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Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport
Cuatro Vientos Airport MCU
IATA: MCV – ICAO: LECU/LEVS Summary Airport type Public/Military Operator Aena Location Madrid Elevation AMSL 2,269 ft / 691 m Coordinates 40°22′14″N 3°47′06″W / 40.37056°N 3.785°WCoordinates: 40°22′14″N 3°47′06″W / 40.37056°N 3.785°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 4,900 1,494 Asphalt 10L/28R 3,698 1,127 Grass-Earth Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport (IATA: MCV, ICAO: LECU), 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.
This airport is mainly operated by general aviation aircraft, Flight Training Organizations and flying clubs. Due to the runway length and surrounding buildings it is only possible to operate helicopters, piston engine aircraft, medium size turbo-props and small business jets. Also, due to the lack of IFR facilities, but an old NDB (CVT), it is only possible to operate VFR flights. Nevertheless, it is the headquarters airport of several FTOs, including some of the major Spanish ones as Gestair Flying Academy, Aerotec, Aerofan and others.
Cuatro Vientos was originally an air base, which later became also a civil airport. Thus, there is a military section located on a separate apron of the airport, opposite to the civil one. It is also used as Madrid base for the Spanish Police helicopters and turbo-prop airplanes, as well as for the road traffic surveillance helicopters.
In the sector A-1, on the south side of the field, sits the Aeronautics and Astronautics Museum of Spain (Museo del aire), an air and space museum mainly dedicated to the Spanish Air Force.
The airport is located in Madrid, 8 km south-west of the city down-town. The name "Cuatro Vientos" translates into English as "Four Winds."
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Accidents and incidents
- In September 1976, Douglas C-53 T.3-57 of the Ejército del Aire was involved in an accident at Cuatro Vientos AFB and subsequently withdrawn from use.[1]
Event
The Cuatro Vientos Airport provided the location for vigil and final mass of World Youth Day 2011.
References
- ^ "T.3-57 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19760999-0. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
External links
- Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport (official site) (English)
- Airport information for LECU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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