Siena-Ampugnano Airport

Siena-Ampugnano Airport Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano
IATA: SAY – ICAO: LIQS SAY Location of airport in Italy
Summary
Airport type	Military / Public
Serves	Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Elevation AMSL	634 ft / 193 m
Coordinates	43°15′23″N 011°15′18″E / 43.25639°N 11.25500°E
Website	www.siena-airport.it
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 1,393 4,570 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 3,745 Passenger change 11-12 -23.0% Aircraft movements 2,492 Movements change 11-12 -20.8%
Source: Italian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1] Statistics from Assaeroporti [2]

Siena-Ampugnano Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano) (IATA: SAY, ICAO: LIQS) is a small military airfield near Siena, in Tuscany, Italy.

The site has recently been proposed for a new international airport capable of handling 4 million passengers a year by 2020. Since 2003 the project has met widespread local opposition.^[3][4]

History

During World War II, the facility was known as Malignano Airfield. It was a major United States Air Force Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the Italian Campaign.^[5]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 634 feet (193 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,393 by 30 metres (4,570 ft × 98 ft).^[6]

References

1. EAD Basic
2. Associazione Italiana Gestori Aeroportuali
3. Peter Popham (19 January 2008). "Plans for a new airport bringing cheap flights to Tuscany provoke furious opposition". The Independent.
4. Committee against Expansion of Ampugnano Airport-Siena
5. Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4, and Air Force Historical Research Agency
6. Airport information for LIQS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)

External links

• Official website: English, Italian
• Accident history for SAY at Aviation Safety Network