Decimomannu Air Base

Decimomannu Air Base is an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) air force base located approximately 5 km north of Decimomannu a comune in the Province of Cagliari on the island of Sardinia in Italy.

The base is a front-line NATO training facility primarily used since 1979 for Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) of various NATO air force fighter aircraft. Decimonannu is also the Home Base for the Taktisches Ausbildungskommando der Luftwaffe Italien and the Base is used for Training flights.

History
During World War II Decimomannu Airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force 319th Bombardment Group, which flew B-26 Marauder medium bombers from the field between 1 November 1943 and 21 September 1944.

Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 100 ft above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17L/35R measuring 2990 x and 17R/35L measuring 2611 x.