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Grazzanise Air Base

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Grazzanise Air Base (also known as "Carlo Romagnoli Airport") (ICAO: LIRM) is an Italian Air Force air base 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.

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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]

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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 air base 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 and an F-104[4] are mounted on a pole within the 2nd NATO Signal Squadron compound north of the air base.

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