Abruzzo Airport
| Abruzzo Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | S.A.G.A. S.p.A. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pescara | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 48 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°26′14″N 014°11′14″E / 42.43722°N 14.18722°E | ||||||||||
| Website | abruzzo-airport.it | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 572.217 |
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| Passenger change 15–15 |
 -6,6% |
| Aircraft movements | 8.850 |
| Movements change 15–16 |
-14,3% |
Abruzzo Airport (IATA: PSR, ICAO: LIBP) is an airport located near Pescara, Italy. It is located approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) from the centre of Pescara, about 180 km (112 miles) from Rome, a 2-hour drive by car on a motorway across the Appennine mountains. It is the only international airport in the Abruzzo region. Open to civilian traffic since 1996, it has seen a steady increase in the number of transit passengers over the years, mainly due to a growth in low-cost airlines and flights.
In 1973 the English historian Bruce Barrymore Halpenny, then living in Abruzzo, organised a British Caledonian BAC 111 to take off from Genoa to Pescara as a test flight for a large commercial aircraft to test the feasibility of the approach and landing at Pescara. With the British Caledonian chief pilot an (Ex-RAF) and Halpenny (also Ex-RAF) on board this manoeuvre was successfully accomplished; now opening up the airport and the region for tourism. Halpenny then arranged for a British Caledonian BAC 111 to take off from Gatwick London and fly to and land at Pescara and return to Gatwick.Commercial flights were now shown to be possible.
As of 1 February 1979, Itavia was forced to suspend its flights to Pescara due to the revision of the "minimum" on some Italian airports dell'ANPAC implemented by the National Association of Civil Aviation Pilots. Raising the minimum in question (distance to the runway and its share – which the pilot must decide whether to continue the landing) depends on proper radio support (such as ILS, Instrument Landing System), and a clear view is essential for landing aircraft in conditions of poor visibility. Itavia itself ceased operations in June 1980.
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