# Getafe Air Base

> Getafe, ES · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| City | Getafe |
| Country | ES |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 619 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 40.29410, -3.72383 |

## Description

Eurofighters, A330 MRTT tankers and A400M airlifters are the products that define Getafe (ICAO LEGT), a military airfield 14 km south of Madrid with no commercial passenger or cargo traffic. Airbus Defence and Space runs its largest Spanish plant on the site — Eurofighter final assembly, the A330 MRTT conversion centre and A400M maintenance — sharing the runway with the Spanish Air and Space Force. The resident unit is Ala 35, flying C-295 (T.21) and CN-235 (T.19) transports on military logistics, airdrop and medical evacuation duties, so the only freight lifted here is state or industrial. Shippers will find no belly capacity, no cargo terminal and no customs post; commercial air freight for the Madrid region is handled at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) some 25 km away, with Zaragoza (ZAZ) the usual alternative for full charters. Industrial traffic reaches the plant by road via the A-4 and the M-45 ring, while oversize aerostructures travel between Airbus sites aboard Beluga transporters. The first Eurofighter of Spain's Halcon programme rolled out at Getafe on 1 June 2026, with three aircraft due for delivery by year-end and the third Spanish A330 MRTT also scheduled for 2026.

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