Burgos : introduction
Burgos Airport is open to commercial and civil air traffic.
Located in the Villafría district, 4 km east of Burgos city centre, it can accommodate small and medium-sized aircraft, as well as very light jets.
AEROAFFAIRES tells you everything you need to know about organising your flight from Burgos Airport.
History of Burgos Airport
- 1927 : the government, led by King Alfonso XIII, created Villafría de Burgos International Airport by Royal Decree.
- 1928 : The Council of Ministers approves its construction and later the Villafría Town Council cedes the field known as Gorreñal to the Superior Council of Military Aeronautics.
- 1936 : The Villafría and Gamonal airfields are combined to form a single aeronautical infrastructure.
- 1941 : The Burgos City Council acquires a property of almost 300,000 square metres. This land, part of the old Gamonal site, was offered to the Ministry of the Air Force a few months later.
- 1949 : The University Air Militia begins its activities.
- 1971 : the last shipments are delivered. The airport opens to civilian traffic.
- 1973 : The Royal Aero Club of Burgos is formed.
- 1995 : It is announced, through an agreement, that the airport will be used exclusively for civilian purposes.
- 2008 : The airport opens to commercial traffic.
