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Getafe Air Base

1911 establishments in SpainAirports established in 1911Airports in the Community of MadridVague or ambiguous time from April 2019
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Getafe Air Base (ICAO: LEGT) is a military airbase located in Getafe, 14 km south of Madrid, Spain. The air base, at an altitude of 620 m above sea level, has a single runway with a length of 3.06 km. It was one of the first military air bases in Spain and, because of that, is considered the "cradle" of Spanish aviation.The base was inaugurated in 1911 (20 years before Madrid Barajas International Airport) and two years later the Civil Aviation School was created. It was the first air bases in Spain where the first autogyro was flown its designer Juan de la Cierva. This air base was established permanently in 1911 (20 years before Barajas), and two years later the Civil Aviation School was created. Since then, the extensions and reforms of the same have happened to this day.

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N 40.295833333333 ° E -3.725 °
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Base Aérea de Getafe (Base Militar y Talleres Airbus Military)

M-406
28901 Getafe
Community of Madrid, Spain
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