# Aviano Air Base (AVB)

> Aviano (PN), IT · IATA: AVB · ICAO: LIPA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `AVB` |
| ICAO | `LIPA` |
| City | Aviano (PN) |
| Country | IT |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 125 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 46.03190, 12.59650 |

## Description

An IATA code does not make an airport bookable — Aviano Air Base (AVB/LIPA) in the province of Pordenone is a United States Air Force installation, home to the 31st Fighter Wing, and a NATO facility rather than a commercial airport. No scheduled passenger flights and no commercial air cargo are handled there, so freight quotations and customs clearance for north-eastern Italy always run through civil airports instead. Military resupply and materiel movements for US and allied units in Italy use dedicated channels closed to third-party shippers. The practical civil alternatives are Venice Marco Polo (VCE) roughly 90 km away, Treviso (TSF) at about 65 km and Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari (TRS) at some 90 km, while Milan Malpensa (MXP) remains Italy's reference airport for intercontinental freighters. Multimodal planning for Friuli and eastern Veneto usually pairs air freight with the seaports of Trieste and Venice, one to two hours away on the A28 and A4 motorways.

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