# Istrana Air Base

> Istrana (TV), IT · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| City | Istrana (TV) |
| Country | IT |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 42 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 45.68436, 12.08711 |

## Description

Istrana Air Base (ICAO: LIPS) is a reminder that the nearest airfield is sometimes no option at all for freight: the site near Treviso in the Veneto is military-only. It houses the Italian Air Force's 51° Stormo and its 132° Gruppo on the Eurofighter Typhoon, and has resumed national air-defence alert duty for the first time in 21 years, a task last performed there by F-104 interceptors. There is no civil scheduled or charter service, no freight terminal, no ground handling agent and no customs clearance for cargo. Shippers around Treviso and Castelfranco Veneto use Treviso Airport (IATA: TSF) about 15 km to the east or Venice Marco Polo (IATA: VCE) roughly 40 km to the south-east. Verona (IATA: VRN) and Milan Malpensa (IATA: MXP) add long-haul freighter and belly capacity, reached by truck on the A27 and A4 motorways. In late August and early September 2026 the base hosted SIFEX 2026, a joint exercise flown with Swiss Air Force F/A-18s until 10 September.

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