The airport is 2 km (1.2 mi) from central railway station, and has a railway station of its own. Connections with Pisa are available by train and bus; bus and train connections to and from Santa Maria Novella railway station in Florence are also available.
Besides civilian operations, the airport is also used extensively by the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) and is a base for, amongst others, the C-130 Hercules and C-27J Spartan transport aircraft.[3] The airport is home to 46ª Brigata Aerea Silvio Angelucci (46th Air Brigade). During World War II the airport was used as a base for the 15th Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces.
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