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Milan Bergamo Airport, known also as Antonio Locatelli Air Base and by the ICAO code LIME, lies at Orio al Serio near Bergamo in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is a large, ILS-equipped airport with a long main runway and a shorter secondary strip, making it a straightforward destination for simulator pilots flying into the Milan area on instruments or visually.
Milan Bergamo Airport (ICAO: LIME, IATA: BGY), also known as Antonio Locatelli Air Base and sometimes referred to as Il Caravaggio International Airport, sits at Orio al Serio in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy. It is classified as a large airport and sits at an elevation of 784 feet, offering a substantial ILS-equipped main runway alongside a shorter crosswind strip, which gives simulator pilots a range of approach and departure options when operating in the Milan region.
The airport is located at coordinates 45.6689 N, 9.7003 E, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, close to the city of Bergamo. Traffic in the area is worked by Milano Approach on the way in and out, with local ground and tower control provided under the Orio callsign once closer to the field.
The airport has two physical runways. The main runway, 10/28, is a hard-surfaced, lit strip with a published length of 8706 feet on the 10 threshold and 8983 feet on the 28 threshold; the 28 end is served by an ILS. The secondary runway, 12/30, is also hard-surfaced and lit, with a length of 2562 feet on the 12 threshold and 2349 feet on the 30 threshold.
Milano Approach works inbound and outbound traffic on 126.75 MHz. The airport ATIS broadcasts on 112.6 MHz. Ground movements are handled by Orio Ground on 120.5 MHz, and Orio Tower controls the runway and local traffic on 126.875 MHz. The main runway, 28, is equipped with an ILS for instrument approaches.
The airport is a large, active facility handling regular airline traffic in the Milan area, and its official operator maintains a website at sacbo.it. Given the scale and traffic density of the field, prior permission is required for general aviation and simulator-relevant visiting traffic.