© Jeff Matthews
entry Jun 2014
The Italian
Air Force AcademyThe
Italian Air Force Academy (the Accademia
Aeronautica) is the institute for the training of
Italian Air Force officers. It is in the town of Pozzuoli
in the province of Naples. It is among the oldest aviation
academies in the world, stemming from 1923, when the air
force was founded as an independent service by King Victor
Emanuel III. The air force was then known as the Regia
Aeronautica (Royal Air Force). Over the years, the
academy has resided at various 
locations; from
1926-1943 at the Caserta Palace;
then, after WWII the re-constituted post-war Italian
Military Air Force Academy was located on the small island
of Nisida in the Bay of
Pozzuoli; and, finally, in 1961 the Academy moved to its
current location atop a cliff overlooking the bay of
Pozzuoli. The current premises were the results of plans
by architect Pasquale Amodio (1907–1981) and
manifest his position as a leading exponent of modern Rationalist architecture in
Italy. The curriculum at the Academy is five years long,
not including subsequent flight training for those
pursuing that particular career goal. All aspects of
“air force disciplines” are offered, and the Academy works
in close cooperation with the university of Naples to
offer programs in Aeronautical Sciences, Political
Science, Law, Economics, Medicine, Astronautics and
Engineering. Admission to the Academy is subject to the
passing of a test open to all Italian citizens between 17
and 22 years old with a high school diploma. As with all
military service academies in Italy, applications are on
the rise and the competition for admission is fierce. In
2013 there were 6,386 applications for admission to the
first year at the Air Force Academy, competing for 81
slots. (Additionally, a small number of foreign students
were admitted.)
locations; from
1926-1943 at the Caserta Palace;
then, after WWII the re-constituted post-war Italian
Military Air Force Academy was located on the small island
of Nisida in the Bay of
Pozzuoli; and, finally, in 1961 the Academy moved to its
current location atop a cliff overlooking the bay of
Pozzuoli. The current premises were the results of plans
by architect Pasquale Amodio (1907–1981) and
manifest his position as a leading exponent of modern Rationalist architecture in
Italy. The curriculum at the Academy is five years long,
not including subsequent flight training for those
pursuing that particular career goal. All aspects of
“air force disciplines” are offered, and the Academy works
in close cooperation with the university of Naples to
offer programs in Aeronautical Sciences, Political
Science, Law, Economics, Medicine, Astronautics and
Engineering. Admission to the Academy is subject to the
passing of a test open to all Italian citizens between 17
and 22 years old with a high school diploma. As with all
military service academies in Italy, applications are on
the rise and the competition for admission is fierce. In
2013 there were 6,386 applications for admission to the
first year at the Air Force Academy, competing for 81
slots. (Additionally, a small number of foreign students
were admitted.)to miscellaneous portal to top of this page
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