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Salamanca Airport, also known by its historic name Matacán, lies some 15 km east of the city of Salamanca in Castile and León and is operated as a joint civil-military facility by Aena on a former Spanish Air Force base. It offers a long hard-surfaced runway with an ILS approach alongside a grass strip, making it a straightforward destination for both instrument and visual approaches in this part of western Spain.
Salamanca Airport serves the province of Salamanca and sits within the municipalities of Machacón, Calvarrasa de Abajo and Villagonzalo de Tormes, about 15 km from the city itself. It is operated by Aena and shares its site with the Matacán air base, a legacy of its military origins that still shapes the airfield today. For a visiting pilot it offers a substantial paved runway with instrument approach capability alongside a grass runway, within a relatively quiet general aviation and light scheduled traffic environment.
The airfield is located on the Matacán airbase near Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, roughly 15 km from Salamanca city. The nearest major international airport is Madrid-Barajas, some 228 km to the south-east. As a joint civil-military aerodrome, pilots should expect the airspace and procedures typical of a shared-use Spanish airfield of this kind, with air traffic control services provided from the tower.
Salamanca has two physical runways. Runway 03/21 is a hard-surfaced strip 8,248 ft long, lit along its length, with an ILS serving runway 21. Runway 08/26 is a grass runway 6,542 ft long, also lit. Field elevation is 2,589 ft.
Pilots can expect to work Approach on 124.4 MHz, Ground on 121.85 MHz and Tower on 139.3 MHz. An ILS is available for runway 21, supporting instrument approaches to the main hard runway.
Salamanca Airport traces its origins to 1937 and has a wartime history connected with the Condor Legion, reflecting its establishment as a military airfield during the Spanish Civil War era. It continued in military use as the Matacán air base before being opened to civilian traffic, a status it retains today as a joint-use aerodrome under Aena's operation.
The airport remains sited on the active Matacán air base and is operated by Aena for civilian traffic alongside its military role. Scheduled commercial activity is limited and seasonal, with Iberia and Volotea both operating seasonal flights to Palma de Mallorca in recent years; in 2025 the airport handled 25,677 passengers and 9,625 aircraft movements, reflecting its status as a small regional field. Given its shared civil-military nature, prior permission is required before flying in.