Logroño-Agoncillo Airport
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Logroño-Agoncillo Airport is the airport
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...

 serving Logroño
Logroño
Logroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, formerly known as La Rioja Province.The population of Logroño in 2008 was 153,736 and a metropolitan population of nearly 197,000 inhabitants...

 in the autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...

 of La Rioja, Spain
Spain
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This airport is located near Recajo
Recajo
Recajo is a village within Agoncillo municipality in La Rioja province in northern Spain. It is located south of a bend on the Ebro River, about 4 Km to the west of Agoncillo.Recajo has a population of 91 according to the 2010 census.-Aerodrome:...

 village in the Agoncillo
Agoncillo, La Rioja
Agoncillo is a town and municipality in La Rioja province in northern Spain.Club Deportivo Agoncillo is a football team based in Agoncillo.-History:...

 municipal term. It first opened as a military airport in 1923, when it was known as Aeródromo de Recajo. It changed its name to Aeródromo de Agoncillo in 1932 when it was used by the Spanish Republican Air Force
Spanish Republican Air Force
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In the late 1950s 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...

 ceased most of its operations in Recajo and the aerodrome was transformed to an airport for civilian use.

Airlines and destinations

External links

  • Logroño-Agoncillo Airport at Aena
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    website
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