Zaragoza Air Base
Zaragoza Air Base (ICAO LEZG) is an active joint civil-military airfield in Spain, operated by the Spanish Air and Space Force. It has 2 runways. Home to Agrupación de la Base Aérea de Zaragoza, Ala 15, Ala 31, Escuela de Técnicas de Seguridad and 8 other units, flying F/A-18 Hornet, A400M Atlas.
Facility Details
| Operating Country | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Location | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Status | Active |
| Usage | Dual |
| Year built | 1958 |
| Operating Organization | Spanish Air and Space Force |
| Units & aircraft |
Agrupación de la Base Aérea de ZaragozaAla 15 · F/A-18 HornetAla 31 · A400M AtlasEscuela de Técnicas de SeguridadDefensa y Apoyo (ETESDA)Grupo Norte de Mando y Control (GRUNOMAC)Escuadrón de Apoyo al Despliegue Aéreo (EADA)Unidad Médica Aérea de Apoyo al Despliegue (UMAAD-Zaragoza)Centro de Farmacia de Zaragoza (CEFARZA)Oficina Delegada de la DFR en ZaragozaCentro de Movilización nº 3IV Batallón de la Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME)
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| Coordinates | 41.6661°N, -1.0417°E |
| Elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
| IATA code | ZAZ |
| ICAO code | LEZG |
| Runways |
12/30 · Asphalt12/30 · Asphalt
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Description
Zaragoza Air Base is located 15 kilometers west of Zaragoza in the Aragon region of Spain. The installation shares facilities with Zaragoza Airport. The base was operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1958 to 1992 under the 1953 Pacts of Madrid, functioning as one of three USAF Cold War airbases in Spain. The Spanish State resumed full sovereign control of the facilities on February 12, 2004.
The Spanish Air Force operates the base, which hosts Ala 15 and Ala 31. Resident units include the Agrupación de la Base Aérea de Zaragoza, the North Command and Control Group (GRUNOMAC), and the Air Deployment Support Squadron (EADA). The base also houses the School of Security, Defense and Support Techniques (ETESDA), the Air Deployment Support Medical Unit (UMAAD-Zaragoza), and the IV Battalion of the Military Emergencies Unit (UME). Logistics and administrative organizations on-site include the Zaragoza Pharmacy Center (CEFARZA), the Zaragoza DFR Delegate Office, and Mobilization Center No. 3.
Aircraft operated from the base include the Airbus A400M, assigned to Ala 31, and the C-101. During the Trident Juncture 2015 exercise, the installation hosted United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopters.
- AUG 212026 Updated Recorded the aircraft type based at this air base
- AUG 142026 Updated Operating organization given in English, as every other operator on the site
- AUG 142026 Updated Based aircraft recorded: A400M Atlas
- JAN 172026 Updated Secondary name removed
- JAN 122026 Created Page created: Zaragoza Air Base; then secondary name, IATA code and 9 more fields added; organization and units updated