Centocelle Airport ( it, Aeroporto di Centocelle) was an
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
situated in
Centocelle,
a quarter of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. It is also referred to as Rome-Centocelle Airport (''Aeroporto di Roma-Centocelle'').
It was the first
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
and flight school in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
, opened on 15 April 1909 when
Wilbur Wright came to give a demonstration of his "Flyer" airplane,
footage of which appears in the early newsreel film, ''
Wilbur Wright und seine Flugmaschine''.
During World War 2, in February 1944, after news of the Allies' landing at
Anzio
Anzio (, also , ) is a town and ''comune'' on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about south of Rome.
Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a Port, fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine I ...
, Luftwaffe's 1.''Staffel'' and 2.''Staffel'', of Nachtschlachtgruppe (NSGr.) 9, were based at Centocelle, from where they attacked Allied units in southern
Latium
Latium ( , ; ) is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.
Definition
Latium was originally a small triangle of fertile, volcanic soil (Old Latium) on whi ...
, mostly during moonlit night.
Its runway has been closed and converted into a park (''Parco di Centocelle''), but the grounds remain a base of the Italian Air Force, including active helipads.
See also
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*
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List of airports in Italy
This is a list of airports in Italy, grouped by Regions of Italy, region and sorted by location.
Airports
Airport names shown in bold have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.
See also
* Transport in Italy
* List of airports by ...
References
External links
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Defunct airports in Italy
Transport in Rome
Rome Q. XXIV Don Bosco
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