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By: kjfitz
Spanish Air Force Facility at Gran Canaria International Airport
The Canary Islands Air Command (Mando Aereo de Canarias--MACAN) was a mixed unit equipped to carry out multiple missions--interceptor, ground attack, transport, surveillance, and antisubmarine--at a distance of 1,500 kilometers from the mainland. Its air fleet included a squadron of Mirage F-1s armed for both interceptor and ground attack operations, a unit of ten CASA C-212 Aviocar light transports, and a squadron equipped for antisubmarine warfare with Fokker F-27 patrol aircraft and Aerospatiale AS-332B Super Puma helicopters.
Islands, Military - Air Ports Links: www.globalsecurity.org
By: kjfitz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Canaria_International_Airport
The lat/long coordinates here match the location:
http://www.azworldairports.com/airports/p2494lpa.htm