🇪🇸 Aeródromo de Utrera Airport

The Aeródromo de Utrera (ES-0081) is a private airfield located 2.5 km southwest of Utrera, Seville, Spain, in the area known as Mataburras. It is owned by Martinez Ridao Aviacion Sociedad Limitada, a company specializing in aerial firefighting and agroforestry work.

• Runway: The main runway is 1014 x 23 meters, asphalt, with an orientation of 202°/022°.
• Elevation: 40 meters (131 feet).
• Primary Use: It is a restricted-use aerodrome primarily dedicated to firefighting aircraft operations and aerial work, mainly fumigation. Martinez Ridao Aviacion uses the facility to maintain its fleet of around 70 aircraft for fire surveillance, extinction, rescue, and medical evacuation. The company also uses it for training, including re-training in simulators and operating the only aircraft in Spain dedicated to teaching forest fire extinction.
• Facilities: The aerodrome includes a runway, a parking area for water and foaming agent loading, a 900 m² hangar, and a 300 m² office/housing building.
• Historical Significance: Martinez Ridao Aviacion, founded in 1983, has a history of international operations, including locust control in Morocco and Algeria in the 1980s, and current operations in Chile during the Spanish winter.

There is also a separate, proposed aerodrome in Utrera for ultralight aircraft, which would utilize an existing 450-meter dirt/grass strip and would not require significant new infrastructure. This ultralight facility is intended for private, daytime flights with aircraft under 450 kg and is associated with a local hotel for tourism.

*Sources researched: aterriza.org, aionsur.com, bigorre.org, utreradigital.com, aviacionutrera.blogspot.com*