Rome Viterbo Airport

Rome Viterbo Airport
Tommaso Fabbri
Viterbo Air Force Base
IATA: (VTR Proposed)ICAO: LIRV
Summary
Airport type Joint (Civil and Military)
Serves Rome
Location Viterbo
Elevation AMSL 987 ft / 303 m
Coordinates 42°26′10″N 12°3′42″E / 42.43611°N 12.06167°E / 42.43611; 12.06167Coordinates: 42°26′10″N 12°3′42″E / 42.43611°N 12.06167°E / 42.43611; 12.06167[1]
Website Airport Committee
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
22C/04C 4,265 1,300 Asphalt [2]
22R/04L 3,297 1,004 Asphalt
22L/04R 1,936 590 Asphalt

Rome Viterbo Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Roma-Viterbo (ICAO: LIRV) is a proposed re-use of Viterbo Air Force Base, a civilian, commercial and military airport about 80 kilometers north of Rome, Italy.

Originally opened as a military airport in 1936, the airfield was dedicated to Tommaso Fabbri[4] and is situated 3 km northwest of the town of Viterbo in the Lazio region.

On November 26, 2007, Italian transport minister Alessandro Bianchi announced that Viterbo had been chosen by the Italian Ministry of Transport as the site of the next Airport to serve Rome, alongside Leonardo da Vinci Airport, and Rome Ciampino Airport. It was chosen over alternative sites in Latina, Frosinone, and Guidonia.[5] However, these plans have since been abandoned.

Planning process

In October, 2008, proposed operator, Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), signed a concession agreement with Italy's civil aviation authority, Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC), under which ADR will prepare

Ground transportation

In October, 2008, the government of the Lazio region presented a plan improve Viterbo to Rome rail connections to offer a 70-minute travel time, and operate a train every 15 minutes.[7] The government stated that the service will be operated with new 10 trainsets.

Navigational aids and codes

It is currently the site of a non-directional beacon designated VIB,[8] but its IATA Airport Code has not yet been determined, though VTB has been proposed.

References

  1. Viterbo, Italy, IT, Airport Great Circle Mapper
  2. Picasa Web Album for Aeroporto Viterbo
  3. Airport VITERBO
  4. La fondazione dell'Aeroporto di Viterbo
  5. Viterbo gets Rome's third airport., Rome transport news
  6. "ENAC-ADR Signed Memorandum of Understanding Relating to Viterbo Airport Operation Concession" (Press release). Aeroporti di Roma. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-14. ENAC and ADR – Aeroporti di Roma – signed today the Memorandum of Understanding relating to the preliminary activities to be implemented in relation to Viterbo airport operation concession. The protocol, signed by ENAC President Vito Riggio and by ADR Chairman Fabrizio Palenzona, defines the preliminary phases required for the new airport project. line feed character in |quote= at position 190 (help)
  7. "Rome-Viterbo airport: reduced travelling times". Avionews. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  8. http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=IT93136 World Aero Data: VITERBO -- LIRV

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