The Seve Ballasteros-Santander Airport has, for several years, featured a couple of ex-Spanish Air Force training aircraft as gate guardians.
They are both looking a little bedraggled these days but there is full access to walk around and appreciate them.
Santander’s first airfield was north of the current location, close to the suburb of La Albericia. The S-20 motorway runs past the original field, which has now been occupied by the University, retail parks and residential zones. La Albericia was closed in 1953 in favour of a brand-new airport built on the edge of the marshlands at Parayas. The low-level of the new site has occasionally brought flooding problems but, today, the upgraded airport provides an efficient facility close to the town it serves. It was renamed ‘Seve Ballesteros Airport’ in 2015.
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