Galatina Air Base is an airbase near
Galatina
Galatina ( el, label=Griko, Ας Πέτρο, As Pètro; scn, label=Salentino, San Pietru), known before the unification of Italy as San Pietro in Galatina, is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Lecce in Apulia, southern Italy. It is situated ...
, south of the city of
Lecce
Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...
in the
Apulia
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(''Puglia'') region of
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 ...
. Currently the
Italian Air Force
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's 10th Aircraft Maintenance Unit is based there, which maintains the air force's
MB-339
The Aermacchi MB-339 is a military jet trainer and light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Italian aviation company Aermacchi.
The MB-339 was developed during the 1970s in response to an Italian Air Force requirement that sought a re ...
training and light attack jets.
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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
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References
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Airports in Apulia
Buildings and structures in the Province of Lecce
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