# Pratica di Mare Air Base (LIRE)

**Pratica di Mare Air Base** (ICAO: LIRE) is a medium airport in Pomezia (RM), Lazio, Italy. It opened in 1937. It has one runway, 2,481 m (8,138 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Italian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LIRE
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Italian Air Force
- Serves: Pomezia (RM), Lazio, Italy
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 13 m / 41 ft
- Coordinates: 41.6545, 12.4452
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,481 m / 8,138 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Rome
- Website: http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratica_di_Mare_Air_Base (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1475096
- Weather station: LIRE · WMO 16245
- Ident: LIRE

## Timeline

- 1937: Pratica di Mare Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13R/31L | 2,481 m / 8,138 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 130° / 310° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,481 m / 8,138 ft | #2,619 of 29,858 | #495 in Europe | #36 in IT |
| Elevation | 13 m / 41 ft | =39,770 of 43,403 | #5,354 in Europe | #464 in IT |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =56 in IT |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in IT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [CIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lira.md) Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport · 20 km / 13 mi
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · 23 km / 14 mi
- [LIRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liru.md) Rome Urbe Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [LIRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirl.md) Latina Air Base · 41 km / 25 mi
- [LIRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirg.md) Guidonia Air Base · 45 km / 28 mi
- [LIRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirv.md) Viterbo Airport · 92 km / 57 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/lire/data