Torrejón Air Base

Torrejón Air Base
Base Aérea de Torrejón
Near Torrejón de Ardoz, Comunidad de Madrid in Spain
A Spanish Air and Space Force EF-18A Hornet at Torrejón
Site information
TypeMilitary airfield
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorSpanish Air and Space Force
Controlled byGeneral Air Command
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)
Location
Torrejón AB
Location in Spain
Torrejón AB
Location in Europe
Coordinates40°29′48″N 003°26′45″W / 40.49667°N 3.44583°W / 40.49667; -3.44583
Site history
Built1957 (1957)
In use1957 – present
Garrison information
GarrisonTorrejón Air Base Group
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: TOJ, ICAO: LETO, WMO: 082270
Elevation618 metres (2,028 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22 3,658 metres (12,001 ft) Asphalt
Source: Spanish Aeronautical Information Publication

Torrejón Air Base (IATA: TOJ, ICAO: LETO) (Base Aérea de Torrejón de Ardoz) is both a major Spanish Air and Space Force base and the co-located Madrid–Torrejón Airport, a secondary civilian airport for the city and metropolitan area of Madrid, east-northeast of the city center in central Spain.

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