Rome Viterbo Airport

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The military airfield located Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, three kilometers northwest of the provincial capital, Viterbo and about 80 kilometers north of Rome.

Use

The airport is mainly used by the Italian Army Aviation. Here is the Army Aviation Command, the training center of the Army, the 4th Regiment of the Army Aviation Support (maintenance, repair, logistics) and the 1st Army Aviation Regiment "Antares", which is equipped among other things with helicopters of the type " Chinook ". In addition, located on the grounds of the NCO School of the Italian Air Force. The NCO School of the army also has its headquarters in Viterbo. At both schools senior NCOs are trained in cooperation with the University of Tuscia.

History

The military airfield Viterbo was opened in 1937 and first base a squadron (9 ° Stormo ). From the 1940s to 2005 here conscripts completed their General the Italian Air Force basic training. With the suspension of conscription NCO School of the Air Force in 2005 took over a number of facilities on the airfield. For the 1953 ( again), founded Italian Army Viterbo became the center of their establishment and development.

Since 2007, there have been part of the Department of Transportation in Rome plans to expand the military airfield Viterbo for the third commercial airport in the Italian capital. He should take over, especially the low -cost traffic of Rome -Ciampino. For better accessibility of the new airport Rome - Viterbo, new roads and railways should be built. On January 29, 2013, the planning of this project was finally completed.

Pictures

Coat of Arms of the Army Aviation Centre Viterbo

Coat of Arms 1 Army Air Corps "Antares"

4th Army Aviation Support Regiment " scorpions "