Pontedera Airport

The Pontedera airport (ICAO: LIAT) was an airport located in Pontedera, Italy. It was built south-west of the city centre in 1913.

Pontedera Airport Aeroporto di Pontedera/Aeroscalo di Pontedera
IATA: none ICAO: LIAT
Summary
Airport type	Military and industrial (now dismantled)
Location	Pontedera
Elevation AMSL	39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates	43°39′00″N 10°37′00″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m Asphalt

History

It was built as an airport for airships, by the Royal Italian Navy, just before the beginning of the First World War. Later it became an airport for military planes and used also by Piaggio for testing vehicles. Its importance faded after the Second World War, the hangars were closed and destroyed and the runway was dismantled around the year 2000.

Bibliography

• Quirici, Michele; Gori, Paolo (2000). L'aeroscalo di Pontedera. I dirigibili italiani (in Italian). Pontedera: CLD Libri. p. 191. ISBN 88-87748-15-2.

See also

• Galileo Galilei International Airport