Pratica di Mare Air Base
Airport in Pomezia, Province of Rome
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AirporttypeMilitary
OperatorAeronautica Militare
LocationPomezia, Province of Rome
ElevationAMSL42 ft (13 m)
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aeronautica Militare | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Pomezia, Province of Rome | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 42 ft (13 m) | ||||||||||||||
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Pratica di Mare Air Base (ICAO: LIRE) is a military airport of the Italian Air Force, located in Pomezia, Lazio, southwest of Rome. It was established as a flight training airfield in 1937. In 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi, winner of the 1926 Schneider Trophy and test pilot. It is one of the largest Italian air bases.
