parallel runways (06/24) with the main, asphalt runway being 06R/24L, {{convert|2991|m|ft}} x {{convert|30|m|ft}}, at elevation {{convert|9|m|ft}}.<ref name="LIRM" /> The parallel concrete runway is for limited helicopter operations, as it has no taxiway connection to the rest of the base. There is a dispersal and [[hangar]] area on the eastern end for nine aircraft, with larger maintenance hangars and parking areas at each end.
It has two, parallel runways (06/24) with the main, asphalt runway being 06R/24L, {{convert|2991|m|ft}} x {{convert|30|m|ft}}, at elevation {{convert|9|m|ft}}.<ref name="LIRM" /> The parallel concrete runway is for limited helicopter operations, as it has no taxiway connection to the rest of the base. There is a dispersal and [[hangar]] area on the eastern end for nine aircraft, with larger maintenance hangars and parking areas at each end.


[[Navigation aid]]s sited at the field are [[TACAN]] and [[Non-directional beacon|NDB]].<ref name="LIRM">[https://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=IT45105&sch=Grazzanise GRAZZANISE], World Aero Data/[[DAFIF]]</ref>
[[Navigation aid]]s sited at the field are [[TACAN]] and [[Non-directional beacon|NDB]].<ref name="LIRM">[https://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=IT45105&sch=Grazzanise GRAZZANISE], World Aero Data/[[DAFIF]]</ref>


==Units==
==Units==
The main base complex is about {{convert|0.5|km|mile}} north-west of the airfield. It is the base for:
The main base complex is about {{convert|0.5|km|mile}} north-west of the airfield. It is the base for:
* [[File:Ensign of the 9º Stormo of the Italian Air Force.svg|27px]] '''9º Stormo''' ''Francesco Baracca'' ([[:it:9%C2%BA Stormo %22Francesco Baracca%22|Italian entry]]) (9th Combat Search and Rescue Wing), part of [[Structure_of_the_Italian_Air_Force#Support_and_Special_Forces_Command|Support and Special Forces Command]]
* [[File:Ensign of the 9º Stormo of the Italian Air Force.svg|27px]] '''9º Stormo''' ''Francesco Baracca'' ([[:it:9º Stormo "Francesco Baracca"|Italian entry]]) (9th Combat Search and Rescue Wing), part of [[Structure of the Italian Air Force#Support and Special Forces Command|Support and Special Forces Command]]
* [[File:Flag of NATO.svg|40px]] 2nd NATO Signal Squadron (a component of the [[NATO Communications and Information Agency]], supporting the [[Allied Joint Force Command Naples]])<ref name="2020-01-08_JFC-N">[https://jfcnaples.nato.int/newsroom/news/2020/2nd-nato-signal-battalion-changes-command 2ND NATO Signal Battalion Changes Command], USA-A Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Brien, JFC Naples media release, 2020-01-08</ref>
* [[File:Flag of NATO.svg|40px]] 2nd NATO Signal Squadron (a component of the [[NATO Communications and Information Agency]], supporting the [[Allied Joint Force Command Naples]])<ref name="2020-01-08_JFC-N">[https://jfcnaples.nato.int/newsroom/news/2020/2nd-nato-signal-battalion-changes-command 2ND NATO Signal Battalion Changes Command], USA-A Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Brien, JFC Naples media release, 2020-01-08</ref>


===Previous use===
===Previous use===
The airbase was formerly the site of operations for squadrons equipped with the [[North American F-86 Sabre]], [[Fiat G.91]] and [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]]. An F-86 is mounted on a pole within the compound near the airbase.
The airbase was formerly the site of operations for squadrons equipped with the [[North American F-86 Sabre]], [[Fiat G.91]] and [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]]. An F-86 is mounted on a pole within the compound near the airbase.


==References==
==References==
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Grazzanise Air Base

Aeroporto Militare Grazzanise "Carlo Romagnoli"
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorItaly
ServesCaserta, Italy
Elevation AMSL30 ft / 9 m
Coordinates40°03′39″N 018°4′55″E / 40.06083°N 18.08194°E / 40.06083; 18.08194
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06R/24L 2,991 9,813 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

Grazzanise Air Base (also known as "Carlo Romagnoli Airport") (ICAO: LIRM) is an Italian Air Force airbase 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) south of Grazzanise, in the Province of Caserta in the region of Campania, located about 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Caserta (the airport for this city), and 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of Naples, Italy.

It has two, parallel runways (06/24) with the main, asphalt runway being 06R/24L, 2,991 metres (9,813 ft) x 30 metres (98 ft), at elevation 9 metres (30 ft).[2] The parallel concrete runway is for limited helicopter operations, as it has no taxiway connection to the rest of the base. There is a dispersal and hangar area on the eastern end for nine aircraft, with larger maintenance hangars and parking areas at each end.

Navigation aids sited at the field are TACAN and NDB.[2]

Units

The main base complex is about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 miles) north-west of the airfield. It is the base for:

Previous use

The airbase was formerly the site of operations for squadrons equipped with the North American F-86 Sabre, Fiat G.91 and Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. An F-86 is mounted on a pole within the compound near the airbase.

References

  1. ^ Template:WAD
  2. ^ a b GRAZZANISE, World Aero Data/DAFIF
  3. ^ 2ND NATO Signal Battalion Changes Command, USA-A Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Brien, JFC Naples media release, 2020-01-08


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