# Armilla Air Base, Armilla, Spain

**Armilla Air Base** is a medium airport in Armilla, Andalucía, Spain. It opened in 1922. It has one runway, 1,300 m (4,265 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Spanish Air and Space Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lega

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Spanish Air and Space Force
- Serves: Armilla, Andalucía, Spain
- Opened: 1922
- Elevation: 700 m / 2,297 ft
- Coordinates: 37.1332, -3.6357
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,300 m / 4,265 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Madrid
- Wikipedia: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_A%C3%A9rea_de_Armilla (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3196747
- Weather station: LEGA
- Ident: LEGA

## Timeline

- 1922: Armilla Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 1,300 m / 4,265 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 181° / 001° |  |

- 18/36 slopes 1.9%: threshold 18 at 675 m / 2,216 ft, threshold 36 at 700 m / 2,297 ft.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,300 m / 4,265 ft | =8,669 of 29,858 | =1,083 in Europe | #61 in ES |
| Elevation | 700 m / 2,297 ft | =7,624 of 43,403 | =340 in Europe | =97 in ES |
| Age | Opened 1922 | =202 of 15,079 | =155 in Europe | #8 in ES |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =25 in ES |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |
| GND |  | 121.825 |
| MIL |  | 122.100 |
| MIL |  | 139.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [GRX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/legr.md) F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport · 14 km / 8.7 mi
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [LEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leam.md) Almería Airport · 117 km / 73 mi
- [ODB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leba.md) Córdoba Airport · 133 km / 83 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lega/data