# Getafe Air Base (LEGT)

**Getafe Air Base** (ICAO: LEGT) is a medium airport in Getafe, Madrid (community), Spain. It opened in 1911. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,480 m (8,136 ft). It is operated by Spanish Air and Space Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LEGT
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Spanish Air and Space Force
- Serves: Getafe, Madrid (community), Spain
- Opened: 1911
- Elevation: 620 m / 2,034 ft
- Coordinates: 40.2941, -3.7238
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,480 m / 8,136 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Madrid
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getafe_Air_Base (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1339056
- Weather station: LEGT · WMO 08224
- Ident: LEGT

## Timeline

- 1911: Getafe Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,480 m / 8,136 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 05R/23L | 920 m / 3,018 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 045° / 225° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,480 m / 8,136 ft | =2,620 of 29,858 | =496 in Europe | #33 in ES |
| Elevation | 620 m / 2,034 ft | =8,723 of 43,403 | =458 in Europe | #125 in ES |
| Age | Opened 1911 | =37 of 15,079 | =26 in Europe | =2 in ES |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =3 in ES |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 127.100 |
| DEP | MADRID DEP | 127.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 138.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [LECU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lecu.md) Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport · 10.0 km / 6.2 mi
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [TOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leto.md) Madrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base · 31 km / 19 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #24

## 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/legt/data