Ghedi Air Base

Ghedi Air Base
IATA: none – ICAO: LIPL
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Aeronautica Militare Italiana
Location	Ghedi, Brescia, Italy
Built	1909
Elevation AMSL	333 ft / 101 m
Coordinates
Map
LIPL Location of Ghedi Air Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 9,813 2,991 Asphalt
Sources:DAFIF

Ghedi Air Base (Italian: Base aerea di Ghedicode: it is deprecated , ICAO: LIPL) is a base of the Italian Air Force in Ghedi, about 15 kilometres from Brescia, northern Italy.

It is home to the 6º Stormo of the Italian Air Force with the 102º Gruppo (Papero incazzato), il 154º Gruppo (Diavoli Rossi) e il 156º Gruppo (Le linci) equipped with the Tornado IDS.

The 704th Munitions Support Squadron, 52d Fighter Wing, of the United States Air Force is also located at the base. It reports to the wing headquarters in Spangdahlem, Germany.

External links

• Information on the base