Badajoz Airport Aeropuerto de Badajoz Talavera la Real Air Base Base Aérea de Talavera la Real | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Aena | ||||||||||
| Serves | Badajoz and Mérida | ||||||||||
| Location | Badajoz | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 185 m / 608 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°53′29″N 06°49′17″W / 38.89139°N 6.82139°W | ||||||||||
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Badajoz Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Badajoz) (IATA: BJZ, ICAO: LEBZ) is an airport located 13 km (8.1 mi) east[1] of Badajoz, a city in Extremadura, Spain, and 45 km (28 mi) west of Mérida, Spain, the capital of the same Autonomous Community. The airport is connected with both cities by the Autovía A-5 motorway. The airport shares its runway and control tower with the Talavera la Real Air Base (Spanish: Base Aérea de Talavera la Real), an air base of the Spanish Air and Space Force, named for the nearby municipality of Talavera la Real. It is currently the only airport in Extremadura.