Naval Air Station Sigonella
Naval Air Station Sigonella  Aeroporto "Cosimo Di Palma" di Sigonella |
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
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Italian Air Force United States Navy |
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| Location | Sicily, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 15 June 1959 | ||||||||||||||
| In use | 1959–present | ||||||||||||||
| Commander | Captain W. Scott Butler | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 79 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°24′06″N 014°55′20″E / 37.40167°N 14.92222°ECoordinates: 37°24′06″N 014°55′20″E / 37.40167°N 14.92222°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.cnic.navy.mil/sigonella | ||||||||||||||
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Naval Air Station Sigonella (IATA: NSY, ICAO: LICZ), is a U.S. Navy installation at NATO Base Sigonella and an Italian Air Force base (Italian: Aeroporto "Cosimo Di Palma" di Sigonella) in Sicily, Italy. Although a tenant of the Italian Air Force, NAS Sigonella acts as landlord to more than 40 other U.S. commands and activities. It is located 15 km (8 NM) west and 11 km (6 NM) south of the city of Catania, and some 40 km (22 NM) south of Mount Etna. Because of its location near the center of the Mediterranean Sea, NASSIG is well placed to support operations by the U.S. 6th Fleet, other U.S. military units, and U.S. allies and coalition partners.
It also serves as an Italian base for the (41st Antisubmarine Warfare Wing).
Among the aircraft that fly from this island base are U.S. Air Force C-130, C-17 and C-5 airlifters, KC-135 and KC-10 tankers and U.S. Navy P-3 Orions, C-2 Greyhounds and C-9B Skytrain IIs and C-40A Clippers, and Italian Air Force Breguet Br.1150 Atlantics. It is one of the most frequently used stops for U.S. airlift aircraft bound from the continental United States to Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean.
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