Milan Malpensa Airport

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Milan Malpensa Airport

Aeroporto di Milano-Malpensa

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Aeroporto di Milano-Malpensa: Carte di avvicinamento

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CoordinatesN453741 E0084344 (WGS84)
Location indicatorLIMC
Map with location of Milan Malpensa Airport airfield, Italy

In the 1950s

Range approach chart Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy 1951
Range approach (January 1951) - The map also shows the airfields of Turbigo, Venegono and Vergiate. At Sesto Calende at the southern end of the Lago Maggiore, an anchor symbol indicates a seaplane base. The Range beacon with the identifier "MP" is located at Turbigo airfield, it is marked with the small circle and the four guiding beams. (Source: US DoD)
NDB approach chart Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy 1951
NDB approach (January 1951) - The non-directional beacon with the identifier "MA" is located in the west of the airport. (Source: US DoD)
Airport map Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy 1951
Airport map (January 1951) - The runway length is given in feet: 1,996 m (6,550 feet) (Source: US DoD)
Range approach chart Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy 1953
Range approach (October 1953) - The non-directional radio beacon with the identifier "MA" is now located at the "MP" Range and transmits on the same frequency 363 kHz when the Range is out of operation. Turbigo is now represented as a military airfield and Cameri is shown. (Source: US DoD)
Airport map Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy 1953
Airport map (October 1953) - The runway length is now 1,998 m (6,555 feet). (Source: US DoD)

In the 1960s

NDB approach chart runway 35L Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy 1960
NDB approach runway 35L (October 1960) (Source: US DoD)
ILS approach chart runway 35L Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy 1960
ILS approach runway 35L (October 1960) (Source: US DoD)

In the 1970s

Milano Malpensa Airport, satellite image / aerial view from 1973
Satellite image from 13 August 1973 - The image is from a US reconnaissance satellite and was previously subject to high levels of secrecy. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)

Index to the objects shown on the maps

Aerodromes / Aeroporti:

  • Cameri, Milano Malpensa, Turbigo, Venegono, Vergiate

Radio beacons / Radiofaro:

  • Malpensa Range "MP", NDB "MA", "MP", ILS, Outer Marker, Middle Marker,
  • Romagnano NDB "IR"

Air traffic control / Controllo del traffico aereo / Communications:

  • Malpensa Approach Control, Malpensa Tower

Landmarks and places:

  • Abiategrasso, Bellinzago, Borgomanero, Buscate, Busto Arsizio, Castana, Castellanza, Cerano, Cuggiono, Ferno, Gallarate, Galliate, Lago Maggiore, Legnano, Lonate Pozzolo, Magenta, Momo, Novara, Olegio, Ticino (River), Tradate, Trecate, Varese

Source for all maps, if not marked otherwise: US Department of Defense (US DoD)

Title image: Unloading of a Ferrari Dino racing car from the Swissair DC-6A HB-IBB cargo airplane at Milano Malpena Airport. Source: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv/Stiftung Luftbild Schweiz / Fotograf: Swissair / LBS_SR12-15-155-AL, License: CC BY-SA 4.0


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