aerodrome

Aerodrome It is a concept that comes from the Greek language. The term is used in reference to the flat surface that has tracks and the necessary equipment so that they can landing and taking off aircraft.

The concept of an airfield is very similar to the notion of airport. The dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) clarifies that an airport is also composed of a flat surface with runways and equipment for the movement of aircraft, although, in this case, these facilities allow the regular traffic of air vehicles (airplanes in particular).

According to these definitions, an airport is a public aerodrome with the infrastructure and services necessary for hundreds or thousands of people can make use, simultaneously, of the air Transport. In other words: an airport is a type of airfield.

The aerodromes, in short, are lands with certain constructions and facilities that serve so that a aircraft take off or land. There are airfields that are private, although its operation must be regulated by the authorities that control the airspace of the territory in question. In everyday speech, it is not common to use the terms aerodrome Y airport indistinctly, since the former is mainly associated with the activities of small aircraft, especially for activities within the field of the army and sports.

The sports airfields they are those destined to the recreational flights of short duration. They usually have a single runway and hangars for aircraft, which can be planes stunts, gliders or even hot air balloons.

The military airfields, also known as military bases, are used for the movement of the aircraft of the armed forces. For issues related to safety, it is normal for them to be located far from cities.

In general, the term aerodrome is used to refer to an airfield of limited dimensions, although with services such as car rental and taxi hiring, among others. In the military field, the concept usually refers to an airport where aircraft are not left permanently. Similarly, the part of the airfield that consists of the runways taxiing, take-off and landing (the airfield) is usually found at aerodromes intended for private aviation, for sporting purposes, and ships they are very light; Their tracks may not be made of concrete, but rather laid out on tracts of dirt or grass.

One of the best known aerodromes is the of the Cervera, which is located in the Spanish city of Cáceres, a short distance from the capital. Its creation took place with the aim of replacing the Cáceres aerodrome, in the second half of the 70s, when the latter stopped being used for military.

At that time, the state government had a development plan in place that offered some low-income cities the necessary means to build new airports; Cáceres, who was in the middle of the development stage at the time, met all the requirements, and that is why his administration agreed to this aid. The site chosen to start the building from the aerodrome was the homonymous farm, which had a total area of ​​274 hectares.

To date, the Cervera aerodrome has several hangars, which are used to microlights and planes. The main track, on the other hand, has not stopped being compacted earth. In one of the adjoining land there is a model airplane club, which also rents one of the runways. flight from the aerodrome to carry out their activities.