Aviano Air Base: Difference between revisions
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| Taxiway layouts | | Taxiway layouts | ||
| {{progressbar|90}} | | {{progressbar|90}} | ||
| Nearly done, only some adjustments here and there. | | Nearly done, only some adjustments here and there, especially in the south-west zone. | ||
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| Taxi signs | | Taxi signs | ||
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| For now there are only the most important ones. | | For now there are only the most important ones, they will be added when the layout is done. | ||
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| Aprons | | Aprons | ||
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| A lot of small parkings have been added in the Area F, especially the great one on the left side rwy 23, need only a few fine tunings. Edited the northeast zone of parkings and | | A lot of small parkings have been added in the Area F, especially the great one on the left side rwy 23, need only a few fine tunings. Edited the northeast zone of parkings and proceeding with the southwest; in the north-east zone a car park have been added. | ||
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| Buildings | | Buildings | ||
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| They've been added with the current version (as seen in the img above), but need to be completely replaced with the new one. | | They've been added with the current version (as seen in the img above), but need to be completely replaced with the new one. A custom tower with the 31st FW emblem has been added. | ||
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| Parking positions and ground net | | Parking positions and ground net | ||
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| Comprehensive air base scenery | | Comprehensive air base scenery | ||
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| The ground layout is nearly ok, taxi signs are only at the beginning, the aprons will be finished when the southwest zone is completed, buildings have to be repositioned but a few objects are already in the correct position, all the ground net an the taxi lights have to be added but most of the parking positions have been setted. | | The ground layout is nearly ok, taxi signs are only at the beginning, the aprons will be finished when the southwest zone is completed, buildings have to be repositioned but a few objects are already in the correct position, all the ground net an the taxi lights have to be added but most of the parking positions have been setted. | ||
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== Screenshot gallery of LIPA == | == Screenshot gallery of LIPA == | ||
=== WED developement === | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:LIPA before.png|[[WED]] screenshot of Aviano before the developement | |||
File:LIPA after04.JPG|Screenshot of [[WED]] after the developing | File:LIPA after04.JPG|Screenshot of [[WED]] after the developing | ||
File:LIPA after11.JPG|[[WED]] screenshot after development | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Old layout version === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:F-15 LIPA.JPG|[[F-15]] ready for take-off from rwy 05 | File:F-15 LIPA.JPG|[[F-15]] ready for take-off from rwy 05 | ||
File:747-8i LIPA.JPG|A [[Boeing 747-8i]] parked in the AMC apron by evening with custom buildings | File:747-8i LIPA.JPG|A [[Boeing 747-8i]] parked in the AMC apron by evening with custom buildings | ||
File:F-16 AV029.JPG|[[F-16]] taxiing to parking after landing on rwy 05 with home livery | File:F-16 AV029.JPG|[[F-16]] taxiing to parking after landing on rwy 05 with home livery | ||
File:LIPAtwr01.JPG|New custom [[ATC]] tower of [[LIPA]] with 31st FW's emblem | File:LIPAtwr01.JPG|New custom [[ATC]] tower of [[LIPA]] with 31st FW's emblem | ||
File:FA-18D LIPA.JPG|An F/A-18D Hornet landing on rwy 05 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== New layout version === | |||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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*[http://www.aviano.af.mil/units/ Aviano AB units] | *[http://www.aviano.af.mil/units/ Aviano AB units] | ||
*[http://www.usafe.af.mil/ U.S. Air Forces in Europe] | *[http://www.usafe.af.mil/ U.S. Air Forces in Europe] | ||
*[http://www.aviano.af.mil/library/avianopassengerterminal.asp Aviano Passenger Terminal] | |||
*[http://youtu.be/SqpTPA6JyQg Aviano AB history (video)] | *[http://youtu.be/SqpTPA6JyQg Aviano AB history (video)] | ||
[[Category:Airports in Italy]] | [[Category:Airports in Italy]] |
Revision as of 14:32, 31 August 2014
Aviano AB in the current version with custom buildings at dawn. | ||||||||||
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Type | Military | |||||||||
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Owner | Aeronautica Militare Italiana; US Air Force (user) | |||||||||
City | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |||||||||
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Scenery tile | e012n46 | |||||||||
TerraSync | Not yet |
Aviano Air Base is a NATO base built in 1911 in the Friuli-Venezia_Giulia region. It is located in the Aviano municipality, at the foot of the Carnic Pre-Alps, about 8 NM from Pordenone.
The Italian Air Force has administrative control of the base and hosts the U.S Air Force's 31st Fighter Wing .
The 31st FW is the only U.S. fighter wing south of the Italian Alps. This strategic location makes the wing critical to operations in NATO's southern region. The 31st FW maintains two F-16 fighter squadrons, 555th Fighter Squadron "Triple Nickel" and the 510th Fighter Squadron "Buzzards" , allowing the wing to conduct offense and defensive combat air operations.
In peacetime, the 31st FW prepares for its combat role by maintaining aircraft and personnel in a high state of readiness.
Technical characteristics
The airport has only one runway (045°/225°), 2987 m long and 55 m wide. Both runways 05 and 23 will have got two BAK-12 aircraft arresting systems for emergency landings and training in the beta version.
- Both directions are used for takeoffs (though runway 05 is much preferred).
- Runway 23 is not used a lot for landings (except when there is strong down wind) for visual approaches only.
- Runway 05 is suitable for all landings and is served by a ILS system (frequency: 390.00 MHz).
The base is full of aprons of different sizes for fighters and also big aircrafts like the 747 or the C-17 Globemaster III.
Communications
(The following table takes into account somen frequencies available only in the current development version.)
ATIS | 129.300 |
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TWR | 120.100 |
GND | 142.050 |
APP | 120.120 |
DEP | 142.350 |
Custom scenery
J Maverick 16 is currently redesigning the airport so that the scenery is as faithful as possible to the real air base. The airport will be submitted for inclusion in the international scenery as soon as the ground layout and the buildings are done; further updates (buildings, boudaries, decorations...) will be released via TerraSync.
Progress
The following table takes into account improvements available only in the current development version.
ATC services (USAF_AV)
ATC service is provided with OpenRadar regularly on weekends, using also Mumble and FGCom - check Lenny's website for the exact times and dates, but usually on Saturday evenings and Thursday evenings. You can download the chart on the right. The air base is also included in the NIATCA project. To avoid pilot/ATC misunderstandings see the minimum list of best practices, and don't simulate an emergency or found an excuse to land/take-off from Aviano only because it is controlled in that moment, especially for airliners (e.g. terrorists on board, engine faliture, passenger with cardiac arrest, President on board,...).
Screenshot gallery of LIPA
WED developement
WED screenshot of Aviano before the developement
Screenshot of WED after the developing
WED screenshot after development
Old layout version
F-15 ready for take-off from rwy 05
A Boeing 747-8i parked in the AMC apron by evening with custom buildings
F-16 taxiing to parking after landing on rwy 05 with home livery
New layout version
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