# Lecce Galatina Air Base / Galatina Fortunato Cesari Airport (LCC / LIBN)

**Lecce Galatina Air Base / Galatina Fortunato Cesari Airport** (IATA: LCC, ICAO: LIBN) is a medium airport in Galatina (LE), Apulia, Italy. It opened in 1931. It has one runway, 1,902 m (6,240 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Italian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/libn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LCC / LIBN
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Italian Air Force
- Serves: Galatina (LE), Apulia, Italy
- Opened: 1931
- Elevation: 48 m / 156 ft
- Coordinates: 40.2392, 18.1333
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,902 m / 6,240 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Rome
- Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20050127013230/http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galatina_Air_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1934995
- Weather station: LIBN · WMO 16332
- Ident: LIBN

## Timeline

- 1931: Lecce Galatina Air Base / Galatina Fortunato Cesari Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 1,902 m / 6,240 ft | 58 m / 190 ft | Asphalt | 146° / 326° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,902 m / 6,240 ft | =4,279 of 29,858 | =788 in Europe | #51 in IT |
| Elevation | 48 m / 156 ft | =35,127 of 43,403 | =4,579 in Europe | #361 in IT |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =265 in Europe | =47 in IT |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in IT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.950 |
| GND | GND | 28.055 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.550 |
| TACAN |  | 112.800 |
| VORTAC |  | 112.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [BDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libr.md) Brindisi Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [TAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libg.md) Taranto-Grottaglie Marcello Arlotta Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [LIBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libv.md) Gioia del Colle Antonio Ramirez Air Base · 117 km / 73 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/libn/data