El Copero

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ICAO Code LEEC/
Last Validated April 2012
City Sevilla
Position 37°18'47"N 005°59'56"W
Runway(s) 03/21
Elevation 15 ft

General

This Spanish Armed Forces helicopter base is home to a unit of AS332s and AS532s. Not a place to be hanging around all day but an interesting one to visit while transferring from one airport to another. Reading numbers and photography is OK, albeit from one location only.

Layout

The layout of the base is pretty easy. All buildings are located near the river (Guadalqivir). The platform, and three hangars, are on the eastern side of the base.

Getting There

The base is located in the southern part of the city of Sevilla, near to the harbor. To get there, starting from the city itself you have to head for the south. You leave the orbital road from Sevilla (Ronda de Circunvalación, SE-30) at exit nr 9. From there take Av de la Raza (just north of the orbital, heading north) and exit this road to the right at the first roundabout. This road is called Carretera El Copero and leads to the gate of the base after about 2 kilometres.

Around the Airport

1Platform

The only spot to view the helicopters and take pictures is located along the Carretera El Copero. Just before you end up at the main gate you can park your car on the left and climb a very small hill. From this elevated spot your view on the platform (and the preserved OH-13) is perfect for reading the serials. Taking photos from here is possible as well.

2Artillery gate

Do not forget to pay a visit at the back side of the base, behind the artillery gate an OH-58 is preserved.

Taken from spot 1, 14 February 2012, Cristian Schrik

Frequencies

132.600Sevilla Center

Based Operators

BHELMA IVAS332B1

Preserved

HE.7B-28/ET-059-104UH-13S, preserved near the platform
'ET-141'OH-58, on base, inside gate
'ET-125'Bo105, on base between buildings,
not visible from outside

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Madrid - Cuatro Vientos
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