Torrejón de Ardoz

Torrejón de Ardoz is a town in the urban area of Madrid, Spain, and has about 110,000 inhabitants.

It is a town 20 km east of Madrid on the NII highway (Madrid-Barcelona). It is essentially a dormitory town, mostly consisting of apartments. It can be reached by bus from Av. de América bus station in Madrid (about 20 minutes) or by suburban train from Madrid's Atocha station (30m).

The European Union Satellite Centre, an agency of the European Union, is located in Torrejón de Ardoz.

There is also a military airbase in Torrejón de Ardoz. This base uses to receive business jets, and its runway can be seen to the right when landing at Madrid's Barajas airport. For years, the American Air Force occupied the base under agreements made with General Francisco Franco; protecting NATO's southern flank. One of the election platforms of Felipe Gonzalez' socialist party (PSOE) was to close the base to the American fighter wing. Keeping his election promise, the 401st Air Expeditionary Wing's lease was not renewed and the F-16 fighter wing left the base in the very early nineties.

It is also the birthplace of former Toronto Raptors forward Jorge Garbajosa and professional wrestler Glen Jacobs (A.K.A Kane)

ee also

*Madrid-Torrejón Airport
*Municipal elections in Torrejón de Ardoz