Albacete Airport

Albacete Airport

*Aeropuerto de Albacete*
Albacete Airport; Aeropuerto de Albacete
	IATA: ABC; ICAO: LEAB;
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Operator	Aena
Location	Albacete, Spain
Elevation AMSL	2,301 ft / 701 m
Coordinates	38°56′54″N01°51′48″W / 38.94833°N 1.86333°W
Map
	LEAB Location of airport in Spain LEAB LEAB (Province of Albacete)
Runways
Statistics (2017)
Passengers
Passengers	1.380
Passengers change 16-17	8,1%
Movements	430
	Sources:

Last updated July 23, 2023

Albacete Airport( IATA : ABC^[3], ICAO : LEAB) is an airport operated by Aena located about 4 miles (6 kilometres) south of the city of Albacete, the capital of the province of Albacete in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.^[1]^[2] It shares the runway and some facilities with Los Llanos Air Base, operated by the Spanish Air and Space Force.

The airport is served by road CM-3203. It began operation as a civilian airport on 1 July 2003, after seventy-plus years solely used by the military. The first flight was flown by Hola Airlines to the Balearic Islands. Albacete and Ciudad Real Central Airport are the only public airports in Castilla La Mancha. However, since the closure of Ciudad Real Central Airport and the cessation of scheduled services from Albacete, the region has been left without any scheduled passenger services.

History

Construction started in 1913, but was then quickly stopped, with operations only starting in 1929 after the Spanish Aviation Company (CEA) took up a contract for pilot training. During the Spanish Civil War, the base was used by military rebels, and from 26 July 1936 by the Republicans. On cessations of activities the newly formed Spanish Air Force established the 13th Bomber Squadron, later becoming Ala26. After World War II with an anticipated increase in civilian traffic, the Spanish government acquired the site in July 1946, increasing the runway to 2,050 metres (6,730 ft). Closed to civil traffic in 1955, in 1965, it reopened to the Albacete Flying Club. In 1962, Ala37 replaced Ala26, equipped with the Douglas DC-3 freighter. In 1975, Ala14 took over residency, equipped with the Dassault Mirage F1 fighter. In 1991, due to the promotion of Albacete Balompié to the first division, the airport reopened to civilian charter traffic.^[4]

Facilities

Opened again to civilian traffic in 2003, in November 2005 the Ministry of Public Works inaugurated the new Terminal Building, with a surface area of 2,200 square metres (24,000 sq ft). Situated at an elevation of 2,302 feet (702 m) above mean sea level, today it has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,700 by 60 metres (8,858 ft × 197 ft).^[1]

The civilian-run maintenance facility La Maestranza Aérea de Albacete is responsible for the modifications and overhaul of some military equipment, including all Dassault Mirage F1 (retired in 2013, replaced by Eurofighter Typhoon), Canadair CL-215 and CASA C-101.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

There are no scheduled services from Albacete Airport. The airport is only served by a number of charter services from carriers such as Privilege Style.

NATO TLP

Since July 2009, the base has been the site of NATO's Tactical Leadership Program, taking over from Belgium's Florennes Air Base.^[5]

Accidents

26 January 2015 (2015-01-26): a Greek F-16 fighter jet crashed into parked aircraft and personnel while attempting to take off, killing both crew members on board. Nine people on the ground were also killed, and 21 more injured.

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at ABC airport. See Wikidata query.

Total Passengers by Year:

Year	Passengers
2007	19,881
2008	19,254
2009	15,127
2010	11,298
2011	8,415
2012	3,916
2013	1,211
2014	1,411
2015	1,353
2016	1,277
2017	1,380

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References

1 2 3 Airport information for LEAB Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
1 2 Airport information for ABC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
↑ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
1 2 Airfield Guide scramble.nl
↑ TLP Piet Luijken (2013) scramble.nl

External links

Albacete Airport, official Aena web site
Albacete Airport at Google Maps
Current weather for LEAB at NOAA / NWS

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[WAD-1] 1 2 3 Airport information for LEAB Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine from DAFIF (effective October 2006)

[GCM-2] 1 2 Airport information for ABC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

[3] "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[ScrambleAlbacete-4] 1 2 Airfield Guide scramble.nl

[5] TLP Piet Luijken (2013) scramble.nl

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