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Refurbishment work to reactivate the airport started in 2004 and was completed during the winter of 2008. The new runway is 2,538 m (8,327 ft) long and 60 m (200 ft) wide, (45 m (148 ft) with two hard shoulders, each of 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)) and has two fast
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During the summer of 1983, three large anti-nuclear demonstrations, largely funded by the
Communist Party, were conducted around the base perimeter, with as many as 5,000 protesters at the events in late July, August and September. After these three demonstrations, which also involved a large number
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for selected motoring journalists, using the closed airbase's road system. Various roads were used in a manner that allowed a one-way route with no cross-overs, to test and present different aspects of the car: a straight part for its power and brakes, another flowing part for its chassis and
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The first permanently assigned U.S. military personnel arrived in April 1983 in the early stages of the construction of the base. There was a small
Italian Air Force contingent there at that time, along with a U.S. Navy construction office. The 487th Combat Support Group was assigned to
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The U.S. Air Force 487th
Tactical Missile Wing and Italian Air Force host organisation jointly accomplished the NATO GLCM mission at Comiso until the base closed on 30 June 1991, a result of the signing of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Force Treaty in 1987.
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On 17 July 2023, a fire at
Catania airport closed the main terminal. A considerable proportion of the air traffic destined for Catania was diverted to Comiso, including flights from non-Schengen countries. Flights were resumed to Catania on 8 August.
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On 17 March 1982, Commander George W. Holland, of the U.S. Navy Civil
Engineering Corps, arrived at Comiso as the resident officer in charge of construction (ROICC). The Air Force activated the 7024th Special Activities Squadron at nearby
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regarding initial site preparations at Comiso. At Comiso, the buildings on the base were almost all bombed out shells and the runway had trees growing out of it. A few of the old buildings were refurbished and used by the USAF or the
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suspension, a skidpad for traction-control-free drifting, and a tight and twisty part for the rear-wheel steering. This necessitated clearing of brush growing through the road surfaces in various places.
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Bentley Turned an Abandoned Military Base Into a Performance-Car Proving Ground - Built right at the time of WWII, the Comiso Air Base in Sicily has been abandoned since the late '90s.
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The first civil flight was made on a 30 April 2007, after the necessary tests and the inauguration of the new runway, but the airport was open to the traffic only on 30 May 2013.
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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Comiso
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was dedicated in 1936 and named in honor of Major General
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Italy
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1055:"Transavia France NS24 Network Additions – 19DEC23"
653:From 1983 to 1991, Comiso Air Base was the largest
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986:"Comiso Airfield | American Air Museum in Britain"
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422:Plan of Comiso Airport with its new 2,538m runway
513:, 3 September 1943 – 8 July 1944 (C-47 Skytrain)
1152:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II
398:. The airport serves Comiso (5 km ),
1025:[Aeroitalia adds Linate from Comiso].
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901:Annual passenger traffic at CIY airport. See
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1231:Abandoned and little-known airfields, Comiso
537:, 22 October-9 November 1943 (C-47 Skytrain)
1108:"Volotea Announces New Base in Bari, Italy"
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1164:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
493:by the Allies, coming under the USAAF
922:List of the busiest airports in Italy
700:2021: Bentley - performance car debut
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1012:, Kristen Lee, The Drive, 2021-09-16
943:Air Force Historical Research Agency
507:, 3–27 August 1943 (B-25 Mitchell)
3210:World War II sites of Nazi Germany
717:2023 Diversions after Catania fire
603:North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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710:2022 Bentley Continental GT Speed
569:Royal Air Force Serving Commandos
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2709:XII Troop Carrier (Provisional)
2734:47th Bombardment (7th Fighter)
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567:No. 3201 Servicing Commando,
3225:Airports established in 1939
1217:Airport information for LICB
356:Statistics from Assaeroporti
3215:NATO installations in Italy
3205:World War II sites in Italy
1029:(in Italian). 1 March 2024.
644:487th Tactical Missile Wing
623:Italian Minister of Defence
535:12th Troop Carrier Squadron
529:18th Troop Carrier Squadron
523:35th Troop Carrier Squadron
517:16th Troop Carrier Squadron
511:17th Troop Carrier Squadron
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1208:Accident history for CIY
564:, (Supermarine Spitfire)
558:, (Supermarine Spitfire)
154:620 ft / 190 m
16:South Silician aerodrome
1219:at Great Circle Mapper.
1212:Aviation Safety Network
505:340th Bombardment Group
182:36.991667°N 14.606944°E
2290:Decimomannu (Sardinia)
2250:Castelvetrano (Sicily)
2008:Sainte-Barbe du Tlélat
1223:Airport Authority Site
1157:Maxwell Air Force Base
939:public domain material
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314:Passenger change 21-22
2591:Ghisonaccia (Corsica)
2230:Boccadifalco (Sicily)
2220:Barcelona LG (Sicily)
1938:Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel
1198:at Wikimedia Commons
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2596:Gisonochia (Corsica)
2470:Ponte Olivo (Sicily)
2240:Capodichino (Naples)
1027:travelquotidiano.com
917:Cold War (1979–1985)
550:Supermarine Spitfire
402:(15 km ),
187:36.991667; 14.606944
3066:427th Night Fighter
3061:417th Night Fighter
3056:416th Night Fighter
3051:415th Night Fighter
3046:414th Night Fighter
3021:316th Troop Carrier
3016:314th Troop Carrier
3011:313th Troop Carrier
2974:68th Reconnaissance
2646:Solonzara (Corsica)
2631:Saint-Dizier (A-64)
2169:Sainte Marie du Zit
1110:. 14 December 2023.
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957:"Traffic Data 2019"
704:In September 2021,
632:unexploded ordnance
453:Magliocco Aerodromo
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3190:Airports in Sicily
3006:64th Troop Carrier
2996:61st Troop Carrier
2991:60th Troop Carrier
2969:5th Reconnaissance
2739:51st Troop Carrier
2641:Serragia (Corsica)
2530:Torrente Comunelli
2440:Pignataro Maggiore
2400:Montalto Di Castro
2255:Cassibile (Sicily)
2210:Agrigento (Sicily)
1176:Wellum, Geoffrey,
966:on 25 October 2022
706:Bentley Motors Ltd
640:Comiso Air Station
457:Vincenzo Magliocco
441:Hyblaean Mountains
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2852:321st Bombardment
2847:320th Bombardment
2842:319th Bombardment
2837:310th Bombardment
2832:301st Bombardment
2774:90th Photographic
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2705:XXII Tactical Air
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2390:Milazzo (Sicily)
2385:Mazzara (Sicily)
2330:Gerbini (Sicily)
2295:Elmas (Sardinia)
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2928:86th Fighter
2918:81st Fighter
2913:79th Fighter
2908:57th Fighter
2893:31st Fighter
2888:27th Fighter
2883:14th Fighter
2769:87th Fighter
2764:64th Fighter
2535:Tre Cancello
2410:Montecorvino
2174:Souk-el-Arba
2159:Pont du Fahs
1973:Orleansville
1887:Port Lyautey
1867:Louis Gentil
1823:World War II
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2903:52d Fighter
2898:33d Fighter
2878:1st Fighter
2790:Bombardment
2759:63d Fighter
2754:62d Fighter
2581:Dijon (Y-9)
2495:Santa Maria
2435:Pantelleria
2089:Enfidaville
2028:Thiersville
1993:Saint-Donat
1963:Montesquieu
1943:Constantine
1744:Villafranca
1649:Decimomannu
1634:Capodichino
1556:Unscheduled
1547:Pantelleria
1178:First Light
1064:19 December
995:16 February
883:Phabricator
597:During the
185: /
160:Coordinates
143:30 May 2013
3184:Categories
3159:Fourteenth
3154:Thirteenth
2695:XII Bomber
2525:Tortorella
2510:Serretella
2450:Pomigliano
2375:Marcianise
2345:Grottaglie
2285:Cesenatico
2134:Massicault
2074:Ebba Ksour
1918:Ain M'lila
1897:Rabat Sale
1857:Casablanca
1771:Statistics
1674:Grazzanise
1059:Aeroroutes
928:References
861:Statistics
800:Paris–Orly
745:AeroItalia
674:Yugoslavia
583:41st Storm
305:Passengers
173:14°36′25″E
170:36°59′30″N
3169:Twentieth
3164:Fifteenth
3034:Squadrons
2515:Tarquinia
2460:Pontedera
2420:Orbetello
2380:Malignano
2320:Follonica
2300:Falconara
2260:Cattolica
2164:Protville
2124:La Sebala
2099:Grombalia
2084:El Bathan
1998:Saint-Leu
1933:Canrobert
1902:Ras el Ma
1724:Sigonella
1654:Frosinone
1542:Lampedusa
850:Seasonal:
838:Barcelona
835:Seasonal:
820:Seasonal:
797:Seasonal:
792:Transavia
782:Seasonal:
593:1981–1991
463:in 1936.
435:1935–1980
258:Direction
3144:Eleventh
2688:Commands
2545:Vesuvius
2445:Piombino
2370:Manduria
2355:Le Banca
2340:Grosseto
2310:Florence
2194:Thelepte
2149:Monastir
2119:La Marsa
2109:Kairouan
2094:Goubrine
2064:Djedeida
2059:Depienne
2023:Telergma
1983:Relizane
1958:Matemore
1923:Berteaux
1882:Nouasser
1877:MĂ©diouna
1852:Berguent
1835:Stations
1704:Piacenza
1679:Guidonia
1659:Galatina
1614:Amendola
1607:Military
1583:Oristano
1578:Grosseto
1525:Domestic
1407:Florence
1382:Cagliari
1377:Brindisi
1301:Airports
1264:Aviation
911:See also
845:Wizz Air
736:Airlines
599:Cold War
579:Alitalia
404:Vittoria
287:Asphalt
265:Surface
122:Location
112:Vittoria
3149:Twelfth
3124:Seventh
2871:Fighter
2540:Voltone
2465:Pompeii
2425:Paestum
2415:Ombrene
2405:Nettuno
2270:Cercola
2215:Bagnoli
2184:Soliman
2129:Le Sers
2079:El Djem
2049:Bizerte
2042:Tunisia
2018:TĂ©bessa
2003:Sedrata
1988:Rerhaia
1968:Nouvion
1911:Algeria
1862:Guercif
1845:Morocco
1760:Vicenza
1753:Defunct
1734:Trapani
1729:Toblach
1719:Rivolto
1684:Istrana
1639:Caselle
1593:Tortolì
1588:Taranto
1573:Brescia
1563:Albenga
1532:Crotone
1497:Trieste
1492:Treviso
1487:Trapani
1482:Salerno
1457:Pescara
1452:Perugia
1442:Palermo
1387:Catania
1372:Bolzano
1367:Bologna
1362:Bergamo
1347:Alghero
1238:Portals
1144:Sources
885:and on
830:Vueling
807:Volotea
773:easyJet
754:Bologna
750:Bergamo
587:Catania
500:USAAF:
480:Tunisia
472:Maghreb
414:History
308:364,735
262:Length
246:Runways
198:Website
87:Summary
3195:Comiso
3129:Eighth
3109:Fourth
3099:Second
2783:Groups
2611:Le Luc
2554:France
2315:Foggia
2189:Sousse
2139:Mateur
2104:Hergla
2069:Djilma
1928:Biskra
1872:Marnia
1739:Varese
1689:Latina
1644:Cervia
1629:Cameri
1619:Aviano
1598:Trento
1537:Foggia
1512:Verona
1507:Venice
1472:Rimini
1432:Naples
1392:Comiso
1352:Ancona
1170:
970:31 May
853:Tirana
816:Verona
785:Naples
659:Europe
400:Ragusa
392:Sicily
284:8,326
281:2,538
278:05/23
140:Opened
130:Sicily
126:Comiso
108:Ragusa
104:Comiso
100:Serves
95:Public
3139:Tenth
3134:Ninth
3119:Sixth
3114:Fifth
3104:Third
3094:First
2717:Wings
2678:Units
2485:Rosia
2360:Lecce
2335:Gioia
2325:Gaudo
2203:Italy
2154:Oudna
2114:Korba
1892:Oujda
1816:USAAF
1699:Padua
1664:Ghedi
1568:Aosta
1502:Turin
1447:Parma
1437:Olbia
1417:Genoa
1412:Forlì
1397:Cuneo
1340:Minor
1319:Major
1305:Italy
1252:Italy
960:(PDF)
812:Turin
541:RAF:
476:Malta
396:Italy
346:19.2%
331:3,320
323:82.9%
134:Italy
2505:Sele
2430:Pisa
2350:Iesi
2305:Fano
2225:Bari
1709:Pisa
1624:Bari
1462:Pisa
1402:Elba
1357:Bari
1168:ISBN
1066:2023
997:2022
972:2020
823:Bari
762:Pisa
655:NATO
621:the
474:and
408:Gela
406:and
380:LICB
376:ICAO
368:IATA
150:AMSL
116:Gela
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1821:in
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