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Foggia Main Airfield
Foggia Gino Lisa Airport ( it, Aeroporto di Foggia Gino Lisa) is an airport serving Foggia, Italy. Its name commemorates the Italian aviator (1896-1917). Facilities The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway, designated 16/34 with an Asphalt concrete, asphalt surface, measuring . Helicopter service Foggia airport serves as a hub for the Italian airline Alidaunia, which has a terminal for its flights to the Tremiti Islands. Alidaunia also provides a flying school, a maintenance hangar, and the rescue service in Apulia. Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Foggia Airport: Statistics References External links Official website*Aero Club Foggia*Mondo Gino Lisa - blog sull'Aeroporto Gino Lisa di Foggia* * * Airports in Apulia {{Italy-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foggia
Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known as the "granary of Italy". History The name "''Foggia''" (originally ''Focis'') probably derives from Latin "''fovea''", meaning "''pit''", referring to the pits where wheat was stored. The name's etymology remains uncertain however, as it could as well stem from "''Phocaea''", or possibly probably from the Medieval Greek word for "''fire''", which is "''fotia''", as according to legend the original settlers of the 11th century AD were peasants, allegedly after having iraculouslydiscovered there a panel portraying the Madonna Nicopeia, on which three flames burnt. The area had been settled since Neolithic times, and later on a Daunian settlement known as Arpi (in Greek ''Argos Hippium'' or ''Ἀργόριππα'') existed nearby, clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
