Zaragoza Air Base | |
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| Part ofSpanish Air and Space Force (Spanish: Ejército del Aire y del Espacio; "Army of the Air and Space") | |
| Located nearZaragoza, Spain | |
.jpg) A Spanish Air and Space Force EF-18A Hornet at Zaragoza AB | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Air and Space Force Base |
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  Zaragoza AB Location of Zaragoza Air Base, Spain | |
| Coordinates | 41°39′58″N01°02′30″W / 41.66611°N 1.04167°W /41.66611; -1.04167 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1954 |
| In use | 1954-1992 |
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| Elevation AMSL | 263 m / 863 ft | ||||||||||||||
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Zaragoza Air Base (IATA:ZAZ,ICAO:LEZG) is a base of theSpanish Air and Space Force located nearZaragoza,Spain. It is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Zaragoza, 270 km (168 mi) west ofBarcelona, and 262 km (163 mi) northeast ofMadrid. It shares infrastructure with theZaragoza Airport. in the past, Zaragoza was also used as an emergency landing site for the United States'sSpace Shuttle.
Between 1958 and 1992, Zaragoza Air Base was used by theUnited States Air Force, courtesy of thePact of Madrid.
In 1992,Malcolm Harvey robbed and murdered two Zaragoza women while serving at the air base.[1]
On 20 May 2023, an F-18 crashed during an air show at Zaragoza Air Base. The aircraft "erupted into a giant fireball", according to local news sources. The pilot ejected and was thought to be safe.[2]
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