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Title: Landing at Castellon Airport
Post by Ritaratbag on Feb 19^th, 2013 at 8:27pm

After almost two years since the opening of Castellon Airport,
a Beechcraft -350 plane landed there, this morning, on a calibration flight.
Wonder if the flags went up there, after all this time, and money spent there!

Title: Castellon runway unsuitable !
Post by ColinB on Feb 25^th, 2013 at 6:46pm

It says here

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/9084202/Castellon-airport-Spanish-ghost-airports-unused-runway-to-be-dug-up-to-meet-regulations.html

that the runway is to be torn up as it is too narrow for commercial operations...... and....50m euros has been spent on publicising the airport and its facilities.

Title: Re: Landing at Castellon Airport
Post by Ritaratbag on Feb 25^th, 2013 at 7:23pm

And so the saga continues?
When this was all planned it stated that
the runway would be 2,700 metres long and 45 metres wide.
Lots of space would be left after all buildings etc. completed, as it stands in 542.3 hectares?

Title: Re: Landing at Castellon Airport
Post by Pondgirl on Feb 26^th, 2013 at 11:13am

A bit more news here

http://www.tumbit.com/news/articles/6846-castellon-airport-sale-clear-as-mud.html

and here

http://www.tumbit.com/news/articles/6794-castellon-airport-sale-deadline-feb-28th.html

Anyone seen any flying pigs?

Title: Re: Landing at Castellon Airport
Post by Ritaratbag on Feb 27^th, 2013 at 11:45am

Have read today, that Generalitat Valencia have granted an extension date for sale of the airport to end of March now.