Istrana airport, also known as Treviso-Istrana airport, has been a military airport in Treviso since June 18, 1916 where it is the first base of the 77th Airplane Squadron.
The airport is managed by the Italian Air Force and on the basis of the Ministerial Decree of 25 January 2008 published in the Official Gazette of 7 March 2008 the airport is classified as MOB (Main Operating Base) of the first group and as such carries out exclusively military activities. not being open to commercial traffic.
The airport is home to the 51st Wing whose flight department is made up of the 103rd Fighter Bomber Group ("Indians"), the 132nd CBR Group (Reconnaissance Fighter-Bombers) and the 101st O.C.U. (Operational Conversion Unit).
The three groups are equipped with the Italian-Brazilian ground attack aircraft AMX, from 9 April 2020 the 132nd Group also operates with Eurofighter Typhoon fighters, maintaining 2 flight lines at the same time. The base thus becomes part of the national air defense after 21 years.
On 5 June 2018 at the Istrana airport (TV), headquarters of the 51st Wing of the AM, a meeting was held as part of the integration process between air components of different Armed Forces.
The exchange was conceived with the aim of consolidating the knowledge of each other's capabilities and exploring potential employment synergies between fixed-wing assets of the AMI and helicopters of the AVES. involving the pilots of the AMX line of the 132nd CBR Group and a number of pilots and technicians of the 5th Rgt. AVES “Rigel”.
The exchange activity took place in the meeting room of the 132nd CBR Group through a series of presentations regarding the peculiarities of the respective assets and weapon systems, with particular reference to common experiences in operations outside national borders.
Particular emphasis was placed on TTP's (Techniques Tactics and Procedures) as part of the CAS (Close Air Support) missions carried out by the two departments in Afghanistan, in relation to their respective: supplied sensors, armaments, self-protection systems.
At the time of the First World War, the airport had already been in use for several years and the structure remained the same until after World War II, when an expansion was necessary due to the Cold War.
The Istran airfield of the great war does not correspond to the current one.
The Austrians knew it as a field of Trevignano because it had been built on the border with this municipality, north of Istrana and east of Vedelago.
From 25 May 1918 the 23rd Squadron was stationed there.
It became known for the Battle of Istrana.
Istrana Airport - 51 ° Stormo Aeronautica Militare
Address: Via Monte Grappa, 87, 31036
Phone: +39 0422 833111
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