Sabadell Airport Explained

Sabadell Airport
Nativename:Aeroport de Sabadell
Iata:QSA[1]
Icao:LELL
Type:Public
Operator:Aena
Location:Sabadell, Spain
Elevation-F:485
Elevation-M:148
Coordinates:41.5167°N 8°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-M:1050
R1-Length-F:3444
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2016
Stat1-Header:Movements
Stat1-Data:36,002
Stat2-Header:Movements change 15-16
Stat2-Data:20.1%
Footnotes:Sources: Aena[2]

Sabadell Airport is located next to the city of Sabadell, from Barcelona's city centre, in Catalonia. This, and the Madrid–Cuatro Vientos Airport, are the most important airports for general aviation in Spain. There are more than 200 aircraft registered at this airport, completing around 150.000 operations per year. There are more than 400 people working at these facilities, including training schools, workshops, etc. This airport hosts the oldest aviation club in Spain.

70% of the activity of this airport is devoted to pilot training (both fixed wing and rotary). The other 30% is for advertising flights, photography, and aerotaxi, private flights and institutional flights.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sabadell Airport - Official website . Aena.es . 2020-04-04.
  2. Web site: Presentación - Aeropuerto de Sabadell . Aena.es . 2020-04-04.