| Trapani-Milo Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Trapani-Milo runway and motorway. | |||
| IATA: none – ICAO: --- | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | military | ||
| Elevation AMSL | ft / 120 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05/23 | 1,100 | Asphalt | |
Trapani-Milo Airport was the first airport to serve the Sicilian city of Trapani, in Italy. It is located on the outskirts of the city. In July 2001 the airbase was intitoled to the Italian aerospace engineer Luigi Broglio.
The airport was built during the 1930s and became the base of the Italian Regia Aeronautica. After being heavily bombed by Allied forces during the Invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky) in July 1943, it stayed open until 1949 when the new Trapani-Chinisia Airfield was opened.
Since 1975 the airport is used by the Italian Space Agency as launch site for stratospheric balloon.[1] In 1976 with the construction of the motorway A29 the runway was cut in half and a small road bridge connects the two parts of runway.