SPAIN: SPACE SHUTTLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITES AND

UNCLAS MADRID 000430

SIPDIS

FOR OES/SAT DJACKSON AND NASA/OER SKAMM

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TSPA SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN: SPACE SHUTTLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITES AND
PROCEDURES FOR SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-125

REF: REF: STATE 38670


1. Per reftel request, post has obtained verbal permission
from the GOS to use Gran Canaria Airport (aka Gando Air Base)
in Las Palmas, Canary Islands as an Emergency Landing Site
(ELS) for the launch of STS-125 and is expecting formal
written authorization soon. Post knows of no reason the site
should not be considered as an ELS.


2. POC for post:

Name: Peter Higgins
Title: Economic Officer
Org: U.S. Embassy Madrid
email: higginsjp@state.gov
phone: 34 91 587-2295

POCs for ATCT:

Name: Brigadier Jesus Benito Munoz
Title: Base Operations Supervisor
Org: Gando AB
email: jbenmun@ea.mde.es
phone: 34 928 328 328

Name: Commander Juan Carlos Dominguez
Title: Operations Support Squadron Commander
Org: Gando AB
email: jdomdor@ea.mde.es
phone: 34 639 761 676

Name: Tomas Vidriales Bartolome
Title: Air Traffic Control Chief Controller
Org: Gando AB
email: tvidriales@aena.es
phone: 34 928 577 055
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