Grosseto Airport

Grosseto Airport Aeroporto di Grosseto
IATA: GRS – ICAO: LIRS Grosseto Airport Location of airport in Italy
Summary
Airport type	Military / Public
Operator	Aeronautica Militare / Società di Esercizio dell'Aeroporto della Maremma S.p.A. (SEAM)
Serves	Grosseto, Italy
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03L/21R 2,994 9,823 Asphalt 03R/21L 2,356 7,729 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 4,382 Passenger change 11-12 -13.1% Aircraft movements 1,732 Movements change 11-12 -14.0%
Source: DAFIF Statistics from Assaeroporti

Grosseto Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Grossetocode: it is deprecated ) (IATA: GRS, ICAO: LIRS) is an airport in central Italy, located 3 km (1.6 NM) west of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany.

Italian Eurofighter Typhoon

Although it is classified as a "joint use" facility, Grosseto Air Base is primarily an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) Base, home of the 4th Stormo, equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon. However, the facility is used as a commercial airport by civilian charter flights and private aircraft.

History

During World War II the airfield, known as Grosetta Main, was used by the United States Army Air Forces' Twelfth Air Force. The 86th Fighter Group flew P-47 Thunderbolts from the field between 17 September and 6 November 1944. Later, the 57th Fighter Group, used the airfield from 24 September 1944 to 29 April 1945, and later between 7 May and 15 July 1945, also flying combat operations with P-47s.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 15 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 03L/21R measuring 2,994 by 45 metres (9,823 ft × 148 ft) and 03R/21L measuring 2,356 by 24 metres (7,730 ft × 79 ft).

External links

• Official site (English)
• Current weather for LIRS at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for GRS at Aviation Safety Network