Marche Airport ( it, Aeroporto delle Marche) , formerly ''Ancona Falconara Airport'' ( it, Aeroporto di Ancona-Falconara), is an
airport
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serving
Ancona
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...
and the
Marche
Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
region of central Italy. The airport is located approximately west of Ancona, in
Falconara Marittima
Falconara Marittima is a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, in Italy, located north of Ancona, in the Marche region, province of Ancona.
History
Falconara developed around a castle. In the second half of the 16th century it was bought by the n ...
. It was also known as ''Raffaello Sanzio Airport'', named after
Raffaello Sanzio
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual a ...
(1483–1520), the Italian painter and architect.
History
During
World War II
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, Falconara Airfield was a military airfield used by the
United States Army Air Forces
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Twelfth Air Force
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The command is the air component to U ...
for
B-25 Mitchell
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combat operations by the
321st Bombardment Group
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between 1 Apr and 1 Sep 1945. After the war ended, the airfield was turned over to local authorities.
Facilities
The airport lies at an
elevation
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of above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
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designated 04/22 with an
asphalt
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surface measuring .
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate scheduled services:
Cargo
The following cargo services are operated at the airport:
Statistics
Ground transportation
Aerobus
The airport is connected to
Ancona
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...
and
Falconara Marittima
Falconara Marittima is a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, in Italy, located north of Ancona, in the Marche region, province of Ancona.
History
Falconara developed around a castle. In the second half of the 16th century it was bought by the n ...
via piazza Cavour, piazza Kennedy,
Ancona railway station
Ancona railway station, sometimes called ''Ancona Centrale'',Jesi
Jesi, also spelled Iesi (), is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Ancona in Marche, Italy.
It is an important industrial and artistic center in the floodplain on the left (north) bank of the Esino river before its mouth on the Adriatic ...
and
Falconara Marittima
Falconara Marittima is a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, in Italy, located north of Ancona, in the Marche region, province of Ancona.
History
Falconara developed around a castle. In the second half of the 16th century it was bought by the n ...
. People travelling on the
Autostrada A14 need to exit at "Ancona Nord" and join Strada statale 76 della Val d'Esino.
Railway
A small railway station, Castelferretti-Falconara Aeroporto, is situated just outside the airport. Regional trains bound to
Ancona
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...
,
Jesi
Jesi, also spelled Iesi (), is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Ancona in Marche, Italy.
It is an important industrial and artistic center in the floodplain on the left (north) bank of the Esino river before its mouth on the Adriatic ...
,
Fabriano
Fabriano is a town and ''comune'' of Province of Ancona, Ancona province in the Italy, Italian region of the Marche, at Above mean sea level, above sea level. It lies in the Esino valley upstream and southwest of Jesi; and east-northeast of Foss ...
,
Foligno
Foligno (; Southern Umbrian: ''Fuligno'') is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located so ...
,
Orte
Orte is a town, ''comune'', former Catholic bishopric and Latin titular see in the province of Viterbo, in the central Italian region of Lazio, located about north of Rome and about east of Viterbo.
Geography
Orte is situated in the Tiber vall ...
and
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 ...
departs from there.
References
Further reading
* Maurer, Maurer
''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''.Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. 521p. .
*
External links
Official website*
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Airports in Italy
Ancona
Transport in le Marche
Buildings and structures in le Marche
Falconara Marittima