General Headquarters of the Air and Space Force
The General Headquarters of the Air and Space Force, also known in Spanish as the Ministerio del Aire, is a building in Madrid, Spain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Military installation
- Description: building in Madrid
- Also known as: “Air and Space Force Headquarters”, “CGEA”, “CGEAE-Cuartel General del Ejército del Aire y del Espacio”, “Cuartel General del Ejercito del Aire”, “MdAE”, “Spanish Air and Space Force Headquarters”, and “Spanish Air Ministry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arco de la Victoria and Moncloa.
Arco de la Victoria
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arco de la Victoria is a triumphal arch built in the Moncloa district of Madrid, Spain. The 49-m high arch was constructed at the behest of Francisco Franco to commemorate the victory of Francoist troops in the 1936 Battle of Ciudad Universitaria, part of the Spanish Civil War. Arco de la Victoria is situated 280 metres north of General Headquarters of the Air and Space Force.
Moncloa
Metro station
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moncloa is a multimodal station in Madrid, Spain that serves Madrid Metro Line 3 and Line 6, as well as city buses and intercity and long-distance coaches. Moncloa is situated 180 metres north of General Headquarters of the Air and Space Force.
Moncloa-Aravaca District Hall
Town hall
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moncloa-Aravaca District Hall is a town hall, which is situated 210 metres northeast of General Headquarters of the Air and Space Force.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gaztambide and Argüelles.
Gaztambide
Quarter
Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
Gaztambide is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Chamberí. It has an area of 0.506596 km2. As of 1 February 2021, it has a population of 23,038.
Argüelles
Quarter
Argüelles is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Moncloa-Aravaca. As of 1 July 2019, it had a population of 24,257 inhabitants. It is 0,755758 km2 in total area. The Cerralbo Museum is located in the neighborhood.
Arapiles
Quarter
Arapiles is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Chamberí. It has an area of 0.578534 km2. As of 1 February 2021, it has a population of 24,348.
General Headquarters of the Air and Space Force
- Categories: headquarters and building
- Location: Moncloa - Aravaca, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.43343° or 40° 26′ 0″ northLongitude
-3.71983° or 3° 43′ 11″ westElevation
654 metres (2,146 feet)Open location code
8CGRC7MJ+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 417301661OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“General Headquarters of the Air and Space Force” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Caserna General de l’Exèrcit de l’Aire”
- Catalan: “Quarter General de l’Exèrcit de l’Aire”
- Chinese: “法國空軍部”
- Esperanto: “Ministerio de la Aero de Hispanio”
- Hebrew: “המפקדה הכללית של כח האוויר והחלל של ספרד”
- Italian: “Quartier generale dell’Ejército del Aire y del Espacio”
- Spanish: “Cuartel General del Aire y del Espacio”
- Spanish: “Cuartel General del Ejercito del Aire y del Espacio”
- Spanish: “Cuartel General del Ejército del Aire y del Espacio”
- Spanish: “Ministerio del Aire de Espana”
- Spanish: “Ministro del Aire”
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