Zaragoza Air Base

Zaragoza Air Base
Part of Spanish Air Force (Spanish: Ejército del Aire; "Army of the Air")
Located near Zaragoza, Spain
A Spanish Air Force EF-18A Hornet at Zaragoza AB
Zaragoza AB Location of Zaragoza Air Base, Spain
Coordinates	41°39′58″N 01°02′30″W
Type	Air Force Base
Site history
Built	1954
In use	1954-1992

Airfield information
IATA: ZAZ ICAO: LEZG
Summary
Elevation AMSL	263 m / 863 ft
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12R/30L 3,718 12,200 Concrete 12L/30R 3,024 9,921 Asphalt

NTM2016 at Zaragoza Air Base

Zaragoza Air Base (IATA: ZAZ, ICAO: LEZG) is a base of the Spanish Air Force located near Zaragoza, Spain. It is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Zaragoza, 270 km (168 mi) west of Barcelona, and 262 km (163 mi) northeast of Madrid. It shares infrastructure with the Zaragoza Airport

References

• Donald, David (2004). Century Jets: USAF Frontline Fighters of the Cold War. Norwalk: AIRtime. ISBN 1-880588-68-4. OCLC 56456861.
• Endicott, Judy G; et al. (January 1998). Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995; USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995 [CD-ROM]. Ft. Belvoir Defense Technical Information Center. OCLC 64437959.
• Menard, David W (1998). Before Centuries: USAFE Fighters, 1948-1959. Charlottesville: Howell Press. ISBN 1-57427-079-6. OCLC 41412771.
• Menard, David W (1993). USAF Plus Fifteen: A Photo History, 1947-1962. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-88740-483-9. OCLC 29443216.
• Ravenstein, Charles A (1984). Air Force Combat Wings: Lineage and Honors Histories, 1947-1977. Washington, D.C: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. OCLC 10207373.

External links

• Zaragoza Airport website
• Zaragoza US Air Base History (Spanish)
• Accident history for ZAZ at Aviation Safety Network
• Airport information for LEZG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for LEZG at NOAA/NWS
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• 512 Dragons website