# Sigonella Navy Air Base (LICZ)

**Sigonella Navy Air Base** (ICAO: LICZ) is a medium airport in Sigonella (CT), Sicily, Italy. It opened in 1959. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,462 m (8,077 ft). It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LICZ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Sigonella (CT), Sicily, Italy
- Opened: 1959
- Elevation: 24 m / 79 ft
- Coordinates: 37.4017, 14.9224
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,462 m / 8,077 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Rome
- Website: http://www.cnic.navy.mil/Sigonella/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Sigonella (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q938394
- Weather station: LICZ · WMO 16459
- Ident: LICZ

## Timeline

- 1959: Sigonella Navy Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10R/28L | 2,462 m / 8,077 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 098° / 278° | yes |
| 10L/28R | 2,442 m / 8,012 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 098° / 278° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,462 m / 8,077 ft | #2,642 of 29,858 | #503 in Europe | #37 in IT |
| Elevation | 24 m / 79 ft | =37,802 of 43,403 | =5,048 in Europe | #415 in IT |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =913 in Europe | =79 in IT |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in IT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | AG MIL VOICE | 30.700 |
| APP | CATANIA APP | 119.250 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 138.175 |
| DIR | CATANIA DIRECTOR | 120.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.950 |
| INFO | PACHINO TARGET RNG | 25.245 |
| OPS | AIR TRML OPS CNTR | 118.200 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO BASE OPS | 34.460 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · 15 km / 9.1 mi
- [CIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licb.md) Comiso Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [REG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licr.md) Reggio Calabria Airport · 98 km / 61 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/licz/data