Satellite and aerial maps of Colmenar Viejo AB with nearby locations

Colmenar Viejo Helicopter Base, Camino de la Ermita, Famet, Colmenar Viejo, Community of Madrid, 28780, Spain

Nearby locations	Km	Bearing
Colmenar Viejo Barracks , Madrid	3.0	230
Colmenar Viejo Helipad (ADIF) , Madrid	5.6	131
Soto del Real Helipad , Castille and León	8.4	354
Bustarviejo , Madrid	17.7	005	LEBU
Reduena Helipad , Madrid	18.7	046
El Pardo Barracks , Madrid	19.4	183

Colmenar Viejo AB

1966 to present
40° 41' 53.62'' N 3° 45' 50.39'' W
17nm NW of Madrid, Colmenar Viejo, Madrid
ICAO: LECV	IATA:
Elevation: 3274 feet

preserved/instructional/dump aircraft on field.
OH-13 HE.7B-20 (fake) 1985 to present : UH-1 HU.8B-10 1992 to 2010 : AB206 HR.12B-15 (fake) 1994 to present : OH-58 HR.12B-6 2007 to present : Bo105 HE.15-6 2000 to present

List of units at Colmenar Viejo AB

Years	Unit
1998-	CEFAMET	EC135, 205,
1980/83	BHELA I	Bo105, 205,
	BHELTRA V	CH-47F Chinook, CH-47D Chinook, CH-47C Chinook,
	BTRANS	205,
	PCMHEL

Colmenar Viejo AB News

Boeing and Indra Completes Spanish Chinook Upgrade Program

08-Apr-25 - The Spanish Army received its 18th and final Boeing CH-47F Chinook, and the Minister of Defense visited Indra’s new simulator, the first in Europe for the Foxtrot variant #Chinook

Delivery of First CH-47F Chinook to Spain

03-Feb-22 - Boeing delivered to the Spanish Army Aviation the first of 17 Chinook heavy lift helicopters upgraded to the CH-47F variant in an ceremony at Colmenar Viejo air base #Chinook

Spanish Army Retired the UH-1H Huey

19-Dec-18 - The Spanish Army Aviation (FAMET) retired its last UH-1H Huey after 52 years of service and 231,000 flight hours. Dubbed H-10, the last of 60 Hueys, ET-217, served in the Army school. #Huey

Indra Simulator for Spanish Army EC135

10-Feb-15 - The Spanish Ministry of Defense has chosen Indra to provide an integrated training system for the EC135 helicopter worth €14.4m to be used by the CESIFAMET in Colmenar Viejo, Madrid.

Marines and Spanish Soldiers Train in Heavy Lift

25-Nov-14 - US Marines trained with Spanish soldiers from BHELTRA V in externally sling loading heavy equipment at Colmenar Viejo, Spain, No 18-19, 2014