Morón Air Base (Spain)

Morón Air Base Base Aérea de Morón
IATA: OZP ICAO: LEMO
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Spanish Air Force United States Air Force
Location	Arahal, Seville, Spain
In use	1953
Occupants	Ala 11 496th Air Base Squadron
Elevation AMSL	87 m / 285 ft
Coordinates	37°10′29″N 05°36′57″W / 37.17472°N 5.61583°W / 37.17472; -5.61583Coordinates: 37°10′29″N 05°36′57″W / 37.17472°N 5.61583°W / 37.17472; -5.61583
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LEMO Location of Morón Air Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 02/20 11,800 3,597 Asphalt

Morón Air Base (IATA: OZP, ICAO: LEMO) is located at 37°10′N 5°36′W / 37.167°N 5.600°W / 37.167; -5.600 in southern Spain, approximately 35 miles (56 km) southeast of the city of Seville. The base gets its name from the nearby town of Morón de la Frontera while is located inside Arahal municipality territory.

Currently the base is home to Ala 11, a fighter wing of Eurofighter Typhoons, and a maritime patrol squadron, both of the Spanish Air Force.

Morón's massive flight line, in-ground aircraft refueling system, long runway and prime location on the Iberian peninsula, close to the Mediterranean and the Middle East, means the base is a vital link in any operation moving east from the United States.

Construction on the Vázquez Sagastizábal Military Aerodrome, as Morón Air Base was initially known, began in 1940. The following year it began to function as a military airfield and was utilised to train fighter pilots for the Spanish Army Air Force.

In 1953, the Spanish and American governments finalized agreements to establish a number of Spanish-American air bases, including Morón Air Base. Morón was one of three major USAF Cold War airbases in Spain, the others being Zaragoza Air Base near Zaragoza and Torrejón Air Base near Madrid. Construction efforts began in 1953 under the direction of the United States Navy, taking over 3 years to complete.

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