Teruel airport

Plataforma Aeroportuaria Teruel
Characteristics
ICAO code	LETL
IATA code	TEV
Coordinates	40 ° 24 '43 "  N , 1 ° 13' 3"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 24 '43 "  N , 1 ° 13' 3"  W.
Height above MSL	1026 m (3366  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	10 km northwest of Teruel
Street	A-23
Basic data
opening	February 28, 2013
Start-and runway
18/36	2825 m × 45 m asphalt

The airport Teruel , under the span. Name Plataforma Aeroportuaria Teruel marketed (PLATA) is a civilian airport in the autonomous community of Aragon in northeastern Spain . It is located on the Autovia A-23 about 10 km northwest of Teruel in an area with little precipitation. The airport is a parking area for temporarily decommissioned or decommissioned passenger aircraft; regular passenger flights are not intended.

history

At the location of today's airport there was already an airfield used by the military during the Spanish Civil War . After the Battle of Teruel , the German Condor Legion also sporadically used the Aeródromo near Caudé .

After the war, spoke Spanish Air Force the Base Aérea de Caudé decades, not least because of excellent meteorological conditions and low air traffic as a firing range.

In March 2009, as decided two years earlier, construction of the current airport began on the site of the former military base . The state aviation safety authority AESA issued the operating license at the beginning of February 2013.

Since then, the main user has been the aircraft recycling company Tarmac Aerosave , whose shareholders are Airbus , Snecma and SITA . A total of 340 hectares with 225 parking spaces are available.

Therefore, Teruel mainly serves as an aircraft graveyard , where aircraft are parked during temporary shutdowns, or they are cannibalized and recycled.

Fire helicopters have also been stationed here since mid-2013.

Web links

Commons : Teruel Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Plataforma Aeroportuaria de Teruel
• Tarmac Aerosave website
• Report with photos from the airport

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AD 2-LETL AIP ESPAÑA of January 2, 2020. Accessed on May 14, 2020.
2. ↑ Mas movimiento en la campa del aeropuerto de Caudé. Esta mañana había 28 aeronaves en la campa (Ver Video) . ecodeteruel.tv. Retrieved May 24, 2015 (Spanish)
3. ↑ [ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ]. tarmacaerosave.aero. Accessed November 10, 2017 (English) 
4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.