Rome Urbe Airport
Rome Urbe Airport Aeroporto di Roma-Urbe | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | ENAC | ||||||||||
| Location | Rome, Lazio, Italy | ||||||||||
| Opened | April 21, 1928 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 55 ft / 17 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°57′07″N 012°29′56″E / 41.95194°N 12.49889°E | ||||||||||
| Website | enac.gov.it | ||||||||||
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Source: Rome's Aeroclub Website | |||||||||||
Rome Urbe Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Roma-Urbe, ICAO: LIRU) is a small civilian airport in Rome, situated in the northern part of the city, between Via Salaria and the Tiber River, about 2.7 NM (5 km, 3.1 mi) inside the Greater Ring Road (Italian: Grande Raccordo Anulare or GRA), the circular motorway around the city.
The airport offers services to private and general aviation flights, as well as a heliport. The airport facilities host the Rome Urbe weather station, the Aeroclub of Rome and the AvioNews press agency. Since 2021, the military area of the airport has been home to the Italian Air Force Band.