Validation date: 27 09 2011
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45°49'45"N 013°57'10"E
Flying field: NNW-SSE - 1300meters/3900feet, E-W 650meters/1980feet - grass
Air field Vipavo (Italian: Aerodromo di Vipacco; Slovenian: Letaličče Vipavo) was an airfield in Slovenia, 23km northeast of Triest, Italy.
The airfield was probably built along with Divača. and with the same purpose
In December 1943 the airfield was surveyed from the air by the Allies.
Next to its flying field two small buildings with tarmac were described in the NW corner of the landing ground.
Dec 1943 provisional USAAF aerodrome map (AFHRC, via Reid Waltman)
Dec 1943 provisional USAAF map of the area around Vipavo (AFHRC, via Reid Waltman)
It is not known when flying stopped or when the airfield closed.
The Allies described not having seen any activity in 1943.
Today the former airfield is used for agricultural activities (meadow).