Sabadell Airport
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Sabadell Airport is located next to the city of Sabadell
, 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) from Barcelona
's city center. This, and the Cuatro Vientos Airport
, are the most important airports for general aviation
in Spain
. There are more than 200 aircraft registered in this airport, doing around 150.000 operations per year. There are more than 400 people working in these facilities, including training schools, workshops, etc. This airport hosts the oldest aviation club in Spain
.
70% of the activity of this airport is devoted to pilot training (both planes and helicopters). The other 30% if for advertising flights, photography, and aerotaxi, private flights, and institutional flights.
Sabadell
Sabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona...
, 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) from Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
's city center. This, and the Cuatro Vientos Airport
Cuatro Vientos Airport
Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport , also known as Cuatro Vientos Airport, is the oldest Spanish airport and one of the three civil airports of Madrid along with Madrid-Barajas and Torrejón Air Base....
, are the most important airports for general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
in 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...
. There are more than 200 aircraft registered in this airport, doing around 150.000 operations per year. There are more than 400 people working in these facilities, including training schools, workshops, etc. This airport hosts the oldest aviation club in 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...
.
70% of the activity of this airport is devoted to pilot training (both planes and helicopters). The other 30% if for advertising flights, photography, and aerotaxi, private flights, and institutional flights.
External links
- Sabadell Airport at AenaAenaAeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea , literally "Spanish Airports and Air Navigation", is the Spanish public body that owns and operates the majority of airports in Spain, with the exceptions of the private owned Ciudad Reals and Lleida-Alguaire Airport. Aena is also responsible for Air...
website - Related accidents Sabadell Airport
- Affectation to the territory