Pratica di Mare Air Base | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Aeronautica Militare | ||||||||||||||
Location | Pomezia, Rome | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 41 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||
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Source: DAFIF
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Coordinates: 41°39′16″N 012°26′42″E / 41.65444°N 12.44500°E
Pratica di Mare Air Base (ICAO: LIRE) is a military airport for the Italian Air Force. It was installed in Pomezia, Lazio, Italy; southwest of Rome, Italy. It was created around 1937. Later, in 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi. It is the biggest Italian air base there. A particular detail is that the base is located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the village of Pratica di Mare, a small Middle Aged-styled town, which is built on the old acropolis of Lavinium.