Ciudad Real Central Airport | abandoned / shut down

Spain / Ciudad Real / Villar del Pozo /
 airport, abandoned / shut down

Ciudad Real Central Airport (IATA: CQM, ICAO: LERL), previously known as Don Quijote Airport and South Madrid Airport, is an airport south of Ciudad Real in Spain..

Has been declared a White Elephant and held up as a symptom of Spain's mismanagement as the brand new airport closed in 2012 after being open for only 4 years and costing 1.5 billion Euros.

Featured in the 3rd episode of season 20 of Top Gear.
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Coordinates:   38°51'31"N   3°58'20"W
This article was last modified 6 years ago