[4] The aerodrome is operated by the Ministry of Transport and Navigation and administered by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) of Rome/Ciampino.

[5] The airport resides in the Rieti Plain, at an elevation of 1,278 feet (390 m) above mean sea level.

Operation of ultralight aircraft is restricted to three one-hour time periods each day, during which other air traffic is prohibited.

The airport also hosts some facilities used by students of Rieti's military school for CBRN defense: the shooting range and the "NUBICH" exercise area.

Air currents in the Rieti Plain are particularly favorable for gliding and offer the best conditions to fly, so the airport is well known among gliders all over the world;[6] it hosted the 1982, 1994 and 2015 editions of the European Gliding Championships.