Rozas Airborne Research Center
Rozas Airborne Research Center Centro de Investigación Aeroportada de Rozas | |||||||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defense of Spain | ||||||||||
| Operator | INTA | ||||||||||
| Location | Castro de Rei, Galicia, Spain | ||||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.inta.es | ||||||||||
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The Rozas Airborne Research Center (CIAR, Centro de Investigación Aeroportada de Rozas) and Rozas aerodrome (ICAO: LERO) is an aerodrome located in the municipal area of Castro de Rei, eight kilometers from the city of Lugo, in Galicia, Spain. Its facilities allow the development and certification of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
It was inaugurated on June 4, 1943. The land is owned by the Ministry of Defense of Spain, being currently managed by INTA for research purposes and by the Royal Aeroclub of Lugo for recreational uses.
The Rozas Airborne Research Center, located at the Rozas aerodrome, is a joint initiative of INTA and the Xunta de Galicia. Its current director is Neves Seaone.
Every year one of the largest aeronautical events of sports aviation in the north of Spain, the Air Tour of Galicia, is held in these veteran facilities.