Ghisonaccia Alzitone Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Ghisonaccia, France | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 177 ft / 54 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°03′18″N009°24′07″E / 42.05500°N 9.40194°E /42.05500; 9.40194 (Ghisonaccia Alzitone Airport) | ||||||||||
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| Sources: French AIP[1] | |||||||||||
Ghisonaccia Alzitone Airport (ICAO:LFKG) is an airport inFrance, located 2 km (1.2 mi) north ofGhisonaccia in theHaute-Corsedepartment, approximately 61 km (38 mi) southeast ofCorte onCorsica.
The airport is used forgeneral aviation, with no commercial airline service.
DuringWorld War II, Ghisonaccia Airfield was a military airfield used by theUnited States Army Air Forces. It was an all-weather temporary field built in late 1943 by the XII Engineer Command usingMarsden Matting for runways and parking areas, as well as for dispersal sites. In addition, tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities; an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure; a dump for supplies, ammunition, and gasoline drums, along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting. It was turned over to theTwelfth Air Force for operational combat use. Known units assigned to the airfield were:
After the war ended, the airfield was turned over to local authorities. Today the military airfield has been developed into a small, regional airport used by small aircraft.
