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Madrid-Torrejon City Airport (LEMT/MTJ) was Madrid's low-cost carrier hub before it was replaced by Madrid Barajas Airport in 2016. The airport has one international terminal, equipped with 14 check-in desks, 3 security checkpoints and a duty-free store. In addition, it also comes with 12 boarding gates and, in total, 5 passport kiosks.

History
(see Madrid-Torrejon Air-Base)

The airport was first built as an airbase, but was later converted into a commercial airport in 2002 to cope with the growing airline traffic in Spain. Few low-cost carriers actually transferred to Torrejón Airport, as they preferred Barajas' availability and size. Before its temporary closure in 2016, the airport's facilities were not made to cope with 1,000,000 passengers yearly and departures every 15 minutes, so the airport was often super crowded.

Facilities
The airport is equipped with 25 stands (22 for commercial use and 3 for cargo and maintenance). It has also a 3.000 metre/11.000 feet runway. The airport was created to cope with maximum 400.000 passengers yearly and its facilities were very undersized. Ryanair based 8 aircraft here, Wizz Air 1, Vueling 1 and Easyjet 1.

Closure
On March 8th, 2016, the airport was closed. Its last flight would be FR 3102, to Bergamo. The airport would be cleared of all commercial aircraft by late March, as all remaining airlines would be forced to relocate to Madrid Barajas Airport.