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Airport in Bresso
Bresso Airfield
Aeroporto G. Clerici
Aerial view of the aerodromeAerial view of the aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesMilan, Italy
LocationBresso
Opened1912 (1912)
Elevation AMSL146 m / 479 ft
Coordinates45°32′22″N 009°12′08″E / 45.53944°N 9.20222°E / 45.53944; 9.20222
Map
LIMB is located in MilanLIMBLIMBLocation of aerodrome on map of MilanLocation of aerodrome on map of LombardyLIMB is located in LombardyLIMBLIMBLocation of Lombardy region in Italy
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,080 3,543 Asphalt

Bresso Airfield (Italian: Aeroporto di Bresso, ICAO: LIMB), also known as Aeroporto Giampiero Clerici, is an aerodrome in Bresso, in the Milan metropolitan area.

Light aircraft parked at Bresso Airport

Originally built in 1912, the field served as a factory airfield until the nearby Breda factory expanded its production to military aircraft for World War I. From 1931 to 1933 it housed the Regia Aeronautica's Terzo Stormo. On April 30, 1944, the Breda factory and the airfield were heavily bombed by 53 American Boeing B-17. Seven aircraft and a few hangars went completely destroyed. At the end of World War II the airport was mostly used as a military flying training camp and to field fighter aircraft as part of the defence system of the city.

In 1960, it became the permanent site of the Aero Club Milano. Since then the airport mostly serves as a general aviation airfield for flying club activity, touristic flights and air taxi. It also hosts a base of the state helicopter emergency service Elisoccorso.

On June 3, 2012, on the occasion of the seventh World Meeting of Families promoted by the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated a mass on the tarmac in front of a million of pilgrims.

Runway

The airport runway is 1,080 metres (3,540 ft) long and 30 metres (98 ft) wide. It has a magnetic orientation (QFU) 36/18.

Frequencies

  • Bresso Radio 122.005
  • Milano Informazioni 124.925
  • Linate Tower 118.100
  • Milano Approach 126.300

References

  1. "::: Storia di Milano ::: l'Aeroporto di Bresso".
  2. "::: Storia di Milano ::: l'Aeroporto di Bresso".
  3. Aero Club Milano
  4. "Base di elisoccorso Milano | HEMS Association".
  5. "Un milione di pellegrini alla messa del Papa "Divorziati, la Chiesa vi è accanto"".
  6. "::: Storia di Milano ::: l'Aeroporto di Bresso".
  7. "Gli aeroporti con i nuovi canali 8.33 KHZ". 29 March 2019.


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