L'Aquila–Preturo Airport Aeroporto dei Parchi – L'Aquila Preturo Airport Aeroporto Preturo | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeroporto dei Parchi d'Abruzzo S. r. l. | ||||||||||
| Serves | L'Aquila,Italy | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,211 ft / 674 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°22′47″N013°18′33″E / 42.37972°N 13.30917°E /42.37972; 13.30917 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.aeroportodeiparchi.it | ||||||||||
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  L Location of airport in Italy | |||||||||||
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| Source:DAFIF[1][2] | |||||||||||
L'Aquila–Preturo Airport (Italian:Aeroporto dei Parchi – L'Aquila) (IATA:QAQ[2],ICAO:LIAP), is anairport servingL'Aquila,[1] a city andcomune of theAbruzzo region in centralItaly. The airport is also known asParchi Airport,Preturo Airport (for the village at which it is located), and more complete combinations such asAeroporto dei Parchi di I'Aquila Preturo.[3] The airport is located 4nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)west-northwest of L'Aquila.[4]
The airport resides at anelevation of 2,211 feet (674 m) abovemean sea level. It has one runway designated18/36 with anasphalt surface measuring 1,410 by 26 metres (4,626 ft × 85 ft).[1]
Following theearthquake that hitL'Aquila in 2009, the airport has played a key role in rescue operations. Hence, for example, helicopters evacuated more than 150 persons from San Salvatore Hospital. Before theG8 summit,[5] the structure has been renewed and served by an adequate road system. The airport has been equipped with a parking lot and new buildings, including theItalian Civil Aviation Authority headquarters.PAPI andNDB systems have been installed and runway lighting was provided. During the G8, 146aircraft, 2544 people and 37 delegations used the L'Aquila–Preturo Airport.Afterwards, the airport was declared fit to civil traffic.
On 24 August 2011, the airport has been officially certified as Second Class according toInternational Civil Aviation Organization rules; it can operate with aircraft up to 12 m (39 ft) long, seating 20 to 42 persons.[6]
In April 2015, the Italian authority for civil aviation (ENAC) declared the airport closed to commercial flights. The decision came out by the fact that theair traffic never concretized in a certain way. The airport remains open for private flights.
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