ICAO Code | LIED/DCI |
Last Validated | 11-2010 |
City | Decimomannu |
Position | 39°21'15"N 008°58'21"E |
Runway(s) | 17R/35L, 17L/35R |
Elevation | 100 ft |
After the II World War, many air forces in West-Europe started again with training of their pilots and needed a big airport with wide air spaces and free ground surfaces with good weather during all the year. At the end the final choice was for the airport of Decimomannu on Sardinia island. Decimomannu air base is the home of the Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation (ACMI) range, called the "Air Weapons Training Installation" (AWTI). Established in 1960 by the NATO partnership of Italy, Germany, Great Britain and Canada, the ACMI range complex includes computer monitored airspace for the practice of dissimilar air combact training (DACT) and manned, scorable bombing range (Frasca Range). During 1970 Canada was replaced as a partner by the USA and Royal Air Force. At this moment, Italian Air Force and German Air Force are the main air forces in Deci, but several visitors organize their deployments during the year, thanks to the favourite weather and modern ranges for air to air and air to ground training.
The airport is located east of the SS196. The runway is almost north-south orientated, and all aprons are on the west side, between the Ss196 and the runway. The is a helicopter apron on the NW side and a large freighter apron on the SW side.
The airbase is situated at North of Cagliari, between the villages of Decimomannu, Decimoputzu, San Sperate and Villasor. It can be reached from Cagliari via the SS130 which runs also along the airport. In Decimomannu, change to the SS196 towards Villasor and the airport will be at your right. The airport of Cagliari has many flights from mainland of Europe, operated by Ryanair, easyJet, Alitalia and Air Berlin. The other airport at Sardinia, Alghero is operated by Ryanair as well, but is 160 nm away from the base.
The ranges around Deci are also used by the Israeli Air and Space Force, hence the arrival of this F16B in october 2010, shot on spot 1. Photo by Claudio Tramontin.
Moving around at spot 2, these kind of pictures are also possible. However do not stay at the fence for too long. Photo by Claudio Tramontin.
279.175 | Ground |
122.100/140.400 | Tower |
257.800/284.375 | Tower |
118.750118.400/344.000 | Cagliari APP |
389.225/362.300 | Cagliari APP |
670ªSquadriglia Collegamenti | AB212AM |
MM6887/5-33/9-1 | F-104S-ASA-M, preserved at gate, spot 5. |
MM54376/SST-5 | MB326E, preserved behind gate at spot 5. |
MM51-17455/ SST-1 | T-33A, preserved behind gate at spot 5. |
MM54193/SST-1 | MB326, preserved next to tower, visible from the east side. |
MM80256/AWTI | AB47J.3, preserved near helicopter apron, spot 4 |
25+14 | F-104G, preserved behind gate, spot 5. |
XV758/R | Harrier GR3, preserved behind gate, spot 5. |
Decimomannu Website | unofficial website about Decimomannu and the AWTI exercises. |
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