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'''Falconara Airport''' is a small international airport located half way down the east coast of Italy, 18 km west of Ancona. | |||
== The airport == | |||
LIPY is the only international airport of le Marche region. In 2013 it had a traffic of ~500 000 passengers and ~6 600 tons of goods. It has two separate terminals for arrival/departure of passengers and another cargo terminal area. It has an unused military area and hosts 5º Nucleo Elicotteri of the Carabinieri, with an Agusta [[A109]] helicopter. | |||
In 1981 the airport was visited by the [[Concorde]]. During the various operations in the Balcans area, for its obvious favourable position, it has been used by military forces with Apaches, UH-60, tankers, A-10, Harriers, and cargos like C-5, C-17, An-124. | |||
=== Structure === | |||
The runway 04/22 is almost 3 km long, 45 m wide, it's used also for taxing and heads are in concrete. | |||
=== Traffic === | |||
As of 2014, airlines operating here are: | |||
* [[Alitalia]] | |||
* [[Lufthansa]] | |||
* [[Ryanair]] | |||
* [[Volotea]] | |||
Couriers operating here are: | |||
* [[DHL]] | |||
* [[UPS]] | |||
* [[FedEx]] | |||
The control tower is powered by a photovoltaic system. | |||
=== Aeroclub === | |||
== Scenery project == | |||