Badajoz Airport
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Badajoz Airport is an airport
located 13 km (8.1 mi) east of Badajoz
, a city in Extremadura
, Spain
.
The airport shares its runway and control tower
with the Talavera la Real Air Base , an air base of the Spanish Air Force
, named for the nearby municipality of Talavera la Real
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 13 km (8.1 mi) east of Badajoz
Badajoz
Badajoz is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain, situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid–Lisbon railway. The population in 2007 was 145,257....
, a city in Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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The airport shares its runway and control tower
Control tower
A control tower, or more specifically an Air Traffic Control Tower , is the name of the airport building from which the air traffic control unit controls the movement of aircraft on and around the airport. Control towers are also used to control the traffic for other forms of transportation such...
with the Talavera la Real Air Base , an air base of the Spanish Air Force
Spanish Air Force
-The early stages:Hot air balloons had been used with military purposes in Spain as far back as 1896. In 1905, with the help of Alfredo Kindelán, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo directed the construction of the first Spanish dirigible in the Army Military Aerostatics Service, created in 1896 and located...
, named for the nearby municipality of Talavera la Real
Talavera la Real
Talavera la Real is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 5255 inhabitants.-References:...
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Airlines and destinations
External links
- Badajoz Airport, official website (in English)