Torrejón Air Base

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.

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
Torrejón AB
Location in Spain
Torrejón AB
Location in Europe
Coordinates40°29′48″N 003°26′45″W
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorSpanish Air and Space Force
Controlled byGeneral Air Command
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)
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
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